Neill Blomkamp, writer and director of the stunning District 9 (easily the film of the year for me) has been given a green light on his next film, even though no script has yet been written. That's the power of word of mouth for you.
Blomkamp says that his next feature will be another sci-fi outing and will be separate from D9 completely, although he mantains that certain ethical themes may crop up once more.
After D9 i'll pay to see anything this guy does. He's got the pre-approved gold star from me.