To promote the upcoming release of District 9, Sony is advertising the film on bus benches in Los Angeles. And yes, it’s a funny, though racially motivated one. The ad notes that the bus bench is for humans only and that non-humans (aka aliens) should be reported to a given telephone number, which, when called to, reaches Multi National United.
Directed by Neill Blomkamp, the sci-fi thriller shows a world where aliens have become refugees in South Africa. Racial segregation, anyone? The film opens August 14 nationwide.
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May 31 2009 @ 11:42 pm
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June 1 2009 @ 12:46 am
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July 11 2009 @ 2:25 am
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August 15 2009 @ 10:50 pm
[...] for the film, which picked up its notion of aliens treated like a repressed minority in a series of bus bench ads and billboards urging people to report sightings of [...]
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August 15 2009 @ 11:01 pm
[...] for the film, which picked up its notion of aliens treated like a repressed minority in a series of bus bench ads and billboards urging people to report sightings of [...]
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August 24 2009 @ 10:10 pm
[...] now officially confirmed what I said at the end of my District 9 review: there WILL be a sequel to District 9. And by director Neill Blomkamp’s own words, chances are it’ll be called District [...]
Another Reason to Love District 9! « ADDventurist said
August 28 2009 @ 10:40 am
[...] ads” in LA this summer, so I had to find out what she was talking about. Turns out, Sony bought ad space on bus benches all around LA, declaring the benches “For Humans Only”. It caused Kaneisha, and I’m sure [...]