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9 – Trailer 2 and short film

Shane Acker’s 9 is a film that we’ve had a good look at here in the office and as a whole, love unconditionally. Based on a short film which garnered him the attention and backing that he required to make a full feature, 9 is something really unusual and beautiful.

Combining lots of action, stunning visuals, gorgeous design and some fantastic names; 9 should be something to keep an eye out for. One of our listeners put us onto the original short and we have been kinda keeping tabs on it ever since. The Two names that are interesting to see on the film however are Tim Burton and Timur Berkmambetov, who are co-producing the film. Burton’s style can be seen in the look of the film, but i’m sure that if Timur is involved then he’s seen something in the action stakes that has made it worthwhile too.

The official synopsis says:

A new era in animated storytelling begins on 9.9.09. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Corpse Bride, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Nightwatch) join forces to produce wunderkind director Shane Acker’s distinctively original and thrilling tale. 9 stars Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover and features the music of Danny Elfman.

When 9 (The Lord of the Ring’s Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they’ll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them.

We say “it looks awesome.”

The Original Short film really gives a nice idea on what it will all be like, and as such we’ve got it right here for you to check out!

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But this, the newest trailer for the feature has us all on the edge of our seats. I love the look of the characters, and now we get to see a bit of backstory to boot! I feel like i’m being ridiculously over excited for this, but there is something so unusual and so creative in the look of this film, that it has me totally pumped! I say BRING ON SEPTEMBER!

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What do you think? is this little big planet all growed up? Or something that should have been thrown out with the trash? FEEDBACK!

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David Quinn is a writer, artist, film-maker, performer and general all-round-nice-guy who lives and works out of Launceston, Tasmania. He's lived in Tasmania all of his life but is lucky enough to have been to the UK, France, and South Africa in his younger days. He has written short films, co-authored video games, advised on feature scripts and television shows as well as advertising campaigns. He is also a regular performer on both stage and screen. One day he will make his fortune out of all this malarkey. ONE DAY......

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