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Loading ...District 9 is an upcoming science fiction film 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.
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.
Cast
- William Allen Young as Dirk Michaels
- Robert Hobbs as Ross Pienaar
- Jason Cope as Christopher
- Sharlto Copley as Wikus
- Kenneth Nkosi as TBA
- David James as TBA
- Venessa Haywood as TBA
