‘Chappie’ Poster: See Neill Blomkamp’s Robot Reject

Chappie poster

Those block letters spell out the name of a strange robot who also happens to be the title character in the third film written and directed by South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp (Elysium, District 9). This time, Blomkamp scripted with Terri Tatchell based in part on the director’s own faux commercial Tetra Vaal, embedded below. Sony has kept Chappie mostly locked up in secret over the last year as the picture shot in South Africa, but the first trailer drops tomorrow, Tuesday November 4. In the meantime, check out the robot’s attitude in the Chappie poster below.

Sony posted the poster to Twitter.

From the director of #District9 comes @ChappieTheMovie. Check back tomorrow to watch the trailer. #ChappieMovie pic.twitter.com/hRQNDpGcVp

— Sony Pictures (@SonyPictures) November 3, 2014

Here’s a larger version.

Chappie poster

Here’s Tetra Vaal, a “commercial” for a robotic project that in truth is a short film, and the project that ultimately became Chappie.

Chappie opens on March 6, 2015. The film features Sharlto Copley as the voice of Chappie, and also has roles for Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel, Sigourney Weaver, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and South African hip-hop/performance art duo Die Antwoord.

After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot.