A Hint At The Story Before ‘District 9′

According to the fine folks over the L.A. Times (via Chris Campbell over on Cinematical), Neill Blomkamp is intrigued by the idea of doing a prequel to his underdog success “District 9“, possibly before or instead of doing a sequel wherein the true hero of the story returns.  (If you don’t know what I mean, you probably haven’t seen it yet, which means you need to high-tail it out the door and pick up the Bluray ASAP!)

Unlike other prequels we’ve been privy to, such as “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”, there is a certain class and talent that goes into telling the story before the story.  It requires a kind of eye towards continuity that allows the masterful to weave a deeper appreciation of the original tale, and that is much harder to pull off successfully than you might think.  The good news is that the original story was so simple in its empathic invocation that a prequel could provide a lot more meat to what is already a compelling universe for us.

The bad news is that it could make the original look like a two-bit amateur production.  Seriously – imagine if these guys actually had a budget!  Think of the amazing things they could do!

At any rate, no decisions have been made, though the intention for the team to continue is clear.  We like that.