MUMBAI: A new era in animated storytelling begins on 9 September. It is on that day that 9-a thrilling tale directed by Shane Acker is set to release worldwide.
The film‘s story is about 9 – an underdog hero who believes in taking risks besides wishing to know the meaning of life. His mental deftness helps him build his team, the mission of whom begins after the human civilization becomes extinct.
The film stars Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover.
An action-packed adventure, 9 is the feature-length expansion of Acker‘s Academy Award-nominated 2004 short film of the same name. As director of the short, Acker received an Academy Award nomination in the Best Animated Short Film category and also won a Gold Medal at the Student Academy Awards.
Says PVR Pictures CEO Uday Singh, “We are thrilled to bring the much-awaited animated film 9 directed by award-winning animator and designer Shane Acker to the Indian theatres on a day-date release on 09.09.09.”
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