Famous film director guido contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother. A few weeks back i interviewed the talented shane acker, director of the upcoming animated movie 9. In a world destroyed in a war between man and machine, a handstitched doll with the number 9 written on its back comes to life. The film was released on dvd and bluray on december 29, 2009. It will feature the voices of elijah wood, jennifer connelly, crispin glover, martin landau, christopher plummer and john c. It is filled wall to wall with stars marion cotillard as the wife figure, penelope cruz as the mistress, judi dench as the worrying assistant, nicole kidman as the muse, the sublime sophia loren as the mother. Sep 03, 2009 a few weeks back i interviewed the talented shane acker, director of the upcoming animated movie 9. This movie was a testament to mans inhumanity to man. Tim burton and timur bekmambetov are coproducing the movie 9, an upcoming cgi animated sciencefiction movie created and directed by shane acker. The animated short which was the precursor to this movie had no speech and relied on gestures and demonstration. The soul of 7 can be seen coming out from the talisman and.
Powered and enabled by the invention known as the great machine, the worlds machines have turned on mankind and sparked social unrest, decimating the human. Jennifer connelly at an event for 9 2009 elijah wood in 9 2009 timur. The scientist uses his soul to create nine rag dolls and performs the ultimate sacrifice upon the project. Animation began in luxembourg at attitude studio, but subsequently moved to starz animation in toronto, canada. Violence and scary scenes are prevalent throughout the film, with the main characters frequently battling killer robotic machines which are merciless as they pursue and, in several cases, kill their ragdolllike prey in frightening ways.
We have all the details on shane ackers stunning film debut in both formats. The film stars a studdedcast of alist celebrities including academy award winners daniel daylewis, marion cotillard, penelope cruz, judi dench, nicole kidman, sophia loren, oscar nominee kate hudson, and stacy ferguson a. With elijah wood, jennifer connelly, crispin glover, christopher plummer. At some point, an entire army decides to kill everything that lives from people and animals to plants. Her gender was to balance the harmony of genders on the stitchpunks. Take a look at a new pair of onesheets for this new musical. The fact that this was released on the 9th of the 9th 2009 lmao. Nine is a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director guido contini as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the. Animation, action, adventure, elijah wood, jennifer connelly, crispin glover. Sep 02, 2016 the 2009 animated movie 9 nine, is jam packed with an epic backstory full of secrets.
The highlight of 9 is the way that the entire story culminates and connects all of the pieces of the puzzle for quite the surprising conclusion. And as usual, i am here today, to crack this film wide open, and figure out as much as i can. Her fastening is a single toggle button in a vertical button hole. I absolutely loved this movie i mean, really, sophia loren, judi dench, marion cotillard, penelope cruz, kate hudson, nicole kidman, fergie and daniel daylewis together in one movie but, it is not for everyone. Over 2,300 small animations had to be created for this movie to become reality. I was looking forward to seeing 9, as i had already seen the original short film also called 9 and wanted to see what they could do by expanding upon the story.
Yet while its a beautiful looking film, 9 is just too bizarre and doesnt really come together in the end. Well, after seeing this fulllength film, i can certainly say i liked the computer generated animation as for the story, well, it left a bit to be desired. How did you like the original animated short that inspired 9. In one of the most anticipated films of the oscar season, rob marshall directs the adaptation of the broadway musical, nine. The film is an adaptation of the 1982 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on federico fellini s semiautobiographical 1963 film 8. Parents need to know that this dark, futuristic tim burtonproduced fantasy may be animated, but its not meant for younger kids.
In a postapocalyptic world, ragdoll robots hide in fear from dangerous machines out to exterminate them, until a brave newcomer joins the group. The world he has awakened in is frightening, but he quickly learns that he is not alone and that there are others like him, also with a single digit written on their back. This animated scifi film features the voices of elijah wood, jennifer connelly, martin landau and john c. When 9 elijah wood springs to life, it finds itself in a postapocalyptic world where humans no longer exist, and the only signs of life are sentient rag dolls like itself and the machines that. The featurelength film hits theaters on september 9, 2009.
Can you name the animated movies shown from 20062009 test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It has been 9 years since the movie 9 was released september 9 2009. With daniel daylewis, marion cotillard, penelope cruz, sandro dori. But it flaunts meticulous design and downbeat color scheme browns, blacks, glowing toxic greens that provoke. Its scary its violent its animated its awesome it has something to do with alive dolls. Nine is a 2009 romantic musical drama film directed and produced by rob marshall and written by michael tolkin and anthony minghella. The 2009 animated movie 9 nine, is jam packed with an epic backstory full of secrets. Nine is very european, and probably too sophisticated for most of the american audience these days. I dont know how much of a market there is for animated films like this but as someone who appreciates good artwork and computer animation, i enjoyed it. This is a list of animated feature films released in 2009. Ackers attention to detail succeeds in drawing viewers into the films universe. Daylewis makes the character mesmerizingly distressed. Number 5 is a oneeyed stitchpunk in both the 2005 short and 2009 film, 9.
Movies, movie titles in the united states, 2009 movies, and 4 more. Jan 07, 2016 watch 9 2009 free online part 1 download 9 2009 free online part 1 when 9 elijah wood springs to life, it finds itself in a postapocalyptic world where humans no longer exist, and the only signs of life are sentient rag dolls like itself and the machines that hunt them. Shane acker talks sequel to 9, plus more pg animation. It speaks of the last human soul being divided to survive in nine small golems. More than this the last efforts of survival instincts and love of the fellow human spirit. His appearance and personalities vary from both versions of the film. That interview will be out in full next monday its a. He is portrayed as very inventive and innovative with creating tools as well. Number 7 is the sole female stitchpunk, a brave, selfsufficient, and rebellious ninja, a fiercely independent adventuress, and the seventh creation of the scientist. It also received an annie award nomination for best animated effects in a feature production. He may not be exactly like fellinis hero in 8 12 on which this movie is based nor the guido of the acclaimed broadway musical but no matter.
Sep 09, 2009 9 is just about the only animated movie this year not to be released in 3d. One of these creations, 9, emerges to display leadership qualities that may help. Reilly, jennifer connelly, christopher plummer, crispin glover with martin landau and. It tells of machinery taking over and destroying the population. He is building things from the scraps he scavenges to help him survive in this harsh and cruel world. When used to kill the dictators enemies, the robot starts programing other war machines to turn against humanity. The film stars the voice of elijah wood as the titular role, alongside other voices of john c. But thats what they are, stars, because the movie doesnt make them characters. Watch 9 2009 free online part 1 download 9 2009 free online part 1 when 9 elijah wood springs to life, it finds itself in a postapocalyptic world where humans no longer exist, and the only signs of life are sentient rag. The animated adaptation of the childrens book reigns supreme this weekend. Nine is an animated movie set in a postapocalyptic world in which machines have taken over and killed all human beings. As of 2019, this is the only adult animated film released by universal pictures under focus features to date.
Nine is just plain adrift in its own lack of necessity. These look left over from a city from the past, not the future, and a 1940ish newsreel reports on a devastating global war triggered by a hitleresque dictator. Though it is the youngest of the group, 9 convinces comrades that the only way to survive against the machines is to. So it is still, as the first figure, named 9, meets his.
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