District 9 was the surprise cinematic hit of 2009 but, ten years later, a sequel has yet to go into production. For those that dont remember, district 9 ended on a cliffhanger, with christopher leaving earth on the alien mother ship after having promised wikus to return within three years with the cure to his disease. A documentary that discusses the making of the oscarnominated movie district 9 2009. District 9 on dvd december 29, 2009 starring jason cope, robert hobbs, sharlto copley, david james. Check out more content from district 9 produced by peter jackson and directed by neill blomkamp. Neill blomkamp is famous for creating one of the few geniunely original science fiction movies of the last decade in district 9, but you may also remember him. Sep 03, 2009 district 9 is only the biggest of a glut of films about south africas recent traumatic past, writes david smith published. Neill blomkamp once again states plans to return to the world of district 9, though now he says that he wants to finish wikus sharlto copley and christophers jason cope story. Some 20odd years ago, more than a million aliens were.
District 9 refers to miscegenation twice in the film. Well i chose district 9 and ended up coming up with a conspiracy theory, which i decided to share after being reminded of it by an earlier comment mentioning said movie. The film was set into production after peter jackson s halo collapsed in pre. Produced by peter jackson, district 9 is a rarity a lowerbudget sciencefiction film with amazing effects, thrilling action, and, most importantly, emotional and intellectual depth. May 26, 2011 the direct allegory running through the story is easy to recognize. Check out more content from district 9produced by peter jackson and directed by neill blomkamp. District 9 is an intense science fiction thriller that portrays a mans attempt to hide and survive, after an alien virus he contracted makes him the most hunted and most valuable man in the world. Aug 19, 2009 district 9 is a scifi, alien film were the alien race, fugees in this case, are not the aggressors. Apr 27, 2017 in 2009, district 9 became the surprise hit movie of the year. Personally, i think its completely too late for merwe to. Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slumlike conditions on earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology. The makers of this movie create some of the most bizarre images seen for a while. Find out what are all the songs in district 9 movie 2009 and who sings them.
The film stars sharlto copley, jason cope, and david james, and was adapted from blomkamps 2006. In 2009, district 9 became the surprise hit movie of the year. Leopoidstod, leopoldtown is the 2nd municipal district of vienna german. Jul 09, 2009 district 9 depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in south africa. District 9 sequel will finish wikus story screen rant. The direct allegory running through the story is easy to recognize. Publicly, district 2 is presented solely as the home of the nations stone quarries and masonry workers, but it is also where many peacekeepers are recruited, trained, and where weapons are manufactured for their use. Why we never got to see a district 9 sequel youtube.
There are 103,233 inhabitants as of 20160101 over 19. Wikus sharlto copley, an executive of the private military company mnu, has been delegated the task of relocating the aliens from district 9 by fooling them into signing an illegal eviction notice. District 9 is a scifi, alien film were the alien race, fugees in this case, are not the aggressors. A district 9 sequel is an asyet unannounced and possibly not yet greenlit followup to the absolutely outstanding first film, which was a breakout success for director neill blomkamp, and followed a south african government agent dealing with an alien invasion and being infected by an alien virus. District 9 director neill blomkamp has confirmed that a sequel to the acclaimed scifi film is in the works but theres the small matter of completing work on several other projects first. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. With sharlto copley, david james, jason cope, nathalie boltt. Johnson, the sprawn merwe helped, will come back to save his people. I suppose theres no reason the first alien race to reach the earth shouldnt look like what the cat threw up.
Back in 2009, director neill blomkamp exploded on to the hollywood scene thanks to district 9 one of the best sciencefiction films in recent memory, and a. While the race begins in preparation for christophers impending return, wikus is transported into the bizarre and exotic world of. Although solis was the sole candidate on this ballot, her name was selected on only 71. District 9 depicts a fictional world where extraterrestrials have become refugees in south africa. Why we never got to see a district 9 sequel looper.
Not only that, do you think he will help merwe turn back into a human. Had avatar not been released in the same year, district 9 would have been the biggest science fiction movie of the year. Sep 05, 2009 district 9 is only the biggest of a glut of films about south africas recent traumatic past, writes david smith published. The 2nd district republicans have scheduled may 2 for its endorsement. It caught hollywoods attention, and, as with many short film. Located in the rocky mountains, close the capitol itself, it is one of the largest and wealthiest districts. Do you guys believe there will be a district 10 because of what happened at the end. District 9 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Everything you need to know about district 9 movie 2009. A district 9 sequel, tentatively called district 10 seemed likely.
Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Aug 14, 2009 i just saw the new district 9 movie at the theatre with some friends. South african director neill blomkamps debut feature was certainly an ambitious beast. But i thought some more about it, and things started to gel. District 9 is a 2009 south african science fiction action film directed by neill blomkamp, written. For fans of meaningful science fiction, south african filmmaking prodigy neill blomkamps 2009 movie district 9 was a breath of fresh air from. District 9 is a reference to district 6, an area in south africa where 60,000 colored africans were evicted from their homes. Mar 05, 2015 back in 2009, director neill blomkamp exploded on to the hollywood scene thanks to district 9 one of the best sciencefiction films in recent memory, and a film as action packed as it was smart. When a company field agent sharlto copley contracts a. Whats preventing the district 9 sequel from happening. Over twenty years ago, aliens made first contact with earth. More quotes from district 9 trivia this is a very real issue for south africa as evidenced by the xenophobic violence in early 2008 where approx. Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on earth not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. The alien beings in district 9, nicknamed prawns because they look like a cross between lobsters and grasshoppers, arrive in a space ship that hovers over johannesburg.
They are segregated from the population of johannesburg, south. A district 9 sequel is in the works district 9 director neill blomkamp has confirmed that a sequel to the acclaimed scifi film is in the works but theres the small matter of completing. Tom keogh district 9 downloadables click for pdf file special features. The story begins by providing historical background on the sudden appearance of a. District 9 is an extrapolated, featurelength version of blomkamps short film alive in joburg 2005. The first and second time i watched district 9, i wasnt quite sure what to think. The timing here is a little off i initially thought the arrival at the slum to start the evictions must be. Blomkamp had previously directed commercials and short films, but district 9 was his first feature film. Here are the reasons behind the district 9 sequel delay and why fans might still have cause for hope. District 10 release date will there be district 9 sequel. I have just seen the awesome movie district 9 and i have a few questions for you all.
Nuance is lost to numbing violence, and the more interesting potential of the film is obscured. Neil blomkamps district 9 narrates the story of an alien invasion where humans treat the aliens as refugees. Watch district 9 online full movie from 2009 yidio. A postcolonial analysis district 9 directed by neil blomkamp. The film stars sharlto copley, jason cope, and david james, and was adapted from blomkamps 2006 short film alive in joburg. To those who have not seen the movie yet, please look away because of spoilers. Apr 10, 20 neill blomkamp is famous for creating one of the few geniunely original science fiction movies of the last decade in district 9, but you may also remember him as the man who was supposed to direct. While probing the shack of one of the aliens, christopher johnson jason cope, he finds a. District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham. Tom keogh district 9 downloadables click for pdf file. Long before blomkamp got into the business of making feature films, he made short films, the most famous of which was his 2006 short alive in joburg.
This lowbudget scifi thriller was a critical hit, racking up four oscar nominations, including best picture. In district 9 they manage to produce aliens that are logical but so seemingly complex in their physical structure that with all the greenwalling it seems impossible to see how they manage so many prawns on the screen at any one time and make them so real. Aug 08, 20 district 9 is an extrapolated, featurelength version of blomkamps short film alive in joburg 2005. In the films second weekend, it dropped 49% in revenue while competing against the opening film inglourious basterds for. Apr 27, 2017 a district 9 sequel, tentatively called district 10 seemed likely.
The first major point i think would really dig is, is a careful analysis of the aliensproles. Turning the plight of marginalized groups into science fiction is nothing new, but district 9 s dark vision of the apartheid years is somehow brainbendingly. The movie opens with the background of the world in this alternate history. I just saw the new district 9 movie at the theatre with some friends. I want to go back to that world and tell rest of the story with wikus and christopher. According marketsaw, it could be as early as this fall when production begins on district 10.
I thought it was incredible, the special effects were amazing, the plot was very well thought out and deep, it was the most realistic movie ive seen and it was not only action packed but filled with emotions. In 2009 south african director neill blomkamp released his directorial debut, a scifi movie called district 9. While in the midst of illegally evicting the prauns from their slum homes, wikus accidentally sprays himself with black liquid from a piece of alien tech. In this film a group of aliens are stuck on earth in this country and are forced to settle there. District 2 is one of the thirteen districts of panem. Anchorage alaska is visited by a space alien who just wont leave. They are segregated from the population of johannesburg, south africa in an area designated. Usually, when a successful lowbudget original movie fails to spawn a sequel, the director is part of the reason, with the selfrespecting auteur. District 9 movie 2009 soundtrack lyrics list original music from the motion picture. Fortunately for them south africa decides to have them live. I still cant believe sometimes that a movie with only a 30 million dollar budget like district 9 can have such amazing effects, incredible actors, and a great story while others like adam sandlers jack and jill gets 80 million dollars thrown at it with reckless abandon, and we get shit like the donkey scene.
Yet, for a while district 9 is a powerful movie with a unique tale to tell. John sumner, sharlto copley, william allen young, anthony bishop thirty years ago, aliens arrive on earth. The timing here is a little off i initially thought the arrival at the slum to start the evictions must be the inciting event, but this is clearly the moment. Jul, 2017 ok, so with district 10 the basic answer is yes. It is situated in the heart of the city and, together with brigittenau 20th district, forms a large island surrounded by the danube canal and, to the north. Found inside, huddled together and starving to death, are the. The movie district 9 is a science film that came out in the year 2009. It is a coproduction of new zealand, the united states and south africa.
A discussion on the themes of the movie, district 9. District 9 is a 2009 south african science fiction action film directed by neill blomkamp, written by blomkamp and terri tatchell, and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham. John sumner, sharlto copley, william allen young, anthony bishop. So neill blomkamp just recently did an interview where he talked about the unfortunate demise of his planned alien sequel, but he also mentioned hes gearing up for a sequel to. The movie ended in a way that allowed for a sequel, and there are plenty of stories to explore in the world of district 9. At the heart of district 9 the poleepkwa are at the mercy of their human gatekeepers, and the traitors coerced into betraying their own kind. Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, district 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining sciencefiction classic. That movie of course was district 9 and since its highly talked about release, its critical and financial success, folks have been clamoring for details on when well see district 9 2 district 10. Take any class at solidcore on saturday, february 8 or sunday, february 9 and then head over to the soup peddler at 205 w. Aug 15, 2009 to those who have not seen the movie yet, please look away because of spoilers. Separated from humans in a south african area called district 9, the aliens are managed by multinational united, which is unconcerned with the aliens welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. Fortunately for them south africa decides to have them live in a segment of.
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