# New trailer for "District 9"!

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**Created:** [May 6, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trailer-for-district-9/495604 "2009-05-06T23:39:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trailer-for-district-9/495604/1 "2009-05-06T23:39:19Z")

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An [awesome new trailer](http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/district-9/teaser-trailer-no-blur) for “District 9” was just posted!

For those not in the know, “District 9” is an upcoming sci-fi political allegory created by South African director Neil Blomkamp, who has earned some fame for his creative use of naturalistic CGI mixed with documentary-style footage (including in the short film on which “D-9” is based, “Alive in Joburg”). It’s scheduled to come out in August.

This is an **alternate** version of the teaser trailer released with “Wolverine,” with the alien’s face no longer blurred out, and subtitles provided for its dialogue.

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trailer-for-district-9/495604/2 "2009-05-06T23:59:50Z")

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Looks like an updated version of [Alien Nation](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094631/) with better effects. I’ll watch it.

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trailer-for-district-9/495604/3 "2009-05-07T01:25:51Z")

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This looks hella interesting. The trailer without the subtitles makes a lot less sense.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-trailer-for-district-9/495604/4 "2009-05-07T01:53:13Z")

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The first time I saw the other trailer I thought “That’s Neill Blomkamp, isn’t it?”

I’m so glad he finally has a movie coming out, he’s an incomparable talent. It’s such a shame he never got to make the full length _Halo_ movie. His teasers were so cool.