TRAILERS
Must Watch: First Full Trailer for Shane Acker's 9!
by Alex Billington
December 24, 2008
Source: Apple
We definitely have a treat for everyone today. Focus Features has debuted the first trailer for an animated film called 9 that is being produced by Tim Burton and Wanted's Timur Bekmambetov. You need to see this. It's being described many different ways, but I like this one the best - if LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy found himself in the world of Half-Life 2. That might only mean something to gaming geeks, but either way, you still must watch this trailer. Not only is it visually astounding, but the story and experience overall look incredible! I'm sold - this is the first time I've ever been this excited for a non-Pixar animated movie!
Watch the first trailer for Shane Acker's 9:
You can also watch the first 9 trailer in High Definition on Apple
9 is both written and directed by visionary filmmaker Shane Acker, of two previous animated shorts The Hangnail and The Astounding Talents of Mr. Grenade. The screenplay was co-written by Acker and Pamela Pettler (Corpse Bride, Monster House). 9 was first an animated short that debuted in 2005 and earned an Oscar nomination. Providing their voices for the film are Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Christopher Plummer, and Martin Landau. 9 will arrive in theaters on September 9th.
84 Comments
1
hhhmm....I could've gone to a test screening of this back in the summer. I regret not signing up for it now.
heath on Dec 24, 2008
2
This has the look for an Oscar next year, I like it !
Kill the Batman on Dec 24, 2008
4
this is 9ce
Sergio on Dec 24, 2008
5
Looks promising, but, Sept. 9 of 2009? That's.. retarded..
nem on Dec 24, 2008
6
crazy
Kevin on Dec 24, 2008
7
looks awesome
marco on Dec 24, 2008
8
this looks pretty sick. and i hate to be that guy but could someone tell me the song used in the trailer. thank you 😛
Corey B. on Dec 24, 2008
9
"Welcome Home" by Coheed and Cambria. This looks great, and I'll be keeping my eye on this one.
Cody on Dec 24, 2008
10
Simply incredible. You can see the influence of Burton in the animation style, and dark theme of it.
CK on Dec 24, 2008
11
Looks dam good from the trailer...... going to be a long wait to actually see it though!!!
Warren on Dec 24, 2008
12
thank you cody
Corey B. on Dec 24, 2008
13
WOW! That was amazing! So different but looks incredibly interesting.
K on Dec 24, 2008
14
the words AWESOME, and VISUALLY SPECTACULAR come to mind when watching this trailer. however alex, a better game analogy would be: what happens if the world of "fallout 3" is explored by LBPs sackboy.
dan on Dec 24, 2008
15
Wow. Something fresh. 🙂 Here's hoping.
nef deppard on Dec 24, 2008
16
I am not sure what to think, but one thing is for sure. It's very interesting.
L on Dec 24, 2008
17
Looks very interesting. Anybody knows the music used in the trailer??
Mac on Dec 24, 2008
18
The animated short this is based upon was an amazing short. I recommend everyone seek it out. It is well worth the time.
Necrothug on Dec 24, 2008
19
@#17-try reading the comments above you. not being rude, just blunt.
sarah on Dec 24, 2008
20
Finally they started using this kind of animation for a good purpose, an action film.
9001 on Dec 24, 2008
21
This looks really really good!!!
Jeremy on Dec 24, 2008
22
*Gasp* Is this an original idea, being made into a movie? Finally! It does look great.
Nate on Dec 24, 2008
23
remember the omen, 666. this is 999. looks great though.
darrin on Dec 24, 2008
24
Wow this looks fantastic...it'll be quite the change to see Pixar competing with someone for an Oscar for once. Putting Timur and Burton together will produce something so wild that I'm sure it'll be on my favorite films list in the near future. Bravo...
Peloquin on Dec 24, 2008
25
🙂
Al on Dec 24, 2008
28
This looks fantastic. Can't wait.
Daniel Silva on Dec 24, 2008
29
yay.
daniel on Dec 24, 2008
30
I usually kinda hate all things Burton, and have no idea wtf LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy is, but that looks awesome, I'm there!
Richard on Dec 24, 2008
31
what is this about
cheater on Dec 24, 2008
32
9 looks effing amazing seriously. I'ts so damn cool and refreshing that more studios are starting to put out darker and more mature anime movies instead everything being the next Shrek or Madagascar. I will deffentially have to check the flick out. 🙂
wrongturn on Dec 24, 2008
33
Wow. I really have no idea what was going on in that trailer. And at the same time... I did. This movie is definitely on my radar now...
Lauren on Dec 24, 2008
34
LittleBigPlanet.
Noemi on Dec 24, 2008
36
This looks awesome! I'm definitely intrigued, keep us updated!!
Samma on Dec 24, 2008
37
Wow I need this now. 9 months till it's out (get it 9 oh so witty marketing), though... 🙁
Dan Mace on Dec 24, 2008
38
coheed & cambria made this trailer hahah such an epic mix of the two.
swisschez on Dec 24, 2008
39
the characters resemble Drywall from Rob Schwab's Comic Book Scud...any fans?
Al on Dec 24, 2008
40
This looks awesome....but I think we're looking at the first big bomb of next fall. Unless this gets incredibly good word of mouth it's too dark to attract families with kids, and there just isn't a big enough market for non-kid friendly animated films. But I like said....I think it looks incredible. I wish it were coming out in the summer instead of the fall!
ImaginaryVisionary on Dec 24, 2008
41
this looks filthy good.. i cant f*ckin wait for this
sorr on Dec 24, 2008
42
haha i know what sackboy is but never plaed half life
aj on Dec 24, 2008
43
The soundtrack made by the chilean metal band MYTHOLOGY????????????? That gave me goosebumps cuz i'm from chile... And some kind of Fallout3 movie??
Zandhu on Dec 24, 2008
44
looks great 😛 but is it me or some of the bad guys look like big daddys from bioshock?
Padme on Dec 24, 2008
45
Wow this is great news. I remember watching the short film on the internet and thinking it was amazing! I know this doesn't matter, but i don't agree on the Coheed song they picked apart for the trailer. It doesn't have the right mood for it.
Dan W on Dec 24, 2008
46
Really? Story= cool, Filmmakers= cool, Animation= well, I hope they spend the next nine months rendering the crap outta this. Otherwise it's just Pixar-Lite. That P.O.S. Delgo looked less video-gamey than this does.
chickachickaboomboom on Dec 24, 2008
47
46 - Watch it in 720P or higher, it really does make a difference. It looks absolutely gorgeous to me, and a lot of tallent is involved.
Kelley on Dec 24, 2008
48
Very nice.
N on Dec 24, 2008
49
Oh... ummm... my mistake... was coheed... not mythology
Zandhu on Dec 24, 2008
50
i just busted a Rock Band nut.
dennis on Dec 24, 2008
51
This is the best trailer I've seen in a while. Too bad it's so far away, guess ill just have to keep watching it. also in 1080p it is spectacular.
Alexander on Dec 24, 2008
52
so they've got a musical comin called nine, and theyve got this one too. is that even allowed, cuz if it is then it's got confusion written all over it
LeeMan on Dec 24, 2008
53
dude the music is so epic
Eric on Dec 24, 2008
54
This looks really good. I hope to see a bit more of the plot fleshed out in future trailers, but the whole "life after death" thing makes me really happy and stuff.
jman571 on Dec 24, 2008
56
HELL YEAH Coheed and Cambria!!!!!!!!
peter on Dec 25, 2008
57
@#19 - blunt works for me 🙂 Thx for remembering me to clean my glasses.
Mac on Dec 25, 2008
58
WOW awesome animation awesome score looks promising 😀 darn time we saw some real action in animation 😀 its been so long since final fantasy advent children 😀 (this years Resident Evil Degeneration is also nice but not that strong :D) i will certainly wait for this one to hit the theatres (does anyone know anything about the actual rating? pls dont let it be pg13 🙁 ) cheers
burak on Dec 25, 2008
59
@ 58... Was Resident Evil Degeneration worth a watch? I've been intrigued by it, but haven't dedicated the time yet...just wondering what your review would be.
peloquin on Dec 25, 2008
60
fuckin' WOW.
Kingbender on Dec 25, 2008
61
Very nice, very nice indeed.
tzarinna on Dec 25, 2008
63
I like the videogame comparison the enemy thingys and the feel of the world felt like half life 2.
Cody on Dec 25, 2008
64
hmmmm... um ok.... interested, but have no clue why I am or what will compell me to see it, cause that triler did not. Some ragdolls from Caroline do battle???
Dusty on Dec 26, 2008
65
@ 59…peloquin well to say the truth i am not good at reviewing since for each movie i watch, i use completely unique checklist dedicated to that movie alone 😀 mostly i dont compare movies with others (unles they are really meant to be in the same line same genre and this is not according to my point of view but in general :D) but i can certainly say that it was certainly not Advent Children but it was fun to watch, had some cool effects and story telling sequencing the graphics were also good but not top notch the story is as usual it had some very good potential to pull serious twists but the way they have handled it was cheap, could be told from a mile away its good to see old friends from the previous games show up 😀 oh, about the hair animations i didnt like them 😀 the Advent children was awesome in that department too 😀 hope its been usefull 😀 cheers burak
burak "daequitas" on Dec 26, 2008
66
I understand the relation to LittleBigPlanet, but for those insinuating that 9 is copying LBP, know that the short film has LBP beat by several years. That said, I was rivetted by the short when I saw it, and I'm ecstatic for this.
Ian Kazimer on Dec 26, 2008
67
Whoa! That looks awesome. It also looks totally original. I'm really down on this re-make madness now-a-days.
Puke on Dec 26, 2008
68
Thanks for the critique Burak, I'll have to check it out seeing as I liked Advent Children.
peloquin on Dec 26, 2008
69
looks terrible
Allen Sharpe on Dec 26, 2008
71
# 69 your a damn fool!! this will be fantastic!!!
tyler w on Dec 27, 2008
72
oooooooooooh
twispious on Dec 27, 2008
73
the pure awesomeness of this trailer made me melt in my seat. I don't know if I can wait 8-9 months!!!! Oh god... I just can't think about it ><!!
Eric on Dec 28, 2008
74
answer to the music question: the first part of the trailer uses "the captain" by the knife. not so sure about the epic guitarfest though.
evil jellyfish on Jan 1, 2009
75
0:45 on is Coheed & Cambria - "welcome home" aka epic guitarfest
swisschez on Jan 1, 2009
76
I think that song just killed it. It would be way better with some dark moody soundtrack to give it that "end of the world" or "the world has been destroyed" feel.
Somni on Jan 6, 2009
77
This movie will be great, I've already watched that trailer to the point I can tell you what happens XD But I highly suggest to anybody thats a big action fan. Like meh. I like the song though, it really goes with the plot. "Sometimes fear, is the appropriate response." Bahha, awzome And go on you tube and search up 'The Animation Show' and click the one that say 'Animation show (ending)' this might be the reason he made this
9fan and Me on Jan 6, 2009
78
This almost looks like a Tool(Band) Video!
Duncan on Jan 10, 2009
79
This is the kind of animated moive I have been wanting to see. I will buy on DVD without hesistation and I can assure everyone it'll PG, maybe PG-13 but I doubt it. If this had came out in October of 2008 I would have bought it by now. I must see this and an determined not to miss it. This is a one-of-a-kind rare animated movie. If someone doesn't like it they should watch AVP R then campare the two.
Acro on Jan 27, 2009
80
Gods. that looks amazing. FYI, you should check out the short film it's based off of. Same title, by indie animator Shane Acker. It's brilliant!
Nerbomber on Jan 29, 2009
81
according to here : http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/movies/9Trailer-9Movie-ShaneAcker.php the movie will be rated PG-13 for "Frightening Sequences and Language"
Stallan on Jan 30, 2009
82
"welcome home" ...FUCK YEAH! I'm seein this.
dan on Feb 1, 2009
83
LittleBigPlanet meets Fallout 3, looks like it anyway... XD Awsome
Nate on Feb 28, 2009
84
#81, I am not too suprised by the "Frighting Sequences" part but "Language"? Thats not only a suprise but a let down. I would not expect a movie like this to get that, especially considering allot animated/CG movies (at least not the ones aiming for R or PG-13) get their ratings when they are at this caliber with CG. I will watch it or get it either way but still, not something I like to see coming.
Kroe on Mar 24, 2009
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