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District 9
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Release Date: August 14, 2009
Starring: William Allen Young, Jason Cope, Robert Hobbs, Sharlto Copley
Language: English
Country: United States
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District 9 is an science fiction film produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp. The film is set for an August 14, 2009 release date. It takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. The teaser trailer for the film was released with X-Men Origins: Wolverine as well as The Year One.
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology. District 9 is based on Alive in Joburg, a short film directed by Neill Blomkamp, Sharlto Copley, Simon Hansen and Shanon Worley. Copley also portrayed one of the interviewed policemen.
The film is about aliens landing in South Africa and becoming contained to a specific area and forced to work. In the movie these aliens are called “Non-Humans” and are overseen by Multi-National United (MNU), a company which is utilizing alien technology. On May 1, the trailer was officially released online on Apple.com and later added to D-9.com, the official website, and was also attached to the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Cast:
- William Allen Young as Dirk Michaels
- Robert Hobbs as Ross Pienaar
- Jason Cope as Christopher
- Sharlto Copley as Wikus
- Kenneth Nkosi as Thomas
- David James as Koobus
- Venessa Haywood as Tania
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