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 Peter Jackson: Unveils 'District 9' at Comic-Con
For the first time New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson went to Comic-Con International in San Diego. On Friday, when Jackson reached there, he received a hero's welcome.
The director, who gave us all the movies like "Lord of the Rings", "King Kong" and "Dead Alive", came to the San Diego Convention Center to introduce the latest film he produced, "District 9", a tale of alien invasion and segregation set in South Africa.
Jackson said, "It's weird — it's the first time I come here, and it's not for a film I've directed, but produced".
"All this geek power", the 47 year old Peter Jackson said affectionately. He continued, "I wish I could take the amount of energy and bottle it and give it to Hollywood executives to drink".
The story of "District 9" has been written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. The story is about an alien ship that mysteriously came to hover over Johannesburg. Its inhabitants were separated from the human population and segregated into an area known as District 9. But after nearly 30 years, government officials aim to relocate the extraterrestrials — and the aliens aren't too happy about it.
Blomkamp said, "I really like the idea of science fiction that feels real, and because I like sci-fi so much ... I kind of wanted to see it in a way that felt as realistic and grounded as possible".
"District 9" will open on August 14.
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