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Level 5 Alert - Non-Humans Have Escaped District 9!

by Alex Billington
June 24, 2009

Level 5 Alert! Stay in your homes and secure all doors and windows! District 9 residents are violent and unpredictable! An intense new viral video for District 9 has popped up on YouTube today. It sounds like things are going crazy in Johannesburg, because these alerts are showing up all over. As far as I can tell, this video is from the website D-9.com and plays instead of the normal introductory video when you visit. I'm only going to tell you that you definitely get a glimpse at some more new footage. Beyond that, it's up to you to explore more, as I think this viral for District 9 is definitely starting to ramp up. Check this out!

An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions in Johannesburg, South Africa suddenly find a "kindred spirit" in a government agent from MNU that is exposed to their mysterious biotechnology.

District 9 is both written and directed by first-timer Neill Blomkamp, a South African filmmaker who previously directed the awesome Halo: Arms Race shorts. The screenplay was co-written by Blomkamp and writing partner Terri Tatchell. This project is based on Blomkamp's short film Alive in Joburg, which can be seen online here. Sony will be bringing District 9 to theaters everywhere on August 14th this summer.

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http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4120/sppunx06oa5.jpg Crapola

They look a lot more agile than the one's we've seen so far. Actually quite a different pace altogether.
Justin

Nice one! Can't wait for this...
theJoker

Is it like ET only wants to go home... but in South Africa?
cat

SPOILER ALERT! i saw this preview type thing before transformers and it looked sweet but it kind of odd seeing them trying to arrest aliens. It was like the aliens wouldn't harm any humans but we could shoot and kill them. very odd but looks fricking cool!
I have anxiety (and depression)

I hope this movie isn't corny. I want it to be cool.
Corey

I highly and literally doubt this movie will be corny.
LINKFX

I love the website, nice and facist, like a more serious Starship Troopers type satire.
Joel

If you call the number listed at the end of the clip (886-666-6001) you get a recording about MNU with three options, and a website url (http://www.multinationalunited.com/) 1. Report a non-human sighting (lets you leave a message and tells you that by doing so you give Sony permission to use the recording where they want to) 2. Get more info on jobs with MNU, tells you to login to the website above. 0. Speak to an MNU operator. When I hit this one I got a live person saying they were with MNU and asking my name. I'm in my cube at work, so I couldn't talk, someone should call back and check it out.
tankmaster

Im still not 100% sure what this movie is actually about.
Nick S.

this looks sweeeeeet! i feel like there are a bunch of 9yr olds commenting on these threads lately. "Et just wants to go home... but in South Africa"? c'mon really, that's not funny at all.
jaybear

ha ha oh man I left such a corny message. I'm such a dork. Anyways if you call the number and press 1 you can leave a message about where you spotted a non-human. ha ha I ahad to think on the spot when I left the message so mine was really really dumb. But take your time before calling and leave a good one :-p I can't wait to see this movie.
d

It reminds me of slave times except more futuristic.
Corey

@9 "Tankmaster". D-9 is about an alien race that crash landed in south Africa over 30 years ago, earth created an elite task force/military called MNU and eventually an agent goes rouge and tries to enlighten the world on MNU's true purposes with the alien race. The Aliens weren't meaning to invade us (but rumors are they were but when the ship shit out on them they covered it up) and are trying to adapt and live peacefully with humans. Humans aren't about that at all.
Ryan

@13 Hi Corey XD These guys are pretty agile though.
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2408/blackbabyjesus.gif Crapola

Maybe some of the messages will be used as sound effects in the movie?
Corey

I think they're going to be in a new trailer.
Cody

Bet ya the whole movie leads up to the aliens finally blowing there lid and its end with an all out war starting....that would be sick. Or the rogue agent guy groups with the aliens to stop MNU either one is sick as hell.
Cody

Also at 13 sec you see a jeep getting blown to bits, weapons maybe?
Corey

The Aliens have way advanced weaponry, in the old youtube video theres two aliens with power/eco suits they use and MNU is chasing them and shooting at them, the aliens throw a truck and a van at them.
Moviegimp

This movie looks sweet. Saw the trailer again with Transformers, can't wait. I went to the careers page. I so want the Non-Human Community Watch Officer job, 1,140,000R/year. Not sure if R is something besides dollars that that is good money!
Dean

@13 MNU is a multinational corporation which fundamentally is tasked with research and development in science, technology adapation and integration to be precise, but MNU have their own security forces. @19 i think they said that only a limited few of non-humans had the eco suits.
Alexander

did this clip remind anyone else of the PSA's in Starship Troopers?
Dean

The movie has been given a R rating http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/latest-mpaa-ratings-bulletin-no-2075
Corey

@21, that and they're trying to figure out the aliens weaponry.