Watch This: Theatrical Trailer for ‘District 9′

Published by Jeff Leins on July 8, 2009

Forget all the other summer special effects movies because there’s a new trailer for Sony’s District 9.  The film is a subversive story about aliens forced to live in slum-like camps on Earth while being questioned by the government.  They eventually recruit a human hero exposed to their biotechnology and rebel against our planet.  Peter Jackson’s Wing Nut effects studio contributed to the production and the filmmaker is producing/presenting the movie.  Neill Blomkamp directed this as his first full-length movie after the Halo game adaptation was canceled.

The footage and viral marketing so far have started to work the early fans into a frenzy.  FilmJunk even made a list comparing it to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.  It looks just plain awesome and I can only hope it ends up being as good as it looks.  The last time people seemed this excited about a trailer and a relatively unknown project it was Cloverfield, which I thought was excellent.  Imagine that with less shaky cam….

Watch it below or on Yahoo! movies:

Get the latest Flash Player to see this player.

District 9 is out August 14, 2009.  It’s rated R for “bloody violence and pervasive language.”