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Sigourney Weaver Joins Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Actress Sigourney Weaver attends God's Love We Deliver 2013 Golden Heart Awards Celebration at Spring Studios on October 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Michael Kors)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 16: Actress Sigourney Weaver attends God’s Love We Deliver 2013 Golden Heart Awards Celebration at Spring Studios on October 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Michael Kors) Photo: Larry Busacca/2013 Getty Images

It was announced today that Sigourney Weaver will round out the cast of Neill Blomkamp’s next project, Chappie. The movie, which co-stars Hugh Jackman and Dev Patel, centers on Chappie, a robot (voiced by Sharlto Copley) who’s kidnapped (robotnapped?) by two criminals, only to become the adopted child of a weird family. There’s no word yet on who Weaver will be playing, but considering her career dealing with aliens, ghosts, and blue aliens, she’ll probably be chill.

Sigourney Weaver Joins Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie