Animation, Film

9 – Image Gallery

by Colin DaviesSep 9th, 2009 @ 1:28 pm EDTUpdated May 9th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm EDT

Film makers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov join forces to produce director Shane Acker’s original tale. 9 features the voices of Elijah Wood, John C Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover and features the music of Danny Elfman.

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All Humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction…

US Release September 9th, 2009
UK Release October 30th, 2009

9 – Department head, animation David Baas and director Shane Acker review a scene during production of the epic adventure fantasy © Focus Features

9 – #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) prepares to embark on their journey © Focus Features

9 – #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) peers out from a hiding place © Focus Features

9 – #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) battles the Fabrication Machine © Focus Features

9 – #9 (at left, voiced by Elijah Wood) and #7 (at right, voiced by Jennifer Connelly) flee for their lives © Focus Features

9 – #9 (at left, voiced by Elijah Wood) is shown around by #2 (voiced by Martin Landau) © Focus Features

9 – #9 (in foreground, voiced by Elijah Wood) confronts the Cat Beast © Focus Features

9 – #7 (voiced by Jennifer Connelly) goes on the defensive © Focus Features

(l-r.) #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood), #7 (voiced by Jennifer Connelly), and #5 (voiced by John C. Reilly) face peril in Shane Acker’s epic adventure fantasy 9, which Focus Features releases nationwide on 9/9/09.Photo Credit: Focus Features

9 – #6 (voiced by Crispin Glover), #5 (voiced by John C. Reilly), #8 (voiced by Fred Tatasciore), and #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) are on alert. © Focus Features

9 – The unified “stitchpunk” creations must remain on the move in a post-apocalyptic world. © Focus Features

9 – #7 (at right, voiced by Jennifer Connelly) fends off the Seamstress. © Focus Features

9 – #7 (at top, voiced by Jennifer Connelly) retrieves #9 (below, voiced by Elijah Wood). © Focus Features

9 – #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) confronts the Fabrication Machine © Focus Features

9 – #9 (voiced by Elijah Wood) unleashes the Talisman. © Focus Features

9 – Actor Elijah Wood and director Shane Acker discuss a scene in their film 9. © Focus Features

9 – Actor Elijah Wood performs as the voice of #9 © Focus Features

9 – Actor Elijah Wood supplies the voice of #9 © Focus Features

9 – Actress Jennifer Connelly performs as the voice of #7 in Shane Acker’s epic adventure © Focus Features

9 – Actress Jennifer Connelly supplies the voice of #7 © Focus Features

Colin Davies

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