The surge of Apex Legend's popularity has not gone unnoticed, with film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator Neill Blomkamp also aware of the game. This director has created a number of works including District 9 and Chappie, with perhaps the most recent being the official Anthem short story, "Conviction." But it seems that his film Chappie has been receiving some extra attention in conjunction with Apex Legends.

As many know, Apex Legends is set in the Titanfall universe, despite missing out on several key franchise features like mechs and wall-running. There is currently a robotic character in Apex known as Pathfinder, but many have pushed for more robotic characters to appear in the battle royale game, with apparently Chappie being some player's top choice. Blomkamp's Chappie is the titular character of a 2015 Sci-Fi film about an Artificially Intelligent robot that can feel emotions but is taught to be a gangster.

This seems appropriate for the violent fight-or-die world of Apex, and Blomkamp states he would be down for Chappie to appear in Apex. Although this statement is attention-grabbing enough, it also turns out that Vince Zampella, CEO of Respawn Entertainment and creator of this battle royale sensation, replied stating that he is also down.

Whether or not these two figures actually move forward with this idea or not remains to be seen, but many Apex players are ready for the start of season one and the addition of new playable characters since the 9th and 10th Legends who have recently been teased. It is currently unknown how new legend additions will work exactly, but it certainly seems like working Chappie in wouldn't be the hardest thing in the world.

If nothing else, these interactions and ideas speak to the ever-growing popularity of Apex Legends. And with the incredible room for growth that the battle royale game has, it'll be nice to see if Respawn tailors new ideas as a response to the game's equally growing community.

Apex Legends is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Source: Twitter - Neill Blomkamp