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Sharlto Copley ( born November ___MASK23___ , ___MASK72___ ) is a South African actor , producer , and director who has produced and co - directed short films which have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival , as well as commercials and music videos . He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar - nominated science fiction film District 9 , Howling Mad Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of The A - Team , Agent C . M . Kruger in the science fiction film Elysium , James Corrigan in the science fiction horror film Europa Report and King Stefan in the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent . He also played the titular character in the science fiction film Chappie , and currently plays Christian Walker in the TV series Powers . A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film . Although no consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as " an original motion picture that has a running time of ___MASK57___ minutes or less , including all credits ". The term featurette originally applied to a film longer than a short subject , but shorter than a standard feature film . Time travel is the concept of movement ( such as by a human ) between certain points in time , analogous to movement between different points in space , typically using a hypothetical device known as a time machine , in the form of a vehicle or of a portal connecting distant points in time . Time travel is a recognized concept in philosophy and fiction , but traveling to an arbitrary point in time has a very limited support in theoretical physics , and usually only in conjunction with quantum mechanics or wormholes , also known as Einstein - Rosen bridges . In a more narrow sense , one - way time travel into the future via time dilation is a well - understood phenomenon within the frameworks of special relativity and general relativity , but advancing a large amount of time is not feasible with current technology . The concept was touched upon in various earlier works of fiction , but was popularized by H . G . Wells ' ___MASK63___ novel " The Time Machine ", which moved the concept of time travel into the public imagination , and it remains a popular subject in science fiction . William Dwight Schultz ( born November 24 , ___MASK68___ ) is an American actor and voice artist . He is known for his roles as Captain " Howling Mad " Murdock on the 1980s action series " The A - Team ", and as Reginald Barclay in "", "" and the film "". He is also well known in animation as the mad scientist Dr . Animo in the " Ben 10 " series , Chef Mung Daal in the children ' s cartoon " Chowder ", and Eddie the Squirrel in " CatDog ". The Cannes Festival ( French : Festival de Cannes ), named until ___MASK25___ as the International Film Festival (" Festival international du film ") and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes , France , which previews new films of all genres , including documentaries , from all around the world . Founded in ___MASK37___ , the invitation - only festival is held annually ( usually in May ) at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès . Brian Michael Bendis ( born August ___MASK79___ , 1967 ) is an American comic book writer and former artist . He has won critical acclaim , including five Eisner Awards for both his creator - owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books . Cannes (, in Occitan Canas ) is a city located on the French Riviera . It is a commune of France located in the Alpes - Maritimes department , and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival , Midem , and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity . The city is known for its association with the rich and famous , its luxury hotels and restaurants , and for several conferences . On ___MASK95___ November 2011 it also played host to the G20 organisation of industrialised nations . Alive in Joburg is a ___MASK55___ science fiction short film directed by Neill Blomkamp , produced by Simon Hansen , Sharlto Copley and Carlo Trulli as Executive Producer of Spy Films in Canada . It runs approximately six minutes long and was filmed in Johannesburg , South Africa with soundtrack featuring composer sound designer Drazen Bosnjak ' s " Harmonic Code ". The film explores themes of apartheid and is noted for its visual effects as well as its documentary - style imagery . Blomkamp ' s ___MASK67___ feature film " District 9 ", starring Copley , expands themes and elements from this short film . An American comic book is a thin ( typically ___MASK30___ - page ) periodical containing primarily comics content . District 9 is a ___MASK67___ science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp , written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell , and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham . It is a co - production of New Zealand , the United States , and South Africa . The film stars Sharlto Copley , Jason Cope , and David James , and was adapted from Blomkamp ' s 2006 short film " Alive in Joburg ". Jason Cope ( known as Benoit Franc ) is a South African actor perhaps best known for his work in the ___MASK67___ Academy Award - nominated science fiction film " District 9 ". A cyborg ( short for " cybernetic organism ") is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts . The term was coined in ___MASK66___ by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S . Kline . Christian Walker is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is the main character starring in the series " Powers ". He was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Michael Avon Oeming . The series was originally published through Image Comics beginning in ___MASK93___ , but in 2004 , it moved to Marvel Comics , where the series launched Marvel ' s Icon Comics division for creator - owned titles . Captain H . M . " Howling Mad " Murdock , played by Dwight Schultz , is a fictional character and one of the four protagonists of the 1980s action - adventure television series " The A - Team ". The character of Murdock was almost written out of the series before it aired , as the producers found the character too " over the top ". The popularity of the character among the test audience however convinced the producers to keep the part of Murdock . Sir Peter Robert Jackson ( born ___MASK16___ ) is a New Zealand film director , screenwriter , film producer . He is best known as the director , writer , and producer of " The Lord of the Rings " trilogy ( 2001  03 ) and " The Hobbit " trilogy ( 2012  14 ), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J . R . R . Tolkien . Other notable films include the critically lauded drama " Heavenly Creatures " ( 1994 ), the mockumentary " Forgotten Silver " ( ___MASK48___ ), the horror comedy " The Frighteners " ( 1996 ), the epic monster remake film " King Kong " ( 2005 ), and the supernatural drama film " The Lovely Bones " ( 2009 ). He also produced " District 9 " ( 2009 ), "" ( 2011 ), and the documentary " West of Memphis " ( 2012 ). Science fiction film ( or sci - fi ) is a genre that uses speculative , fictional science - based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science , such as extraterrestrial lifeforms , alien worlds , extrasensory perception and time travel , along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft , robots , cyborgs , interstellar travel or other technologies . Science fiction films have often been used to focus on political or social issues , and to explore philosophical issues like the human condition . In many cases , tropes derived from written science fiction may be used by filmmakers ignorant of or at best indifferent to the standards of scientific plausibility and plot logic to which written science fiction is traditionally held . Sharlto Copley ( born ___MASK39___ ) is a South African actor , producer and director who has produced and co - directed short films that have appeared at the Cannes Film Festival , as well as commercials and music videos . He is perhaps best known for playing the roles of Wikus van der Merwe in the Oscar - nominated science fiction film " District 9 ", Howling Mad Murdock in the 2010 adaptation of " The A - Team ", Agent C . M . Kruger in the science fiction film " Elysium ", James Corrigan in the science fiction horror film " Europa Report " and King Stefan in the dark fantasy adventure film " Maleficent ". He also played the title character in the science fiction film " Chappie " and starred in two seasons as Christian Walker of the TV series " Powers ". Sharlto is married to fellow South African actress and fashion model Tanit Phoenix . Neill Blomkamp ( born ___MASK54___ September ___MASK10___ ) is a South African  Canadian film director , film producer , screenwriter , and animator . Blomkamp employs a documentary - style , hand - held , cinéma vérité technique , blending naturalistic and photo - realistic computer - generated effects . He is best known as the co - writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction film " District 9 " and the dystopian science fiction film " Elysium ", which garnered moderately positive reviews and a good box office return . He is also known for his collaborations with South African actor Sharlto Copley . He is based in Vancouver , British Columbia . Image Comics is an American comic book publisher . It was founded in ___MASK100___ by several high - profile illustrators as a venue where comics creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created , as creator - owned properties . It was immediately successful , and remains one of the largest comic book publishers in North America . Its output was originally dominated by superhero and fantasy series from the studios of the Image partners , but now includes comics in many genres by numerous independent creators . Its best - known series include " Spawn ", " Savage Dragon ", " Witchblade ", " The Darkness ", " Invincible ", " The Walking Dead ", " Saga ", and " Chew ". The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building ( formerly known as the GE Building ) at Rockefeller Center in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at Universal City Plaza ), Chicago ( at the NBC Tower ) and soon in Philadelphia at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center . The network is part of the Big Three television networks . NBC is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network ", in reference to its stylized peacock logo , which was originally created in ___MASK89___ for its then - new color broadcasts and became the network ' s official emblem in ___MASK10___ . Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation ( known as Twentieth Century - Fox with hyphen from ___MASK26___ until ___MASK34___ , professionally as 20th Century Fox , Twentieth Century Fox or simply known as Fox ) is an American film studio and film distributor currently owned by 21st Century Fox . It is one of the " Big Six " major American film studios and is located in the Century City area of Los Angeles , just west of Beverly Hills . The studio was formerly owned by News Corporation . The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès (" Palace of Festivals and Conferences ") is a convention center in Cannes , France , the venue for the Cannes Film Festival . The building opened in ___MASK6___ . Stephen Joseph Cannell ( February ___MASK75___ , 1941 - September 30 , 2010 ) was an American television producer , writer , novelist , and occasional actor , and the founder of Cannell Entertainment ( formerly Stephen J . Cannell Productions ) and the Cannell Studios . Marvel Comics is the common name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc ., formerly Marvel Publishing , Inc . and Marvel Comics Group , an American publisher of comic books and related media . In ___MASK67___ , The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment , Marvel Worldwide ' s parent company . The A - Team is an American action - adventure television series that ran on NBC from ___MASK56___ to ___MASK33___ about members of a fictitious former United States Army Special Forces unit . The members , after being court - martialed " for a crime they didn ' t commit ", escaped from military prison and , while still on the run , worked as soldiers of fortune . The series was created by Stephen J . Cannell and Frank Lupo . A feature film based on the series was released by 20th Century Fox in June 2010 . Interstellar travel is the term used for hypothetical piloted or unpiloted travel between stars or planetary systems . Interstellar travel will be much more difficult than interplanetary spaceflight ; the distances between the planets in the Solar System are less than ___MASK78___ astronomical units ( AU ) whereas the distances between stars are typically hundreds of thousands of AU , and usually expressed in light - years . Because of the vastness of those distances , interstellar travel would require a high percentage of the speed of light , huge travel time , lasting from decades to millennia or longer , or a combination of both .