Gran Turismo
Neill Blomkamp's career started with a bang back with District 9 and has sadly not found himself in the best of projects as each film gradually became less and less memorable. Elysium had some cool ideas but was bogged down with some heavy-handed messaging and a formulaic story. I never saw Chappie which I gather was the right move and then Blomkamp had another shot at sci-fi with a low-budget title called Demonic which seemed to be mauled by critics and those who saw it. This was the man who was on track to direct a Halo film but sadly that didn't work out but then in 2023 he was given the keys to direct Gran Turismo , another video game adaptation, but would this suit his talents or was he just a studio hire? Based on a true story, Gran Turismo follows gamer, Jann Mardenborough, who enjoys sim racing but his father wishes he pursued something real with potential to help him move forward in life. Meanwhile, a Nissan marketing executive is trying to raise the company's pr