Danny Elfman fans are eagerly awaiting the date of 9-9-09. Not only will our personal collections of fingernail cheese have aged to perfection by then, but we'll be able to see the CGI animated movie 9, with new music by composer Danny Elfman. Nachos for everyone!
The sci-fi/fantasy film is produced by longtime Elfman friend and filmmaker Tim Burton, as well as Timur Bekmambetov, whose 2008 film Wanted was scored by Danny. 9 is directed by Shane Acker, who originally created a short film version of 9, which was nominated for an Oscar -- you know, those little gold guys who have no ears, and therefore can not acknowledge the greatness of Mr. Daniel J. Elfman. (The Golden "J" hereby awarded by DannyElfman.info.)
9 takes place in a world parallel to our own, in which the very legacy of humanity is threatened by machines. The machines, built by a scientist to help the world recover from a previous war, rebelled and began to manufacture an army to wipe out humanity. So the same scientist creates a group of sapient rag dolls. These rag dolls, or "stitch punks" as Shane Acker calls them, live a post-apocalyptic existence and one day they find 9, one of their own.
This group of rag dolls includes 1 (Christopher Plummer) their gruff self-proclaimed leader, 2 (Martin Landau) a kindly old inventor, the silent hooded twins 3 and 4, 5 (John C. Reilly) 2's loyal apprentice, 6 (Crispin Glover) a wild, visionary artist, 7 (Jennifer Connelly) a brave female warrior, 8 (Fred Tatasciore), 1's tough but dim-witted bodyguard, and finally 9 (Elijah Wood) a brave and loyal friend who displays leadership qualities that can help them survive against the machines that mercilessly hunt them down.
9 (2005) Short Film
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