District 9 receives the 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray treatment!

July 8th 2020, 5:30pm

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

DISTRICT 9 (WATCH IT HERE), the classic 2009 sci-fi film produced by Peter Jackson (LORD OF THE RINGS) and the feature debut of South African auteur Neil Blomkamp, is still amazing and as prescient as ever in showing the effects of institutionalized and systemic prejudice (and even though it was explicitly talking about Apartheid in South Africa, it's message is applicable to everywhere). Here's the official synopsis:

From producer Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy) and director, Neill Blomkamp comes a startlingly original science fiction thriller that "soars on the imagination of its creators" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). With stunning special effects and gritty realism, the film plunges us into a world where the aliens have landed… only to be exiled to a slum on the fringes of Johannesburg. Now, one lone human discovers the mysterious secret of the extraterrestrial weapon technology. Hunted and hounded through the bizarre back alleys of an alien shantytown, he will discover what it means to be the ultimate outsider on your own planet.

Now the film's getting a new 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray release from Sony Pictures that will be available October 13th! Here are the specs and bonus features:

SPECS
Run Time: 112 minutes
Rating: Rated R for bloody violence and pervasive language
Feature: 2160p Ultra High Definition/1.85:1
Audio: English 7.1 Dolby Atmos (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 compatible), English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, French, Spanish, English – Audio Description Track 5.1 Dolby Digital

BONUS MATERIAL
4K ULTRA HD BONUS MATERIALS:

Comic-Con Extravaganza Featurette

Original Theatrical Trailers

BLU-RAY™ BONUS MATERIALS:

Hours of Archival Special Features Including:

Deleted Scenes

Director’s Commentary

The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker’s Log – Three-Part Documentary

Metamorphosis: The Transformation of Wikus

Innovation: Acting and Improvisation

Conception and Design: Creating the World of District 9

Alien Generation: Visual Effects

Joburg from Above: Interactive Map of Satellite and Schematics of the World of District