9 is an upcoming 2008 animated film. The film is directed by Shane Acker, produced by Tim Burton and stars Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, John C. Reilly, Christopher Plummer, and Martin Landau. The film is slated for a December 26, 2008 release. It is being animated in Luxembourg by Attitude Studio and will be released by Focus Features. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This biographical article needs more biographical information on the subject. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and gothic atmosphere of his films. ... Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award-winning American film and television actor. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former child model. ... For the Scarling. ... Focus Features is the art house films division of Universal Pictures, and acts as both a producer and distributor for its own films and a distrubutor for foreign films. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 2008 in film is expected to feature another battle of the sequels, as many properties release new installments, including: Ace Ventura Jr. ... Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Timothy Tim William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and gothic atmosphere of his films. ... Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. ... Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former child model. ... For the Scarling. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award-winning American film and television actor. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Plot

9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened. A community of fully mobile rag dolls living a post-apocalyptic existence find one of their own, 9 (Wood), displaying leadership qualities that may help them to survive. The conflicted but resilient community includes 1 (Plummer), a domineering war veteran; 2 (Landau), an aged inventor; 5 (Reilly), a stalwart mechanic; 6 (Glover), a visionary and artist; and 7 (Connelly), a brave warrior. Parallel may refer to: Parallel (geometry) Parallel (latitude), an imaginary east-west line circling a globe Parallelism (grammar), a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses Parallel (manga), a shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi Parallel (video), a video album by R.E.M. The Parallel, an... Look up legacy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Human Race could be: The Human race. ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of the world or civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... A community is a social group of organisms sharing an environment, normally with shared interests. ... War Veteran is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. ... For other uses, see Inventor (disambiguation). ... Look up Mechanic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Narrowly, a visionary is one who experiences a supernatural vision or apparition. ... The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. ... For other uses, see Warrior (disambiguation). ...

Cast

Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award-winning American film and television actor. ... John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former child model. ... For the Scarling. ...

Short Film

Main article: 9 (short film)

9 was an a computer animated Academy Award-nominated short film directed by Shane Acker in 2005 and is the basis for the feature length film set to be released in December 2008. The film had a running of 11 minutes and was originally silent, with no voice work but there will be voice actors for the feature film. It was nominated on January 31, 2006 for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film.

Plot

The plot revolves around a "rag doll" character that fights a monster that has stolen the rest of his people's souls. The characters and sets are mostly comprised of every-day objects.

Crew

Opening crew

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Technical sound theater

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Technical information

• Recorded on: ARRI
• Sound: Dolby Digital Surround EX, DTS, SDDS 8 Channels
• Color: Technicolor
• Prints: Deluxe Color
• Kodak Motion Picture Film
• Avid
• MPAA film system: MPAA

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External links

• 9 (2008) at the Internet Movie Database