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design219 · May 21, 2009, 07:21 PM

OK, how odd is this? Two upcoming movies with similar names and similar posters... but very different.

Apple - Trailers - 9
This one by Tim Burton look kind of cool.

Apple - Movie Trailers - Nine
This one has a lot of relatively famous names.

brassplayersrock² · May 21, 2009, 07:50 PM

I shall be seeing both

I've heard of and seen the trailer for 9, but haven't heard of nine until now. (thank you btw)

Doofy · May 21, 2009, 07:53 PM

I'd have to see the other 16 first.

Railroader · May 21, 2009, 08:14 PM

"9" is supposed to be about sack puppets. The only reason I know that is because of doing some research about PS#s Little Big Planet.

ThinkInsane · May 22, 2009, 01:07 AM

Don't forget Neill Blomkamp's District 9 coming out this summer. Here's the same trailer without the COPS-style pixelated aliens and subtitles in the interview. And here is Blomkamp's original short Alive in Joburg that inspired District 9. I'm actually looking forward to D9. 9 I'll probably see, Nine probably not so much.

Here's Shane Acker's original short on which the feature length 9 is based.

angelmb · May 22, 2009, 01:32 AM

And then, there is the nines.

ghporter · May 22, 2009, 08:06 AM

Then there's "District 9."

- - e r i k - - · May 25, 2009, 07:02 PM

Distric 9 seems like a tad bit too heavy handed on the allegory there, but could be interesting nonetheless.

9 however looks amazing. The short was really well done, so I hope they haven't Disney'ed it too much up with a whole crew as opposed to the last sackman on earth.

Gankdawg · May 25, 2009, 09:08 PM

If Seven of isn't in either of them, I'm not interested.

Chuckit · May 26, 2009, 12:53 AM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Distric 9 seems like a tad bit too heavy handed on the allegory there, but could be interesting nonetheless.

9 however looks amazing. The short was really well done, so I hope they haven't Disney'ed it too much up with a whole crew as opposed to the last sackman on earth.

It's supposedly still written and directed by Shane Acker, so I assume he probably didn't ruin his own movie.

- - e r i k - - · May 26, 2009, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

It's supposedly still written and directed by Shane Acker, so I assume he probably didn't ruin his own movie.

Studios are well known for pressuring new writers/directors into following their whims.

This is not a new phenomenon.

ThinkInsane · May 26, 2009, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Distric 9 seems like a tad bit too heavy handed on the allegory there, but could be interesting nonetheless.

I agree, setting it in South Africa does seem to push it over the top.

Chuckit · May 26, 2009, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Studios are well known for pressuring new writers/directors into following their whims.

This is not a new phenomenon.

Yes, but they usually don't let them write and direct the movie in that case. It seems like usually they'll hire the creator as a writer, have 12 script doctors go through it, then get Michael Bay to direct.

- - e r i k - - · May 26, 2009, 07:19 PM

True, but they will still offer helpful "hints" that a new writer/director would find hard to argue against.