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Now Playing: “District 9”
District 9 hits theaters today and I wonder if all of their viral marketing is going to pay off. Probably. There isn’t much competition for it at the box office this weekend.
The film is co-produced by Peter Jackson, who is best known for his masterful work on the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I know that he did a good job with those movies but that doesn’t mean that District 9 is going to be good. I don’t know what… More »
Comic-Con ’09: District 9 panel
Peter Jackson made his long awaited first trip to Comic-Con this year to promote his protege Neill Blomkamp’s feature film debut, District 9. Rather than tell you all about this amazing-looking movie, I’ve got the full video of the event for you to watch and hear about it straight from Jackson, Blomkamp, and star newcomer Sharlto Copley.
Jackson fans will be keen to hear that he also discusses the current status of The Hobbit and the full details on what really… More »
New Teaser Trailer: “District 9”
Film production genius, Peter Jackson, the man most famously behind the film adaptation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, is bringing a new movie to theaters this summer.
Directed by Neil Blomkamp, District 9, takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa after aliens (or “non-humans” as they are called in the film) are forced to live on earth under slum-like conditions. I don’t really know or understand much more than that, at this point. It currently has a release date… More »
Hollywood Halo Highchief Halted
Could the proposed Halo movie crash into oblivion like a Covenant Wraith with a rocket up it’s rear end?
News reports state that production of the Halo movie has been halted until further notice. It seems Universal and Fox aren’t willing to pony-up the amount of money it would take to
“fulfill the promise we made to millions of Halo fans throughout the world that we would settle for no less than bringing a first class film to the big screen.”
I’m… More »