District 10: If It’s Still Happening & Everything We Know About Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 Sequel

Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 was a critical and commercial hit when it was released over a decade ago, and despite a sequel being rumored for years, there’s been a distinct lack of concrete District 10 news — though the demand for a sequel to District 9 hasn’t diminished. District 9 was released in 2009 to box office success, considerable acclaim, and a Best Picture nomination (a rare feat for a relatively low-budget sci-fi movie). Inspired by the South African apartheid, District 9 is set within a Johannesburg camp for aliens who came to Earth in the 1980s only to become stuck on our planet and put into refugee camps where they are mistreated and ignored. A sequel, District 10, has been discussed in the years since, with a District 9 sequel release date openly speculated over by many online.