2009 is turning out to be an incredible year for science fiction news, and it’s only April. The latest movie news to have us super-excited is a very secret project called “District 9″. Peter Jackson is producing it, and Neill Blomkamp, who is directing the “Halo” movie, is directing. Neill is from South Africa, and D-9 is apparently based on his short film “Alive in Joburg” (short for Johannesburg), which you can see here. Now, if this all sounds familiar to you, you were probably at Comic-Con last year and scratched your head at the posters and signs scattered everywhere.
While the story seems to have some pretty derivative elements, stuff from from Alien Nation, to “V”, and a host of other stories, it’s VERY original in its execution. Most alien visitors come to Southern California or a desert region…but what would happen if they landed in Southern Africa? And instead of aggressively blowing up capital cities all over and invading, what if they allowed themselves to be treated like second class citizens? Yeah, we’re feeling this. The unofficial word for release is August of this year.
Our man Tambay Obenson showed us that the good folks at slashfilm and Firstshowing.net are just as excited about this as we are!
Sony says that a trailer is “coming in a few weeks”, and we’re dying to see it.
Meanwhile, get caught up. Here’s an update from way back in December 2008 with some insight on the viral marketing of this film.
Now, you MUST visit these websites. D-9.com is quite possibly the best sci-fi movie promo site ever.
I love this site. Brand new design, no warning, then you hit us with this wild sci-fi movie? Set in South Africa? Man, I love The Black Box Office. Love it!