‘District 9′ LA Press Interviews
Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe in 'District 9'
District 9 follows events post the arrival of a million ‘Prawns’, aliens that find themselves marooned in a spacecraft above the skies of Johannesburg, South Africa.
The story takes place 28 years after their arrival at a time when humans and aliens have been forcd to coexist in a violent, poverty stricken town-like camp referred to as District 9. Sharlto Copley plays a corporate bureacrat who heads into the camp to forcibly relocate the aliens but things go wrong and Copley’s character is forced to forge an uneasy alliance them.
The film was premiered at the San Diego Comic-Con and has since received recognition as one of the top sci-fi films to emerge in a long time and a leading candidate for sci-fi film of the year (yes, even with James Cameron’s Avatar on the horizon).
Following are two insightful video’s showing highlights from interviews with District 9 director Neill Blomkamp and star Sharlto Copley that took place at a recent LA Press Conference.
LA Press Interview with Sharlto Copley:
LA Press Interview with Neill Blomkamp:
Read more about the film and watch the original short film that District 9 is based upon here.
Watch the full length International District 9 Trailer here.
Play the District 9 free online game here.
District 9 will hit theaters:
14 August 2009 – USA
13 August 2009 – Australia
