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Neill Blomkamp Kicks Off Crowd Funding For ‘Firebase’ Feature Film

Last year, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) debuted a series of short sci-fi-horror films. One of the films, Firebase, was then chosen by Blomkamp, based on fans’ reactions, to become the first feature film from Oats Studios. Firebase took us inside the hell that was the Vietnam War. Not only do U.S. soldiers come face to face with the enemy, they must face the River God, a creature with the power to raise the dead. Set during the Vietnam war, FIREBASE follows American soldier Hines through an ever deepening web of science fiction madness. Today, the crowdfunding campaign kicked off for the full-length feature of Firebase, but it’s not your run of the mill campaign. Blomkamp is setting out to make films outside of Hollywood that would give him unrestrained creativity. The campaign won’t be offering any perks other than seeing Blomkamp’s creations come to life. Blomkamp explains, “We want to build a 21st century studio that is funded directly

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2018
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Has Neill Blomkamp Chosen His Next Feature Film?

Throughout 2017 Neill Blomkamp released a series of intense, fantastic short horror film through Oats Studios. The titles included Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, and Lima. Each with a sci-fi horror feel. Back in July during our interview with Blomkamp, he revealed plans to turn at least one of his short films into a feature film. These are ideas. They are sort of vignettes into the world of ‘Zygote’, or the world of ‘Firebase’, or the world of ‘Rakka’. Once we make them and see how they look and how they feel and how the online audience responds to them, we can choose which one we feel like turning into a feature film. At this point, I don’t think that any footage or pieces that we have already shot would be used in the feature film. They are more like informative, tonal, references for writing new scripts and new stories.” It appears that Blomkamp has narrowed it down to Firebase or Zygote

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2018
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Neill Blomkamp Takes Us Inside The Worlds Of ‘Rakka’, ‘Firebase’ & ‘Zygote’ In An Interview

Writer-director Neill Blomkamp, who is behind films such as District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, is in the process of releasing a series of incredible short films, Rakka, Firebase, Zygote and the yet to be released Lima, together they are known as The Oats Studios Volume 1. After the series is complete, one or more are likely to become a feature film. Ahead of today’s release of the next film, Zygote, Mr. Blomkamp was kind enough to answer a few my questions in regards to his short film series and more, including the status of his highly-anticipated Alien feature film. Starring Dakota Fanning and Jose Cantillo, Zygote finds two surviving members of a mining operation fighting to escape a monster. Horror Fuel: “How would you describe ‘Zygote’?” Blomkamp: “How would you describe it?” Horror Fuel: “Two employees of a mining operation fight to survive a monster.” Blombkamp: “I’ll go with your description.” Horror Fuel: “If you will, tell us about the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2017

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Neill Blomkamp Kicks Off Crowd Funding For ‘Firebase’ Feature Film

Last year, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) debuted a series of short sci-fi-horror films. One of the films, Firebase, was then chosen by Blomkamp, based on fans’ reactions, to become the first feature film from Oats Studios. Firebase took us inside the hell that was the Vietnam War. Not only do U.S. soldiers come face to face with the enemy, they must face the River God, a creature with the power to raise the dead. Set during the Vietnam war, FIREBASE follows American soldier Hines through an ever deepening web of science fiction madness. Today, the crowdfunding campaign kicked off for the full-length feature of Firebase, but it’s not your run of the mill campaign. Blomkamp is setting out to make films outside of Hollywood that would give him unrestrained creativity. The campaign won’t be offering any perks other than seeing Blomkamp’s creations come to life. Blomkamp explains, “We want to build a 21st century studio that is funded directly

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 12, 2018
Horror Fuel

Has Neill Blomkamp Chosen His Next Feature Film?

Throughout 2017 Neill Blomkamp released a series of intense, fantastic short horror film through Oats Studios. The titles included Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, and Lima. Each with a sci-fi horror feel. Back in July during our interview with Blomkamp, he revealed plans to turn at least one of his short films into a feature film. These are ideas. They are sort of vignettes into the world of ‘Zygote’, or the world of ‘Firebase’, or the world of ‘Rakka’. Once we make them and see how they look and how they feel and how the online audience responds to them, we can choose which one we feel like turning into a feature film. At this point, I don’t think that any footage or pieces that we have already shot would be used in the feature film. They are more like informative, tonal, references for writing new scripts and new stories.” It appears that Blomkamp has narrowed it down to Firebase or Zygote

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2018
Horror Fuel

Neill Blomkamp Takes Us Inside The Worlds Of ‘Rakka’, ‘Firebase’ & ‘Zygote’ In An Interview

Writer-director Neill Blomkamp, who is behind films such as District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, is in the process of releasing a series of incredible short films, Rakka, Firebase, Zygote and the yet to be released Lima, together they are known as The Oats Studios Volume 1. After the series is complete, one or more are likely to become a feature film. Ahead of today’s release of the next film, Zygote, Mr. Blomkamp was kind enough to answer a few my questions in regards to his short film series and more, including the status of his highly-anticipated Alien feature film. Starring Dakota Fanning and Jose Cantillo, Zygote finds two surviving members of a mining operation fighting to escape a monster. Horror Fuel: “How would you describe ‘Zygote’?” Blomkamp: “How would you describe it?” Horror Fuel: “Two employees of a mining operation fight to survive a monster.” Blombkamp: “I’ll go with your description.” Horror Fuel: “If you will, tell us about the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jul 12, 2017