Well, as Meat Loaf once put it, two out of three ain't bad. Word is going around that there are several sci-fi/fantasy properties that are looking to turn into franchises with the release of a new film. First up is word that a new GI Joe movie might be in the works and that Zombieland's Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will be writing the script. Up next, while answering questions at a screening of Avatar, he revealed that "Yes, there'll be another" in regards to another film set in the Avatar universe. And finally there's word that director Neill Blomkamp might be working on a new District 9 film, but that it might not be a sequel as initially thought.

"The concept of aliens in Johannesburg is such an appealing idea to me and the issues of race and how they meet," says the helmer, who points out that if such a film did happen it won't be his next. "All of the things that I had going on with it. I wouldn't mind messing around with it again. I'm open to it if the story works and there's a reason to do it. And [(Sharlto) Copley's character] Wikus is so funny to me, I'm very interested in a sort of passive racist like that. If you go forward [with his story beyond District 9] it's more of a traditional film but if you go backward I'd be intrigued in that. I'm not so interested in aliens coming back and blowing things up but [a prequel] might be interesting."