District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg"

The Bus · 05-01-09, 08:53 AM

HD Trailer | IMDB | 14 August 2009

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.

This looks extremely similar to Blomkamp's "Alive in Joburg" which, to me at least, makes this one of the must-see movies of this year.

CKMorpheus · 05-01-09, 11:24 AM

This looks very interesting. I'm going to have to mark it on my calendar!

mdc3000 · 05-01-09, 02:09 PM

I think the premise sounds great and the trailer did look good, but I was waiting for something MORE to really hook me that never came in that trailer... it was kind of anticlimactic, but I'm there regardless, just to see if the hype about Blomkamp is justified.

GCS · 05-01-09, 02:22 PM

Very odd trailer. Not sure what to make of it.

Hell I thought it was some documentary about something in the Middle East until they went to the "interview clip" with the creature.

Weird, very weird.

Greg

stingermck · 05-01-09, 03:03 PM

Yeah this trailer got a lot of WTF last night at Wolverine.

RyoHazuki · 05-01-09, 03:49 PM

Looks interesting but not the second coming of sci-fi. The brief bits of acting seemed kinda shaky.

mdc3000 · 05-01-09, 07:53 PM

I think if the Alien dialogue had been subtitled with him saying some really freaky cool shit, this trailer would have been WAY better. This afternoon at Wolverine it got a LOT of "what the fuck is that?" and "That looks shitty" from the fairly vocal audience.

KillerCannibal · 05-01-09, 08:39 PM

Looks interesting. I'm a sucker for alien flicks, so I'll probably end up checking it out.

Deftones · 05-01-09, 08:47 PM

not a good trailer at all, but it does look intriguing.

Superman07 · 05-01-09, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Deftones

not a good trailer at all, but it does look intriguing.

Isn't that the point of a teaser?

What's the backstory on the production of this? I seem to recall seeing a lot of this footage prior to Halo 3 coming out.

Solid Snake PAC · 05-01-09, 10:33 PM

The origianl short that he's expanding on..it's pretty damn good. It also made Jackson want to make this man the director of Halo. Politics aside..I think it would've been a good choice.

Matthew Chmiel · 05-02-09, 01:34 AM

From script reviews to the footage shown at ShoWest; I'd love for this film to do well, but this isn't a film made to be a blockbuster.

It's a science-fiction drama with elements of action and a slew of political and social commentary. The idea is intriguing and the short it's based on is fantastic. I hope that this film does well; but it may be too smart for the common person.

Paul1957 · 05-07-09, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mdc3000

I think if the Alien dialogue had been subtitled with him saying some really freaky cool shit, this trailer would have been WAY better. This afternoon at Wolverine it got a LOT of "what the fuck is that?" and "That looks shitty" from the fairly vocal audience.

Link to the trailer with alien subtitles and a better look at the alien:

http://mnuspreadslies.com/post.php?id=331

maingon · 05-08-09, 12:00 PM

Seen Wolverine last night and this trailer, I didnt know this was becoming a movie, I seen Blomkamps short film many times, pretty excited for this.

d2cheer · 05-08-09, 12:47 PM

Didn't Alien Nation cover a similiar theme?

Solid Snake PAC · 05-08-09, 10:48 PM

was that a good film btw?...was looking into Caan's filmography saw that film title, saw the trailer, and was not exactly enticed by it. Looked kinda bad. District 9 on the other hand looks like it's a damn cool film for sure...

Is there even a chance of Bloomkamp doing Halo anymore? Or is Universal and whatnot still being dicks about it?

Matthew Chmiel · 07-02-09, 09:31 PM

Someone let Chris know, TriStar got an R rating for the film and there's no plans to edit it or go for an appeal.

sauce07 · 07-02-09, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel

Someone let Chris know, TriStar got an R rating for the film and there's no plans to edit it or go for an appeal.

It doesn't matter, no way this movie is over 2 hours.

redrum · 07-08-09, 04:39 PM

The Bus · 07-08-09, 04:43 PM

Now it looks even better.

Draven · 07-08-09, 04:52 PM

Um...SOLD

Indy Jones Fan · 07-08-09, 05:32 PM

That new trailer just amped things up for sure.

lopper · 07-08-09, 05:39 PM

Goddamn that looks slick. Color me excited.

Jason · 07-08-09, 06:08 PM

This looks great. If the mouthbreathers at ScyFy had half a brain, they would have adapted this into a series.

treszoks · 07-08-09, 06:43 PM

Yes please.

05-01-09, 08:53 AM	#1
The Bus DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 42,898	District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" HD Trailer \| IMDB \| 14 August 2009 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. This looks extremely similar to Blomkamp's "Alive in Joburg" which, to me at least, makes this one of the must-see movies of this year. __________________ Panda Killer XBL/PSN/Steam: Chiwotweiler \| hd dvdaf \| last.fm \| Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 "Wearing Shakira's ass for a hat interests me more than anything else in the universe." - Hokeyboy

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CKMorpheus DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: New York, NY Posts: 7,302	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" This looks very interesting. I'm going to have to mark it on my calendar! __________________ And death shall have no dominion... Xbox 360 Tag: ChainsawPup My Countdown Counting down to: iPhone 3GS Mmm! Apple!

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mdc3000 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Guelph, Ontario Posts: 8,191	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" I think the premise sounds great and the trailer did look good, but I was waiting for something MORE to really hook me that never came in that trailer... it was kind of anticlimactic, but I'm there regardless, just to see if the hype about Blomkamp is justified. __________________ Rank 'Em As You See Them 2009 2008 2007 Spending Tab 2009 2008 2007 Follow me on TWITTER

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GCS Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 710	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" Very odd trailer. Not sure what to make of it. Hell I thought it was some documentary about something in the Middle East until they went to the "interview clip" with the creature. Weird, very weird. Greg

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Solid Snake PAC DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 3,204	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" The origianl short that he's expanding on..it's pretty damn good. It also made Jackson want to make this man the director of Halo. Politics aside..I think it would've been a good choice.

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Matthew Chmiel DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: May 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,835	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" From script reviews to the footage shown at ShoWest; I'd love for this film to do well, but this isn't a film made to be a blockbuster. It's a science-fiction drama with elements of action and a slew of political and social commentary. The idea is intriguing and the short it's based on is fantastic. I hope that this film does well; but it may be too smart for the common person. __________________ Now on Twitter! PlayStation Network / Xbox 360 Gamertag: CupboardOfLove Last edited by Matthew Chmiel; 05-02-09 at 01:38 AM.

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d2cheer DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 2,852	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" Didn't Alien Nation cover a similiar theme?

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Solid Snake PAC DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denton, Tx Posts: 3,204	Re: District 9 (Blomkamp, 2009) — Ex-Halo director fleshes out "Alive in Joburg" was that a good film btw?...was looking into Caan's filmography saw that film title, saw the trailer, and was not exactly enticed by it. Looked kinda bad. District 9 on the other hand looks like it's a damn cool film for sure... Is there even a chance of Bloomkamp doing Halo anymore? Or is Universal and whatnot still being dicks about it?

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