Did anyone else see the trailer for this? It looks pretty interesting and there is a big viral campaign going on for it.
The director, Neill Blomkamp, was picked by Peter Jackson to direct the HALO movie a couple of years ago, but this was nixed by the studio. There is speculation that this movie is a trial project for Blomkamp, who previously was a commercial director.
Also, like THX1138, this is an extended version of short film the director made.
I also wonder if Trevor knows anything about this film, it was made in South Africa.
The official site
http://www.d-9.com/ and here's a fan made site
http://district9news.com/Here's the short film, Alive in Joburg that the movie is based on