[32] According to HD Magazine, District 9 was shot on RED One cameras using build 15, Cooke S4 primes and Angenieux zooms. District 9's Wikus van de Merwe Is Sci-Fi's Most Underrated Antihero District 9's Wikus van de Merwe Is Sci-Fi's Most Underrated Antihero Forget Han Solo and Snake Plissken – here’s why Sharlto Copley’s District 9 protagonist Wikus van de Merwe is one of the best antiheroes in sci-fi. Sharlto Copley, Actor: District 9. Babble-de-bap Wicus Van Der Merwe. [72], Doctor Shohini Chauduri wrote that District 9 even echoes apartheid in its title, as it is reminiscent "of District 6 in Cape Town, declared a whites-only area under the Group Areas Act ..."[citation needed] She also discusses how the wide shots used in District 9 strongly emphasize the idea of exclusion under apartheid. Geen Suspensie, Geen Beheer Wicus Van Der Merwe. 03. [8] Blikkiesdorp, a temporary relocation area in Cape Town, has also been compared with the District 9 camp earning a front-page spread in the Daily Voice. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events in Cape Town's District Six, during the apartheid era. [82], In an interview with IGN in June 2013, Blomkamp said, "I really want to make a District 9 sequel. 03. Do you know any background info about this artist? Layout by CipSoft GmbH. [76][77] District 9 was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on 13 October 2020, 11 years after the film was released in theatres. Wikus has 6 jobs listed on their profile. Sony's marketing team designed its promotional material to emulate the segregational billboards that appear throughout the film. Facebook gives people the power to share … The documentary-style and CCTV-style cam footage was shot on the Sony EX1/EX3 XDCAM-HD. Alien. Similar Artists Play all Pieter Koen. "[69], Teju Cole, a Nigerian-American writer, has commented that the "one-dimensionality of the Nigerian characters is striking," even when taking into account that District 9 is meant to be a fable. So I thought I wanted to be in special effects, like model-making and prosthetic effects." [28] The location that portrays District 9 is itself a real impoverished neighbourhood from which people were being forcibly relocated to government-subsidised housing. [20][21], Producer Peter Jackson planned to produce a film adaptation based on the Halo video-game franchise with first-time director Neill Blomkamp. Sign in to disable ALL ads. Wikus Vander Merwe: 318 Elder Druid: Search Character: Name: Currently there are 130 visitors. Wikus van der Merwe is op Facebook. Filming for District 9 took place during the winter in Johannesburg. View Wikus van der Merwe’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. "[61] Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum described it as "... madly original, cheekily political, [and] altogether exciting ..."[62], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four and praised it for "giving us aliens to remind us not everyone who comes in a spaceship need to be angelic, octopod or stainless steel", but complained that "the third act is disappointing, involving standard shoot-out action. wikus has 4 jobs listed on their profile. Wicus Van Der Merwe, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist (P) (2011) South Africa - Sony Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd, under Select Music a division of Sony Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd. 17. [52], According to the American Humane Association, the film displays an unauthorized "no animals were harmed" end credit, which is a registered trademark of the group. [25], QED International financed the negative cost. He was portrayed by Sharlto Copley. A human investigation team finds over one million malnourished aliens (derogatorily called "Prawns") inside, and the South African government relocates them to a terrestrial camp called District 9. [35], Weta Digital designed the 2½-kilometre-diameter mothership[36] and the drop ship, while the exo-suit and the little pets were designed by The Embassy Visual Effects. The creatures are not eager to move. While Koobus Venter's forces hunt for him, a smear story is broadcast on television, one that reaches Wikus' wife (who is Smit's daughter) Tania, claiming Wikus is a wanted fugitive who has contracted a contagious disease from copulating with aliens. The film received four Academy Awards nominations for: Best Motion Picture of the Year (Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham), Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell), Best Achievement in Film Editing (Julian Clarke) and Best Achievement in Visual Effects (Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken); seven British Academy Film Awards nominations: Best Cinematography (Trent Opaloch), Best Screenplay – Adapted (Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell), Best Editing (Julian Clarke), Best Production Design (Philip Ivey, Guy Potgieter), Best Sound (Brent Burge, Chris Ward, Dave Whitehead, Michael Hedges and Ken Saville), Best Special Visual Effects (Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken) and Best Director (Neill Blomkamp); five Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations: Best Makeup (Won), Best Screenplay, Adapted (Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell), Best Sound, Best Visual Effects and Best Action Movie; and one Golden Globe nomination: Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell). Wikus begins mutating into a Prawn, starting with his left arm, which was injured after the fuel exposure, and which was hidden under a large bandage. The combination of knowing he would find a career in the visual effects area and the advancement of technology allowing better computer graphics capabilities led him to work at a Canadian post-production company as a visual effects artist. "[58] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has a score of 81 based on 36 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Zoic Studios performed overflow 2D work. Sometimes love isn’t easy to explain – not when a universe of differences exist Read More » [10][11] This includes the high-profile attempted forced removal of the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Cape Town to temporary relocation areas in Delft, plus evictions in the shack settlement, Chiawelo, where the film was actually shot. It is from the Mini Epics collection. [26][27], The film was shot on location in Chiawelo, Soweto during a time of violent unrest in Alexandra (Gauteng) and other South African townships involving clashes between native South Africans and Africans born in other countries. [19], Another underlying theme in District 9 is states' reliance on multinational corporations (whose accountability is unclear and whose interests are not necessarily congruent with democratic principles) as a form of government-funded enforcement. Like Alive in Joburg, the short film on which the feature film is based, the setting of District 9 is inspired by historical events during the apartheid era, particularly alluding to District Six, an inner-city residential area in Cape Town, declared a "whites only" area by the government in 1966, with 60,000 people forcibly removed to Cape Flats, 25 km (16 miles) away. Liedjie vir jou Wicus Van Der Merwe. 6 . The suit guns down the Nigerians, and Wikus enters the suit and rescues Christopher from the mercenaries. Hence the overtly obvious use of fake segregational propaganda. MAJ 23.06.2020 : Cancelled by the manufacturer View wikus van der merwe’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. View full artist profile. 5 . Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwen ("from the Merwede"). "[63] Josh Tyler of Cinema Blend says the film is unique in interpretation and execution, but considers it to be a knockoff of the 1988 film Alien Nation. Already as a young child living in South Africa, Blomkamp was captivated by artwork and visual effects. View the profiles of professionals named "Wikus Van Der Merwe" on LinkedIn. 0824956559 Wikus van der Merwe: This is basically a guy, and there's 3 humans here, basically trying to make a warning, you know, saying "I kill 3 humans, watch out for me." Damion Irish Wicus Van Der Merwe. [71], Alexandra Heller Nicholas discusses Wikus's self-identity in District 9 as problematic due to him being a white man and the hero of the film. District 9 is a 2009 science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. MNU's experiments on the alien population are exposed, and the aliens are moved to the new camp, named District 10. Van der Merwe is a common Afrikaans surname, derived from the Dutch van der Merwen ("from the Merwede"). Blomkamp had to cut some of the vegetation in the scenery to portray the setting as desolate and dark. Meanwhile, three aliens, Christopher Johnson, his young son CJ, and Christopher's friend Paul, search a District 9 garbage dump for alien fuel in Prawn technology, which Christopher has had them spend the last twenty years synthesizing enough of to enact his plan. Facebook gives people the power to share … Die bobbejaan Wicus Van Der Merwe. Page has been viewed 44886292 times. Referring to a potential sequel, Blomkamp said "[he] want[s] to make District 10 at some point". [40] The film stood out as a summer film that generated strong business despite little-known casting. Powered by MyAAC. Wikus van de Merwe is the protagonist of District 9. ‘n Baie soet kleuter wat van die eerste nag af deurgeslaap het. [12][13], The film emphasizes the irony of Wikus and the impact of his experiences on his personality, which show him becoming more humane as he becomes less biologically human. However, after seeing the barbaric experiments MNU has performed on his people in the lab (including a dissected Paul), Christopher tells Wikus he must return home as fast as possible for help and cannot undo Wikus’ mutation until he returns in three years, due to the limited supply of the fuel. [59], Sara Vilkomerson of The New York Observer wrote, "District 9 is the most exciting science fiction movie to come along in ages; definitely the most thrilling film of the summer; and quite possibly the best film I've seen all year. The film took a total of 60 days of shooting. Piet Smit, an MNU executive, appoints MNU employee and his son-in-law Wikus van de Merwe, to lead the relocation. The story, which explores themes of humanity, xenophobia and social segregation, begins in an alternate 1982, when an alien spaceship appears over Johannesburg, South Africa. Wikus van der Merwe is on Facebook. Blomkamp wanted the aliens to maintain both humane and barbaric features in the design of the creatures. Related Tags Add tags. Net hier en daar my jonger suster se bottel gesteel het en haar nou en dan aan die hare rondgsleep het as my ma kuiermense gehad het. Mar 21st 2014. [53], District 9 grossed US$115.6 million from the United States and Canada, with a worldwide total of $210,819,611, against a production budget of US$30 million. Aliens don't even exist in the first place. Blomkamp met with Image Engine and considered them "a bit of a gamble" since the company had not pursued a project as large as a feature film. Start the wiki. 2,056 listeners Fredi Nest. Venter captures Wikus and Christopher, but Obesandjo's gang ambushes the MNU convoy, seizes Wikus, and brings Wikus to Obesandjo, who prepares to chop off Wikus's prawn arm. 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[42] Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet. Due to the rain, there was a lot of greenery to work with, which Blomkamp did not want. [70], In 2013, the movie was one of several discussed by David Sirota in Salon.com in an article concerning white savior narratives in film. Facebook gives people the power to share … It was brought to South Africa in 1661 by Dutch people employed by the Dutch East India Company.. Writer(s): wicus van der merwe More lyrics from the album. View Lodewikus (Wikus) Van Der Merwe’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Due to a lack of financing, the Halo adaptation was placed on hold. [40][41] This marketing strategy was designed to provoke reactions in its target audience, namely: sci-fi fans, and people concerned with social justice. Similar Artists Play all Pieter Koen. According to director Neill Blomkamp, during the winter season, Johannesburg "actually looks like Chernobyl", a "nuclear apocalyptic wasteland". Listen to Koeroe Koeroe from Wicus Van Der Merwe's Vat Hom Pappie for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [34] Billboards, banners, posters, and stickers were thus designed with the theme in mind, and the material was spread across public places such as bus stops in various cities, including "humans only" signs in certain locations and providing toll-free numbers to report "non-human" activity. [66] The film was later banned in Nigeria; the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board was asked to prevent cinemas from showing the film and also to confiscate it. 412 listeners. 8,672 Followers, 567 Following, 7,324 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Wikus Van De Merwe Art Gallery (@wikus_vandemerwe) [79] pronouncekiwi - … [81] Join Facebook to connect with Wikus van der Merwe and others you may know. Aliens try to avoid capture from MNU agents whilst searching for alien canisters. Wikus van Heerden (born 25 February 1979 in Johannesburg) is a former South African rugby union footballer who played as a flanker and finished his career playing for the Lions in Super Rugby, and the Golden Lions in the national Currie Cup competition. View Wikus van der Merwe’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. 1,420 listeners David Fourie. Christopher makes it into the dropship with CJ, and the dropship is levitated via a tractor beam back into the mothership, which Christopher then uses to leave Earth. [55] Its opening success was attributed to the studio's unusual marketing campaign. Its protagonist, one Wikus van der Merwe… District 9 was released by TriStar Pictures on 14 August 2009, in North America and became a financial success, earning over $210 million at the box office. Ek het ook so nou en dan my jonger…. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy . The film is partially presented in a found footage format by featuring fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras. Paul is killed by Koobus Venter, a cruel leader of the MNU mercenaries. Van sy treffers sluit in Spietkop, Hie' Komme Ding en Vat Hom Pappie.Hy is in 2009 deur Huisgenoot Tempo genomineer vir die "Beste Humoristiese Album". [25] On-set live special effects were created by MXFX. Start the wiki. Sony Pictures launched a "Humans Only" marketing campaign to promote District 9. I'm relatively new to this—I'm about to make my third film, and now the pattern that I'm starting to realise is very true is that you lock yourself into a film beyond the film you're currently working on. Blomkamp wanted to capture the deserted, bleak atmosphere and environment, so he and the crew had to film during the months of June through July. Top Songs By Wicus Van Der Merwe. Hie' Komme Ding Wicus Van Der Merwe. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Lodewikus (Wikus)’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Used to describe the aliens, the word "prawn" is a reference to the Parktown prawn, a king cricket species considered a pest in South Africa. [30][31], Blomkamp said no single film influenced District 9, but cited the 1980s "hardcore sci-fi/action" films such as Alien, Aliens, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Predator and RoboCop as subconscious influences. His childhood dreams of acting were put on hold for many years when his television production company was one of few in his native South Africa granted licensing to create content for broadcast. [23][24], In District 9, Tatchell and Blomkamp returned to the world explored in his short film Alive in Joburg, choosing characters, moments and concepts that they found interesting including the documentary-style filmmaking, staged interviews, alien designs, alien technology/mecha suits, and the parallels to racial conflict and segregation in South Africa, and fleshing out these elements for the feature film. By Helen Armitage May 20, 2020 [37] some of the software used for the visual effects were Autodesk Softimage.[38]. It was brought to South Africa in 1661 by Dutch people employed by the Dutch East India Company.. District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp.It was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. He was one of the head operatives for the relocation of alien prawn-like residents of … ‘n Baie soet kleuter wat van die eerste nag af deurgeslaap het. Filming in December raised another issue in that there was much more rain. Sometimes love isn’t easy to explain – not when a universe of differences exist Read More » A viral marketing campaign for the film began in 2008 at San Diego Comic-Con, while the theatrical trailer debuted in July 2009. [25] Aside from the aliens appearing on the operating table in the medical lab, all of them were created using CGI visual effects. Ag mamma ek is jammer Wicus Van Der Merwe. He went for a scary, hard, warrior-looking alien, which is much more of a challenge. [16][17] Copley has said that the theme is not intended to be the main focus of the work, but can work at a subconscious level even if it is not noticed. Unable to get the African drums to sound dark and heavy, Shorter used a combination of taiko drums and synthesized instruments for the desired effects, with the core African elements of the score conveyed in the vocals and smaller percussion. Join Facebook to connect with Wikus van der Merwe and others you may know. As MNU represents the type of corporation which partners with governments, the negative portrayal of MNU in the film depicts the dangers of outsourcing militaries and bureaucracies to private contractors. Additionally, the post-production team was warned that the most RED Camera footage they could handle a day was about an hour and a half. 636 listeners Die Campbells. The manufacturer is Weta Workshop. She states that the plot is about a white man working for the government, who has roots "in South Africa's apartheid culture", involuntarily joining the "victims of apartheid". After all of the other mercenaries are killed, Venter finally cripples the suit and is about to execute Wikus when slum aliens attack and dismember him alive. Spietkop Medley: Spietkop - Liefling. If you make a film about an alien force, which is the oppressor or aggressor, and you don't want to empathize with them, you can go to town. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 90% based on 314 reviews, with an average score of 7.80/10. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Wikus’ connections and jobs at similar companies. 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[47][48] An online game for District 9 has also been made where players can choose to be a human or an alien. Lodewikus (Wikus) has 1 job listed on their profile. It's not like Nigerians do eat aliens. Wikus van der Merwe/Original Character(s) (1) Exclude Additional Tags Xenophilia (7) Angst (6) Alien Culture (6) Alien Biology (6) Alien Sex (5) Transformation (5) Mpreg (5) Hurt/Comfort (5) Alien Planet (5) Alien Gender/Sexuality (5) Other tags to exclude More Options Crossovers. Wikus van Der Merwe, Category: Artist We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Van sy treffers sluit in Spietkop, Hie' Komme Ding en Vat Hom Pappie.Hy is in 2009 deur Huisgenoot Tempo genomineer vir die "Beste Humoristiese Album". [39] Both the score and soundtrack feature music and vocals from Kwaito artists. Despite its creativity, the film remains space opera and avoids the higher realms of science-fiction. 4 . Wikus attempts to acquire weapons from the District 9 Nigerian arms dealer Obesandjo, who wants to eat Wikus's alien arm because he believes it will grant him alien abilities. Alien. Wikus van der Merwe (41) Christopher Johnson (District 9) (25) Christopher Johnson's Son (District 9) (20) Tania van der Merwe (13) Original Characters (7) Koobus Venter (3) Piet Smit (District 9) (3) Original Alien Character(s) (2) Reader (1) Christopher (1) Include Relationships Christopher Johnson/Wikus van der Merwe (21) Spietkop Medley (Boeremieks) Wicus Van Der Merwe. "[25], Because of the amount of hand-held shooting required for the film, the producers and crew decided to shoot using the digital Red One 4K camera. The website's consensus states, "Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic. View Wikus van der Merwe’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2006 short film Alive in Joburg. One sci-fi antihero who doesn’t get anywhere near as much recognition as he should is Other viral websites for the film were also launched, including an MNU website with a countdown timer for the film's release,[45] an anti-MNU blog run by fictional alien character Christopher Johnson,[46] and an MNU-sponsored educational website. In 1982, a giant extraterrestrial spaceship arrives at Earth and hovers over the South African city of Johannesburg. Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) ... After van der Merwe grows a lobster claw in place of a hand, he can operate the weapons, and thus becomes the quarry of both the security company and the Nigerian gangsters, who exploit the aliens by selling them cat food. This was a challenge for Shorter, who found much of the South African music he worked with to be optimistic and joyful. The aliens in District 9 were designed by Weta Workshop, and the design was executed by Image Engine. [73], District 9 was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2009 by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. View the profiles of professionals named "Wikus Van Der Merwe" on LinkedIn. Making Wikus the "white savior" backtracks from the main message of District 9 which is to show the audience the detrimental effects "of colonialism brought by the Western world". [15], Themes of racism and xenophobia are shown in the form of speciesism. The director wanted the audience to relate to the aliens and said of the restriction on the creature design, "Unfortunately, they had to be human-esque because our psychology doesn't allow us to really empathize with something unless it has a face and an anthropomorphic shape. After playing down his symptoms (vomiting, nosebleed, headache, and fingernail and tooth loss), he passes out and is taken to a hospital where his left hand is now discovered to have become a prawn claw. Nevertheless, he revealed that his next project is unrelated to the District 9 universe. Wicus Van Der Merwe, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist (P) (2011) South Africa - Sony Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd, under Select Music a division of Sony Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd. 17. 2 . Has short dark hair with a small moustache. 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