District 9 Sequel Is To Begin Shooting This October

"District 9" director, Neill Blomkamp has officially announced on April 23rd that pre-production on the sequel, titled, "District 10", has began and he hopes to begin filming in October of this year. Filming is planned to take place in parts South Africa and New Zealand.
It is said that "District 10" will work as a prequel to the first film, even though it's number is one up from 9.
There's no more news on who will star in this new film or even if any of the original cast will return seeing as it's a sequel. But more news will be put up on it as it comes in.