Dev Patel starred in Chappie, an animated movie.
Chappie ( stylized as CHAPPiE ) is a 2015 science fiction film directed by South African director Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell . It stars Sharlto Copley , Dev Patel , Jose Pablo Cantillo , Sigourney Weaver , Hugh Jackman , and Watkin Tudor Jones ( Ninja ) and Yolandi Visser of the South African zef rap-rave group Die Antwoord as metafictional versions of themselves . The DC Animated Movie Universe is a term used for a series of animated films based on The New 52 continuity . Dev Patel . Patel went on to star in the highly successful romantic comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ( 2012 ) and its 2015 sequel , the fantasy film The Last Airbender ( 2010 ) , and the science fiction film Chappie ( 2015 ) .