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''District 9'' is based on [http://www.spyfilms.com/neill_blomkamp/alive_in_joburg 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 short 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 1st, the trailer was officially released online on [http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/district9/ Apple.com] and later added to [http://D-9.com/ D-9.com], the official website, and was also attached to the film ''[[X-Men Origins: Wolverine]]''. |
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==Marketing campaign== |
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Revision as of 19:08, 4 June 2009
| District 9 | |
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 Promotional film poster | |
| Directed by | Neill Blomkamp |
| Written by | Neill Blomkamp Terri Tatchell |
| Produced by | Peter Jackson |
| Starring | Jason Cope Robert Hobbs Sharlto Copley |
| Cinematography | Trent Opaloch |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures |
Release date | August 14, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
District 9 is an upcoming science fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp. The film is set for an August 14, Template:Fy release date.[1] It takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. The teaser trailer for the film was released with X-Men Origins: Wolverine.[2]
Plot
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 short 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 1st, 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.
Marketing campaign
Marketing for the film involves various viral marketing campaigns. The official website for the film, D-9.com, is supposedly run by Multi-National United, an in-film company. When you first enter, you have two possible choices, either Human or Non-Human, and the content and tone of the website differs for each.
MNUSpreadsLies.com is a fictional blog run by a Non-Human equal rights advocate, arguing that Multi-National United is oppressing the Non-Human race.
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[3]