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how long until science fiction set in the slums of south africa gets recognized for being formulaic?

The slums in the movie are supposed to be Los Angeles, circa 2154.

I believe it was a reference to the director's previous movie, District 9, which was set in the slums of South Africa.

And his next film Chappie, "a $60 million contemporary sci-fi movie due to begin shooting in Johannesburg in September" according to the article.