The surge of Apex Legend’s popularity has not gone unnoticed, with film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator Neill Blomkamp also aware of the game. This director has created a number of works includingDistrict 9andChappie, with perhaps the most recent beingthe officialAnthemshort story, “Conviction.“But it seems that his filmChappiehas been receiving some extra attention in conjunction withApex Legends.
As many know,Apex Legendsis set in the Titanfall universe, despite missing out on several key franchise features likemechs and wall-running. There is currently a robotic character inApexknown as Pathfinder, but many have pushed for more robotic characters to appear in the battle royale game, with apparently Chappie being some player’s top choice. Blomkamp’s Chappie is the titular character of a 2015 Sci-Fi film about an Artificially Intelligent robot that can feel emotions but is taught to be a gangster.
This seems appropriate for the violent fight-or-die world ofApex, and Blomkamp states he would be down for Chappie to appear inApex. Although this statement is attention-grabbing enough, it also turns out that Vince Zampella, CEO of Respawn Entertainment and creator of this battle royale sensation, replied stating that he is also down.
Whether or not these two figures actually move forward with this idea or not remains to be seen, but manyApexplayers are ready for the start of season one and the addition of new playable characters sincethe 9th and 10th Legends who have recently been teased.It is currently unknown how new legend additions will work exactly, but it certainly seems like working Chappie in wouldn’t be the hardest thing in the world.
If nothing else, these interactions and ideas speak to the ever-growing popularity ofApex Legends.And with the incredible room for growth that the battle royale game has, it’ll be nice to see if Respawn tailors new ideas as a response to the game’s equally growing community.
Apex Legendsis out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
