Chappie.2015
Vincent Moore (Hugh Jackman), a rival engineer, views sentient AI as a threat and seeks to deploy his own human-controlled, heavily armed robot to destroy Chappie. Critical Reception and Legacy 'Chappie' (2015): Neill Blomkamp Goes Off the Rails
: Engineer Deon Wilson (Dev Patel) develops a sentient AI program and secretly installs it into a damaged police droid. chappie.2015
Set in a near-future Johannesburg, Chappie wastes no time establishing its dystopian credentials. The city is besieged by crime, necessitating the deployment of an automated robotic police force known as "Scouts." This premise allows Blomkamp to return to his native South Africa, utilizing the stark, gritty aesthetic of Johannesburg as a character in itself. Vincent Moore (Hugh Jackman), a rival engineer, views