New Trailer For District 9 Promises Sci-Fi Greatness

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 1, 2009

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Neill Blomkamp’s feature debut, District 9, hits theaters this August.  Could it be the science fiction film to beat this summer?  Check out the trailer below.

Watch the trailer in High Definition on Apple.com

Pretty cool, eh? Especially for a film you’ve probably heard next to nothing about beforehand.  Blomkamp has made a handful of commercials and short films including Alive In Joberg (watch it here) which is the basis for District 9.  Peter Jackson saw the short and famously brought Blomkamp onboard to direct the big screen adaptation of Halo… which just as famously fell apart due to budget concerns and squabbling with Microsoft.  Watching that project crumble, Jackson and Blomkamp decided to move forward with District 9.

The film is done documentary style and tells the story of an alien race that comes to Earth for an unknown reason.  They attempt to settle in South Africa but encounter fear, anger, and racism (speciesism?) from the locals.  Like the short it’s based on, District 9 plays as a not-so-subtle analogy for past and present human race relations and segregation.

The effects in the trailer look quite good, and while it may not be as flashy as a Star Trek or Transformers it may still be the most intelligent and thought provoking science fiction film of the year.  Well, second most anyway… go see Moon!

What do you think of the trailer?


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  • Color me interested.
  • I was mostly underwhelmed by this trailer when I saw it in front of Wolverine last night, but that's not to say that I'm not still looking forward to the flick. This project oozes potential.
  • Tenika
    When I saw the trailer before Wolverine my first thought was "How the hell do they already have a movie out about Swine Flu?"
  • SexyWolvie09
    LMAO!!!
  • I like the documentary style, I'll check it out.
  • David G
    Very nice. Like Neil said, not some movie I'd expect to see in front of an action flick. However, it is very interseting to see scifi genre doin well again. Very peculiar movie to come out right now. Im there.
  • SexyWolvie09
    It's kinda like 28 days, and 28 weeks later type.
  • The Comedian
    This looks so great! I am glad to see films that are not afraid to take a stand and call people out. Metaphorical film is where it's at. I welcome such ideas with open arms.
  • John Davis
    Wow, now that is some pretty cool stuff dude!

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  • Bob C.
    Yawn.....huh? Oh, is he still milking the Alive in Joburg thing? How many years has it been now? 8? 9? 10? The docu-style is cool, although old, and there's a good sense of atmosphere, but I wonder if there's going to be anything to it after the set up. There sure wasn't with Alive in Joburg or the Adidas Yellow ad.... just set-up and no substance. Will be great if he can manage to do a second and third act. I'll give it a chance, but I feel it'll fail to deliver.
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