Saturday, July 11, 2009

The Visitors

In next month’s Peter Jackson-approved District 9, extraterrestrial refugees are assigned to a restricted area of South Africa.

Bad things happen afterward.

They came to Earth almost 30 years ago, looking for shelter. Instead, humans rounded them up, and soon left them to be managed by a private company eager to capitalize on their advanced weaponry, which the aliens refuse to give up.

With tensions rising, the impasse comes to a head when a company operative contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. He quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, not to mention the most valuable since he is key to unlocking the secrets of the alien technology.

The only place left for him to go? Yep, District 9.

I think District 9 sooo has the potential to be a huge hit, a successful sleeper à la 28 Days Later.

Photo: Sony Pictures.

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