Peter Jackson returns to Hollywood (not that he left, but he’s barely done anything since King Kong)  but this time he’s taking the producer’s chair and presenting to us a new director named Neill Blomkamp.

Here’s the official synopsis from IMDB:

“Thirty years ago, aliens made first contact with Earth. Humans waited for the hostile attack, or the giant advances in technology. Neither came. Instead, the aliens were refugees, the last survivors of their home world. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa’s District 9 as the world’s nations argued over what to do with them. Now, patience over the alien situation has run out. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens’ welfare -- they will receive tremendous profits if they can make the aliens’ awesome weaponry work. So far, they have failed; activation of the weaponry requires alien DNA. The tension between the aliens and the humans comes to a head when an MNU field operative, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), contracts a mysterious virus that begins changing his DNA. Wikus quickly becomes the most hunted man in the world, as well as the most valuable -- he is the key to unlocking the secrets of alien technology. Ostracized and friendless, there is only one place left for him to hide: District 9.”

Anyway, here’s the trailer. Enjoy.

Initially the tandem of Peter Jackson and Blomkamp were meant to handle the Halo franchise (Yes, the popular videogame on the XBOX) for Hollywood but it was later canceled. So, I guess they thought of making their own “Alien” movie and it does look interesting. With all the Viral Marketing and “documentary” type of feel to the film, this film is officially one of my most anticipated films this season.

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