sharlto copley -- amazing first-time actor

[watermelony2k]

looked him up on imdb and apparently District 9 was his first movie acting role, and apparently he improvised the majority of his lines -- wtf? any new roles in store for this guy?

 

[M'rk son of Mogh]

"Howling Mad" Murdock in the upcoming A-Team movie.

And I think he's the most inspired and brilliant acting choice. Even against heavyweight Liam Neeson, who I'm probably most skeptical about.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

He's definitely got a cool name.

(and no, District 9 wasn't his first role, there was something called Alive in Joburg that came before that.)

 

[melancholymecha]

I loved him! He made the movie for me! I never thought Id find a geeky mustache & nerdy parted hair so hot!

 

[M'rk son of Mogh]

His role in District 9 reminded me of "Flight of the Conchords" manager Murray.

 

[Ben Sisko3]

He's definitely got a cool name.

(and no, District 9 wasn't his first role, there was something called Alive in Joburg that came before that.)

Alive in Joburg is a two or three minute short that was actually the basis for District 9. It's his feature debut.

 

[Kegg]

Yeah, he was great. Can't wait for District 10,

Spoiler: District 9

Where I'm sure he'll get back to human form so we can see him act.

He basically got the role in both the short and the feature film because he's a real life friend of Blomkamp, which makes his tour de force all the more impressive.

 

[backstept]

part of what made District 9 so amazing was that there were no big name actors. Having everyone appear unscripted, and not recognizing anyone made for a truly immersive story . . . otherwise we'd be remarking at how Bruce Willis has aged, or how Wil Smith has done too many sci-fi blockbusters, or whatsisname always seems to get type-cast etc
just throwing names out, but really, having established genre actors in D9 would have impeded the cinéma vérité style