6 Intriguing Things We Know About District 9

More info about what could be a summer sleeper…

May 5th 2009 By James White

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It’s been viral for ages

While the teaser trailer is now online, the ad campaign for District 9 has been in full swing for months.

The first hints about the movie began to appear at last year’s San Diego Comic Con in July.

The early posters and banners offered links to the film’s official site, but several other locations have also sprouted up.

The Multi-National United Corporation appears to be a benevolent organisation aiming to strengthen the ties between humans and their alien neighbours – called Poleepkwa in Alive In Joburg, but not yet named in any of D-9’s material.

But all is not as it seems, since there’s also the blog page MNU Spreads Lies, which contends that the company is instead marginalising the mistreating the extraterrestrial creatures.

Finally, there’s Maths From Outer Space, which on the surface appears to be a harmless education site for the ankle biters, before you realise that it’s run by MNU…

We’re sure that there will be more, Dark Knight-style as the year progresses. For now, enjoy the protest video below…