Friday, April 26, 2013

The Playlist: Die Antwoord Will Reportedly Star As Themselves In Neill Blomkamp's Sci-Fi Comedy 'Chappie'

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Die Antwoord Will Reportedly Star As Themselves In Neill Blomkamp's Sci-Fi Comedy 'Chappie'
Apr 26th 2013, 13:02

So, here's a fun trivia fact before we get into this: when David Fincher was on his lengthy search to find the actress to play Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Yo-Landi Vi$$er -- of the South African rap duo Die Antwoord -- was on his list. It was later reported that she was interested in the part or acting in general, but it would seem her mind has been changed on the matter, with the most unlikely of projects. According to South African paper Die Burger, Die Antwoord will be playing themselves in the lead roles in Neill Blomkamp's upcoming sci-fi comedy "Chappie," which is certainly an interesting turn of events. Details of the project have been guarded, though Blomkamp did say earlier in the year that prep work was already underway. "We play ourselves in the movie," group member Ninja told the paper (Google translated), adding the budget was in the neighborhood of $50 million. Of course, this only opens up more questions than answers, mostly: is...

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