Here’s the trailer for South African director Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming film, District 9. (HD version)
The film is set in South Africa and tells the story of a race of aliens who after showing up on Earth are forced to live in quarantine from society. It’s shot in the ever-popular vérité style, a la The Shield or Battlestar Galactica, although framed in an alternate history as a documentary. The couple of effects shots from the trailer look gorgeous and convincing. I hope they can extend that into a whole, cohesive film. It’s style actually reminds me of the Escape from City 17 short from a few months ago.
