Neill Blomkamp's Johannesburg-set riff on Short Circuit and RoboCop wasn't a winner by any means, but it's far from soulless.

When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.

Now, THR is reporting that 28 years after Verhoeven did his part, Chappie and District 9 director ... for a straight-up redux of Verhoeven's movie and its ineffable blend of on-the-nose satire ...

Funnily enough, Chappie's problems aren't found on that front; his third movie is the one that was able to recapture some of District 9's genuine emotions. Sadly, that wasn't enough to sell most ...

It's safe to say Neill Blomkamp's District 9 (2009) became an instant modern sci-fi classic, which explains why both moviegoers and Hollywood studios had massive expectations for the filmmaker's ...