Set in an alternative present-day South Africa, District 9 was one of the most successful movies of 2009, nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture. For this sci-fi thriller written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, Wētā Workshop helped bring its world to life by designing and developing its aliens, guns, vehicles, a robotic exo-suit and graphic language.
District 9
Film and television • Design • Manufacture • Costumes • Creatures • Armour • Props • Weapons • Prosthetics and makeup effects • Robotics and animatronics • Life replicas and dummies • Vehicles • World-building • Environments • In-world graphics
Set in an alternative present-day South Africa, District 9 was one of the most successful movies of 2009, nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture. For this sci-fi thriller written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, Wētā Workshop helped bring its world to life by designing and developing its aliens, guns, vehicles, a robotic exo-suit and graphic language.
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