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A home cinema, also called a home theater or theater room, is a home entertainment audio-visual system that seeks to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood using consumer electronics-grade video and audio equipment and is set up in a room or backyard of a private home. Some studies show that films are rated better and generate more intense emotions when watched in a movie theater,[1] but convenience is a major appeal for home cinemas.[2] In the 1980s, home cinemas typically consisted of a movie pre-recorded on a LaserDisc or VHS tape; a LaserDisc Player or VCR; and a heavy, bulky large-screen cathode ray tube TV set, although sometimes CRT projectors were used instead. In the 2000s, technological innovations in sound systems, video player equipment and TV screens and video projectors have changed the equipment used in home cinema set-ups and enabled home users to experience a higher-resolution screen image, improved sound quality and components that offer users more options (e.g., many of the more expensive Blu-ray players in the 2020s can also stream movies and TV shows over the Internet using subscription services such as Netflix). The development of Internet-based subscription services means that 2020s-era home theatre users do not have to commute to a video rental store as was common in the 1980s and 1990s (nevertheless, some movie enthusiasts buy DVD or Blu-ray discs of their favorite content).
In the 2020s, a home cinema system typically uses a large projected image from a video projector or a large flat-screen high-resolution HDTV system, a movie or other video content on a DVD or high-resolution Blu-ray disc, which is played on a DVD player or Blu-ray player, with the audio augmented with a multi-channel power amplifier and anywhere from two speakers and a stereo power amp (for stereo sound) to a 5.1 channel amplifier and five or more surround sound speaker cabinets (with a surround sound system). Whether home cinema enthusiasts have a stereo set-up or a 5.1 channel surround system, they typically use at least one low-frequency subwoofer speaker cabinet to amplify low-frequency effects from movie soundtracks and reproduce the deep pitches from the musical soundtrack.
Introduction[edit]
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Introduced in 1912, the Edison Home Projecting Kinetoscope was one of the first successful home theater devices. Although it used a 22 mm film format, the image size was nearer to 6 mm, the smallest ever to be commercially released. The value was that an entire motion picture could be released on one reel without editing.[3]
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Home theater systems were made in the 1920s with 16 mm projectors. Technological improvements led to 8 mm and sound 16 mm in the 1930s. In the 1950s, playing home movies became popular in the United States with middle class and upper-class families as Kodak 8 mm film projector equipment became more affordable. The development of multi-channel audio systems and later LaserDisc in the 1980s created a new paradigm for home video, as it enabled movie enthusiasts to add better sound and images to their setup. In the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, a typical home cinema in the United States would have a LaserDisc or VHS player playing a movie, with the signal fed to a large rear-projection television set, with the audio output through a stereo system. Some people used expensive front projectors in a darkened viewing room. During the 1980s, watching movies on VHS at home became a popular leisure activity. Beginning in the late 1990s, and continuing throughout much of the 2000s, home-theater technology progressed with the development of the DVD-Video format (higher resolution than VHS), Dolby Digital 5.1-channel audio (surround sound) speaker systems, and high-definition television (HDTV), which initially included bulky, heavy Cathode Ray Tube HDTVs and flat-screen TVs. In the 2010s, affordable large HDTV flatscreen TVs, high resolution video projectors (e.g., DLP), 3D television technology and the high resolution Blu-ray Disc (1080p) have ushered in a new era of home theater.
Recent developments[edit]
In the 2010s, the term home cinema encompasses a range of systems meant for movie playback at home. The most basic and economical system could be a DVD player, a standard-definition (SD) large-screen television with at least a 27-inch (69 cm) diagonal screen size, and an inexpensive home theater in a box surround sound amplifier and speaker system with a subwoofer. A more expensive home cinema set-up might include a Blu-ray disc player, home theater PC (HTPC) computer or digital media receiver streaming devices with a 10-foot user interface, a high-definition video projector and projection screen with over 100-inch (8.3 ft; 2.5 m) diagonal screen size (or a large flatscreen HDTV), and a several-hundred-watt home theater receiver with five to eleven surround-sound speakers plus one or two powerful subwoofers. 3D-TV-enabled home theaters make use of 3D TV sets/projectors and Blu-ray 3D players in which the viewers wear 3D-glasses, enabling them to see 3D content.
Home cinema designs and layouts are a personal choice and the type of home cinema a user can set up depends on her/his budget and the space which is available within the home. The minimum set of requirements for a home theater are: a large television set or good quality video projector CRT (no new models sold in U.S.), LCD, Digital Light Processing (DLP), plasma display, organic light-emitting diode (OLED), Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD), Laser TV, rear-projection TV, video projector, Standard-definition television (SDTV), HDTV, or 3D-TV at least 27 inches (69 cm) measured diagonally, an AV receiver or pre-amplifier (surround processor) and amplifier combination capable of at least stereo sound but preferably 5.1 Channel Dolby Digital and DTS audio, and something that plays or broadcasts movies in at least stereo sound such as a VHS HI-FI VCR, LaserDisc player (no new stand-alone models of either are available; VHS VCRs are usually bundled in combo decks with DVD players), a DVD player, a Blu-ray disc player, cable or satellite receiver, video game console, etc. Finally, a set of speakers, at least two, are needed but more common are anywhere from six to eight with a subwoofer for bass or low-frequency effects.[4]
The most expensive home cinema set-ups, which can cost over $100,000 US, and which are in the homes of executives, celebrities and high-earning professionals, have expensive, large, high-resolution digital projectors and projection screens, and maybe even custom-built screening rooms which include cinema-style chairs and audiophile-grade sound equipment designed to mimic (or sometimes even exceed) commercial cinema performance.
Design[edit]
In the 2010s, many home cinema enthusiasts aim to replicate, to the degree that is possible, the cinema experience. To do so, many home cinema buffs purchase higher quality components than used for everyday television viewing on a relatively small TV with only built-in speakers. A typical home cinema includes the following components:
- Movie or other viewing content: As the name implies, one of the key reasons for setting up a home cinema is to watch movies on a large screen, which does a more effective job at reproducing filmed images of vast landscapes or epic battle sequences. As of 2016, home cinema enthusiasts using smart Blu-ray players may also watch DVDs of TV shows, and recorded or live sports events or music concerts. As well, with a smart player, a user may be able to stream movies, TV shows and other content over the Internet. Many 2016-era DVD players and Blu-ray players also have inputs that allow users to view digital photos and other content on the big screen.
- Video and audio input devices: One or more video/audio sources. High-resolution movie media formats such as Blu-ray discs are normally preferred, though DVD or video game console systems are also used. Some home theaters include a HTPC (Home Theater PC) with a media center software application to act as the main library for video and music content using a 10-foot user interface and remote control. In 2016, some of the more expensive Blu-ray players can stream movies and TV shows over the Internet.
- Audio and video processing devices: Input signals are processed by either a standalone AV receiver or a preamplifier and Sound Processor for complex surround sound formats such as Dolby Pro-Logic/and or Pro-logic II, X, and Z, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. The user selects the input (e.g., DVD, Blu-ray player, streaming video, etc.) at this point before it is forwarded to the output stage. Some AV receivers enable the viewer to use a remote control to select which input device or source to use.
- Audio output: Systems consist of preamplifiers, power amplifiers (both of which may be integrated into a single AV receiver) and two or more loudspeakers mounted in speaker enclosures. The audio system requires at least a stereo power amplifier and two speakers, for stereo sound; most systems have multi-channel surround sound power amplifier and six or more speakers (a 5.1 surround sound system has left and right front speakers, a centre speaker, left and right rear speakers and a low-frequency subwoofer speaker enclosure). Some users have 7.1 Surround Sound. It is possible to have up to 11 speakers with additional subwoofers.
- Video output: A large-screen display, typically an HDTV. Some users may have a 3D TV. As of 2015, flatscreen HDTVs are the norm. Options include Liquid crystal display television (LCD), plasma TV, and OLED.[5] Home cinema users may also use a video projector and a movie screen. If a projector is used, a portable, temporary screen may be used,a screen may be permanently mounted or the image may be projected directly on a wall.
- Seating and atmosphere: Comfortable seating is often provided to improve the cinema feel. Some luxury home cinemas have movie theatre-style padded chairs for guests. Higher-end home theaters commonly also have sound insulation to prevent noise from escaping the room and specialized wall treatment to balance the sound within the room. Wall color can be optimized.
Component systems vs. theater-in-a-box[edit]
Home cinemas can either be set up by purchasing individual components one by one (e.g., buying a multichannel amp from one manufacturer, a Blu-ray player from another manufacturer, speakers from another company, etc.) or a by purchasing a HTIB (Home Theater in a Box) package which includes all components from a single manufacturer, with the exception of a TV or projector. HTIB systems typically include a DVD or Blu-ray player, a surround sound amplifier, five surround speakers, a subwoofer cabinet, cables and a remote. The benefit of purchasing separate components one by one is that consumers can attain improved quality in video or audio and better matching between the components and the needs of a specific room, or the consumer\'s needs.
However, to buy individual components, a consumer must have knowledge of sound system and video system design and electronics and they must do research on the specifications of each component. For instance, some speakers perform better in smaller rooms while others perform better in larger rooms and seating location must be considered. One of the challenges with buying all the components separately is that the purchaser must understand speaker impedance, power handling, and HDMI compatibility and cabling. Given these challenges, HTIB systems are a simpler and more cost-effective solution for many families and consumers; they are also better suited to smaller living spaces in semi-detached homes or apartments/condos where noise could be an issue. Buying an HTIB package is often less expensive than buying separate components.
Dedicated rooms[edit]
Some home cinema enthusiasts build a dedicated room in their home for the theater. These more advanced installations often include sophisticated acoustic design elements, including room-in-a-room construction that isolates sound and provides an improved listening environment and a large screen, often using a high-definition projector. These installations are often designated as screening rooms to differentiate them from simpler, less-expensive installations. In some movie enthusiast\'s home cinemas, this idea can go as far as completely recreating an actual small-scale cinema, with a projector enclosed in its own projection booth, specialized furniture, curtains in front of the projection screen, movie posters, or a popcorn or vending machine with snack food and candy. More commonly, real dedicated home theaters pursue this to a lesser degree.
As of 2016, the days of the $100,000 and over home cinema system are being usurped by the rapid advances in digital audio and video technologies, which has spurred a rapid drop in prices, making a home cinema set-up more affordable than ever before. This in turn has brought the true digital home theater experience to the doorsteps of the do-it-yourselfers, often for much less than the price of a low-budget economy car. As of 2016, consumer-grade A/V equipment can meet some of the standards of a small modern commercial cinema (e.g., THX sound).
Seating[edit]
Home cinema seating consists of chairs or sofas specifically engineered and designed for viewing movies in a home cinema. Some home cinema seats have a cup holder built into the chairs\' armrests and a shared armrest between each seat. Some seating has cinema-style chairs like those seen in a cinema, which feature a flip-up seat cushion. Other seating systems have plush leather reclining lounger types, with flip-out footrests. Available features include storage compartments, snack trays, tactile transducers for low-frequency effects that can be felt through a chair (without creating high volume levels which could disturb other family members), and electric motors to adjust the chair. Home cinema seating tends to be more comfortable than seats in a public cinema.
Backyard cinema[edit]
In homes that have an adequately sized backyard, it is possible for people to set up a home cinema in an outdoor area. Depending on the space available, it may simply be a temporary version with foldable screen, a video projector and a couple of speakers, or a permanent fixture with a huge screen and dedicated audio set-up mounted in a weather-proof cabinet. Outdoor home cinemas are popular with BBQ parties and pool parties. Some specialist outdoor home-cinema companies are now marketing packages with inflatable movie screens and purpose-built AV systems. Some people have expanded the idea and constructed mobile drive-in theaters that can play movies in public open spaces. Usually, these require a powerful projector, a laptop or DVD player, outdoor speakers or an FM transmitter to broadcast the audio to other car radios.
History[edit]
1920s–1940s[edit]
In the 1920s the first home cinemas were made using silent 16mm film projectors such as Kodascope and Filmo. Later, in the 1930s, 8mm and sound 16mm were introduced. These were rare luxuries.
1950s–1970s[edit]
In the 1950s, home movies became more popular in the United States and elsewhere as Kodak 8 mm film (Pathé 9.5 mm in France) and camera and projector equipment became affordable. Projected with a small, portable movie projector onto a portable screen, often without sound, this system became the first practical home theater. They were generally used to show home movies of family travels and celebrations, but they also doubled as a means of showing some commercial films, or private stag films. Dedicated home cinemas were called screening rooms at the time and were outfitted with 16 mm or even 35 mm projectors for showing commercial films. These were found almost exclusively in the homes of the very wealthy, especially those in the movie industry.
Portable home cinemas improved over time with colour film, Kodak Super 8 mm film cartridges, and monaural sound but remained awkward and somewhat expensive. The rise of home video in the late 1970s almost completely killed the consumer market for 8 mm film cameras and projectors, as VCRs connected to ordinary televisions provided a simpler and more flexible substitute.
1980s[edit]
The development of multi-channel audio systems and LaserDisc in the 1980s added new dimensions for home cinema. The first-known home cinema system was designed, built and installed by Steve J. LaFontaine as a sales tool at Kirshmans furniture store in Metairie, Louisiana in 1974. He built a special sound room that incorporated the earliest quadraphonic audio systems, and he modified Sony Trinitron televisions for projecting the image. Many systems were sold in the New Orleans area in the ensuing years before the first public demonstration of this integration occurred in 1982 at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Illinois. Peter Tribeman of NAD (U.S.) organized and presented a demonstration made possible by the collaborative effort of NAD, Proton, ADS, Lucasfilm and Dolby Labs, who contributed their technologies to demonstrate what a home cinema would look and sound like.
Over the course of three days, retailers, manufacturers, and members of the consumer electronics press were exposed to the first home-like experience of combining a high-quality video source with multi-channel surround sound. That one demonstration is credited with being the impetus for developing what is now a multibillion-dollar business.
1990s[edit]
In the early to mid-1990s, a typical home cinema would have a LaserDisc player or VHS VCR fed to a large screen: rear projection for the more-affordable setups, and LCD or CRT front-projection in the more-elaborate systems. In the late 1990s, a new wave of home-cinema interest was sparked by the development of DVD-Video, Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel audio, and high-quality front video projectors that provide a cinema experience at a price that rivals a big-screen HDTV.
2000s[edit]
In the 2000s, developments such as high-definition video, Blu-ray disc (as well as the now-obsolete HD DVD format, which lost the format war to Blu-ray) and newer high-definition 3D display technologies enabled people to enjoy a cinematic feeling in their own home at a more-affordable price. Newer lossless audio from Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio and speaker systems with more audio channels (such as 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 9.2, 10.2, and 22.2) were also introduced for a more cinematic feeling.
2010s[edit]
By the mid-2010s, the Blu-ray Disc medium had become a common home media standard, and online video streaming sources such as Netflix, Hulu and YouTube were offering a range of high-definition content, including some 4K content (although various compression technologies are applied to make this streamed content feasible). The first 4K Blu-ray discs were released in 2016. By this point, 4K TVs and computer monitors were rapidly declining in price and increasing in prevalence, despite a lack of native 4K content. While many DSP systems existed, DTS-HD Master Audio remained the studio standard for lossless surround sound encoding on Blu-ray, with five or seven native discrete channels. High-definition video projectors also continued to improve and decrease in price, relative to performance.
As a result of continuing price reductions, large (up to 80\'\') TVs became a financially competitive alternative to video projectors in living room or even smaller dedicated room setups.[6] Technologies such as local dimming and the like improved the black levels of LCD screens making them more suitable for use in a dark room. Consumer-grade OLED TVs measuring 55\'\' and above began to emerge in the second half of the decade. These had even better black levels.[7] However, as of 2020, video projectors remained the only viable option when screen sizes much over 80\'\' are needed.
Entertainment equipment standards[edit]
Noise Criteria (NC) are noise-level guidelines applicable to cinema and home cinema. For this application, it is a measure of a room\'s ambient noise level at various frequencies. For example, in order for a theater to be THX certified, it must have an ambient sound level of NC-30 or less. This helps to retain the dynamic range of the system.[8] Some NC levels are:
- NC 40: Significant but not a dooming level of ambient noise; the highest acceptable ambient noise level. 40 decibels is the lower sound pressure level of normal talking; 60 being the highest.
- NC 30: A good NC level; necessary for THX certification in cinemas.
- NC 20: An excellent NC level; difficult to attain in large rooms and sought after for dedicated home cinema systems. For example, for a home cinema to be THX certified, it has to have a rating of NC 22.[9]
- NC 10: Virtually impossible noise criteria to attain; 10 decibels is associated with the sound level of calm breathing.
Projectors used for home cinemas have a set of recommended criteria:
- Brightness, usually at least 1800 lumens.
- Resolution (the number of pixels making up the image), usually at least 1920×1080, one of the HDTV standards.
- Contrast (how well white, black and greyscales are displayed), usually a minimum of 5000:1.[further explanation needed]
- HDMI connection sockets (although some people use older component video, connections with three-cord sockets for the different individual colours)
- Good quality manufacturers, although this is a subjective element that depends upon user tastes and budget. For one user with a modest budget, good quality may mean a mainstream consumer electronics brand; for a well-to-do user, a Christie projector may be their interpretation of good quality (Christie units are widely used in professional, commercial theatres)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Fröber, K., & Thomaschke, R. (2019). In the dark cube: Movie theater context enhances the valuation and aesthetic experience of watching films. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication.
- ^ Arnold, Andrew. "Convenience Vs. Experience: Millennials Love Streaming But Aren\'t Ready To Dump Cinema Just Yet". Forbes. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Edison\'s 22mm Home Kinetoscope". Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive, University of Southern California. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "How Much Cash Do I Need for a Home Theater Setup?". about.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Feldstein, Justin.
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District 9 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Neill Blomkamp Written by - Neill Blomkamp
- Terri Tatchell
Based on Alive in Joburg[a]
by Neill BlomkampProduced by Starring - Sharlto Copley
- Jason Cope
- David James
- Vanessa Haywood
- Mandla Gaduka
- Kenneth Nkosi
- Eugene Khumbanyiwa
- Louis Minnaar
- William Allen Young
Cinematography Trent Opaloch Edited by Julian Clarke Music by Clinton Shorter[1][2] Production
companiesDistributed by Sony Pictures Releasing (through Ster-Kinekor in South Africa[3]) Release dates- 23 July 2009 (SDCC)
- 13 August 2009 (New Zealand)
- 14 August 2009 (United States)
- 28 August 2009 (South Africa)
Running time112 minutes[4] Countries Language English Budget $30 million[3] Box office $210.8 million[3] 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. It is a co-production of New Zealand, the United States, and South Africa. The film stars Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, and David James, and was adapted from Blomkamp's 2006 short film Alive in Joburg.
The film is partially presented in a found footage format by featuring fictional interviews, news footage, and video from surveillance cameras. 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. When a population of sick and malnourished insectoid aliens is discovered on the ship, the South African government confines them to an internment camp called District 9. Twenty years later, during the government's relocation of the aliens to another camp, one of the confined aliens named Christopher Johnson, who is about to try to escape from Earth with his son and return home, crosses paths with a bureaucrat named Wikus van de Merwe leading the relocation. The title and premise of District 9 were inspired by events in Cape Town's District Six, during the apartheid era.
A viral marketing campaign for the film began in 2008 at San Diego Comic-Con, while the theatrical trailer debuted in July 2009. District 9 had its World Premiere on 23 July 2009 at San Diego Comic-Con.[6][7] It 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. It also received acclaim from critics and garnered numerous awards and nominations, including four Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, and Best Film Editing.[8]
Plot[edit]
In 1982, a giant extraterrestrial spaceship arrives and hovers over the South African city of Johannesburg. An investigation team finds over a million malnourished aliens inside, and the South African government relocates them to a camp called District 9. However, over the years, it turns into a slum, and locals often complain that the aliens—derogatorily called "prawns"—are filthy, ignorant lawbreakers who bleed resources from humans.
Following unrest between the aliens and locals, the government hires Multinational United (MNU), a giant weapons manufacturer, to relocate the aliens to a new camp outside the city. Piet Smit, an MNU executive, appoints an MNU employee and his son-in-law, Wikus van de Merwe, to lead the relocation. Meanwhile, three aliens, Christopher Johnson, his young son CJ, and his friend Paul, search a District 9 garbage dump for alien fuel in Prawn technology, which Christopher has had them spend the last 20 years synthesizing enough of to enact his plan. They finally finish in Paul's shack as the relocation begins, but when Wikus comes to serve Paul a notice, he finds the hidden container with the fuel and accidentally sprays some of it in his face while confiscating it. Koobus Venter, a cruel MNU mercenary, kills Paul.
Wikus begins mutating into a Prawn, starting with his left arm injured after the fuel exposure. He is immediately taken to the brutal MNU lab, where researchers discover his chimeric DNA grants him the ability to operate Prawn weaponry, which is biologically restricted for them. Wanting to capture this human/alien hybridity before Wikus fully transforms, Smit orders Wikus' body to be vivisected and harvested for its profitable properties. Wikus, however, overpowers the lab personnel and escapes. While Venter's forces hunt for him, a smear story is broadcast, one that reaches Wikus' wife and Smit's daughter, Tania, claiming Wikus is a wanted fugitive who has contracted a contagious disease from copulating with aliens.
Wikus takes refuge in District 9, finding Christopher and the spaceship's concealed command module dropship underneath his house. Christopher explains to Wikus that the confiscated fuel is crucial to his plan of reactivating the dropship, and if he can get them in the dropship to the mothership, he can cure Wikus. Wikus attempts to acquire weapons from the District 9 Nigerian arms dealer, Obesandjo, who wants to eat Wikus's alien arm to gain alien abilities. Wikus, however, seizes an alien weapon and escapes.
Wikus and Christopher force themselves through MNU to the lab to retrieve the fuel. However, after seeing the brutal 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 3 years due to the limited supply of fuel. Enraged, Wikus knocks Christopher down and attempts to fly the module to the mothership himself, but Venter's forces shoot it down. Venter captures Wikus and Christopher, but Obesandjo's gang ambushes the MNU convoy and seizes Wikus.
Meanwhile, CJ, remaining hidden in the dropship, remotely activates the mothership and a large robotic alien battle suit in Obesandjo's base. The suit guns down the Nigerians, and Wikus enters the suit and rescues Christopher from the mercenaries. Heading to the dropship, the two come under heavy fire, and Wikus decides to stay behind to fend off the mercenaries and buy time for Christopher to escape, who promises to return after 3 years and heal Wikus. After all of the other mercenaries are killed, Venter finally cripples the suit and is about to execute Wikus when slum Prawns attack and dismember him alive. Christopher makes it into the dropship with CJ, and the dropship is levitated via a tractor beam back into the mothership, which leaves Earth.
MNU's experiments are exposed, and the aliens are moved to the new camp named District 10. Tania finds a metal flower on her doorstep, giving her hope that Wikus is still alive. Wikus, now fully transformed into a Prawn, is shown in a junkyard crafting flowers for his wife.
Cast[edit]
- Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe, a mild-mannered, shy, bumbling, awkward bureaucrat at the MNU Department of Alien Affairs, who becomes infected with an alien fluid, slowly turning him into one of the "prawns". This was the first time acting professionally in a feature film for Copley, a friend of director Blomkamp.[9]
- Jason Cope as Christopher Johnson, a District 9 prawn who assists Wikus in fighting MNU.
- Cope also performed the role of Grey Bradnam, the UKNR Chief Correspondent and all the speaking aliens, as well as for the cameraman Trent[10]
- David James as Colonel Koobus Venter, an aggressive, sadistic, and xenophobic PMC mercenary-soldier sent to capture Wikus. He is shown as taking pleasure in killing the aliens and responding brutally to anyone who opposes him.
- Vanessa Haywood as Tania Smit-van de Merwe, Wikus's wife.
- Mandla Gaduka as Fundiswa Mhlanga, Wikus's assistant and trainee during the eviction
- Eugene Wanangwa Khumbanyiwa as Obesandjo, a paralyzed psychopathic Nigerian gang leader who believes that eating alien body parts will enable him to operate their weapons
- Louis Minnaar as Piet Smit, managing director of MNU South Africa and Wikus's father-in-law
- Kenneth Nkosi as Thomas, an MNU security guard and good friend of Wikus
- William Allen Young as Dirk Michaels, the CEO of MNU
- Nathalie Boltt as Sarah Livingstone, a sociologist at Kempton Park University
- Sylvaine Strike as Katrina McKenzie, a doctor from the Department of Social Assistance
- John Sumner as Les Feldman, a MIL engineer
- Nick Blake as Francois Moraneu, a member of the CIV Engineer Team
- Jed Brophy as James Hope, an officer with the SAPS Alien Crimes Unit
- Vittorio Leonardi as Michael Bloemstein, MNU Department of Alien Civil Affairs
- Johan van Schoor as Nicolaas van de Merwe, Wikus's father
- Marian Hooman as Sandra van de Merwe, Wikus's mother
- Jonathan Taylor as the Doctor
- Stella Steenkamp as Phyllis Sinderson, MNU Alien Relations
- Tim Gordon as Clive Henderson, an entomologist at WLG University
- Nick Boraine as Lieutenant Weldon, Colonel Venter's right-hand man
- Robert Hobbs as Ross Pienaar, an MNU mercenary
- Trevor Coppola as MNU Mercenary
- Morne Erasmus as MNU Medic
Themes[edit]
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.[11] The film also refers to contemporary evictions and forced removals to suburban ghettos in post-apartheid South Africa, as well as the resistance of its residents.[12][13] 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.[10] 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.[14][15]
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". She also discusses how the wide shots used in District 9 strongly emphasize the idea of exclusion under apartheid. The separation of people and "prawns" into human and non-human zones marks South Africa's social divisions.[16]
The film emphasizes the irony of Wikus and the impact of his experiences on his personality, which shows him becoming more humane as he becomes less biologically human. The film uses his story to pose the question of humanity as the "prawn" characters in the film are shown to be kinder to Wikus than the actual humans are as he undergoes his transformation. The film also features the portrayal of Nigerian Arms dealers, provoking thought on conflict between marginalized communities.[17] Chris Mikesell from the University of Hawaii newspaper Ka Leo writes that "Substitute 'black,' 'Asian,' 'Mexican,' 'illegal,' 'Jew,' 'white,' or any number of different labels for the word 'prawn' in this film and you will hear the hidden truth behind the dialogue".[18]
Themes of racism and xenophobia are shown in the form of speciesism. 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.[19][20] 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. The racism in the film is portrayed on an institutional level, as despite the brutality towards the aliens by MNU exposed to the public they are still relocated as originally planned.[21]
Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel wrote that "The result is an action film about xenophobia, in which all races of humans are united in their dislike and mistrust of an insect-like species".[22]
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. 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.[23][24]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Producer Peter Jackson planned to produce a film adaptation based on the Halo video game franchise with first-time director Neill Blomkamp. Due to a lack of financing, the Halo adaptation was placed on hold. Jackson and Blomkamp discussed pursuing alternative projects and eventually chose to produce and direct, respectively, District 9 featuring props and items originally made for the Halo film.[25] Blomkamp had previously directed commercials and short films, but District 9 was his first feature film. The director co-wrote the script with his wife, Terri Tatchell, and chose to film in South Africa, where he was born.[26][27]
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.[28]
QED International financed the negative cost. After the 2007 American Film Market, QED partnered with Sony's TriStar Pictures for distribution in several territories.[29][30]
Filming[edit]
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.[31] The location that portrays District 9 is itself a real impoverished neighbourhood from which people were being forcibly relocated to government-subsidised housing.[10] Several scenes were shot at the Ponte building.[32]
Filming for District 9 took place during the winter in Johannesburg. According to director Neill Blomkamp, during the winter season, Johannesburg "actually looks like Chernobyl", a "nuclear apocalyptic wasteland". 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. The film took a total of 60 days of shooting. Filming in December raised another issue in that there was much more rain. Due to the rain, there was a lot of greenery to work with, which Blomkamp did not want. Blomkamp had to cut some of the vegetation in the scenery to portray the setting as desolate and dark.
The film features many weapons and vehicles produced by the South African arms industry, including the R5 and Vektor CR-21 assault rifles, Denel NTW-20 20 mm anti-materiel rifle, Milkor BXP submachine gun, Casspir armoured personnel carrier, Ratel infantry fighting vehicle, Rooikat armoured fighting vehicle, Atlas Oryx helicopter and militarized Toyota Hilux "technical" pickup truck.[33][34]
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. The director said, "I don't know whether the film has that feeling or not for the audience, but I wanted it to have that harsh 1980s kind of vibe—I didn't want it to feel glossy and slick."[28]
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. Cinematographer Trent Opaloch used nine digital Red Ones owned by Peter Jackson for primary filming.[35] According to HD Magazine, District 9 was shot on RED One cameras using build 15, Cooke S4 primes and Angenieux zooms. The documentary-style and CCTV-style cam footage was shot on the Sony EX1/EX3 XDCAM-HD. 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. When that got to five hours a day additional resources were brought in, and 120 terabytes of data was filled.[36]
Creative background[edit]
This film is essentially an expanded version of director Neill Blomkamp's 2005 work. The original short film, titled "Alive in Joburg" was written and directed by Neill Blomkamp. It narrates the conflict between aliens and local residents in Johannesburg (referred to as Joburg). Sharlto Copley, who starred in "Alive in Joburg," also became the lead actor in "District 9." Interestingly, the movie was developed with six different endings, but only one was ultimately used.
During the same period, Peter Jackson was planning to produce a film adaptation of the Xbox game "Halo" and had chosen Neill Blomkamp as the director. However, due to the interests of major corporations, the project was indefinitely shelved. Believing in Blomkamp's talent, Peter Jackson decided to fund a new project, investing 30 million dollars for Blomkamp to direct a film of his own choosing. This led to the creation of "District 9."
Content mapping[edit]
The alien settlement depicted in the film was actually shot in an African slum, lending a gritty realism to the setting. Except for the main characters' dwelling and the alien protagonist Christopher's hut, which were temporarily constructed, all the slum shacks were real locations. The depiction of aliens dismembering wild beasts and their fondness for cat food draws a parallel to the desperate living conditions in slums, where inhabitants often rely on carrion or cat food for sustenance.
The idea of aliens eating cat food was inspired by a crew member who used cat food as bait for shrimp during the film's production. Additionally, the narrative of the aliens' relocation in the film mirrors a real event: the demolition of a Johannesburg slum and the subsequent forced relocation of its residents to a government-built settlement area.
This approach in the movie not only adds a layer of authenticity but also serves as a powerful metaphor for the socio-economic issues faced by marginalized communities.
Visual effects[edit]
The aliens in District 9 were designed by Weta Workshop, and the design was executed by Image Engine.[citation needed]
Blomkamp wanted the aliens to maintain both humane and barbaric features in the design of the creatures. According to Terri Tatchell, the director's writing partner, "They are not appealing, they are not cute, and they don't tug at our heartstrings. He went for a scary, hard, warrior-looking alien, which is much more of a challenge."[37] The look of the alien, with its exoskeleton-crustacean hybrid and crab-like shells, was meant to initially evoke a sense of disgust from viewers but as the story progresses, the audience was meant to sympathize with these creatures who had such human-like emotions and characteristics. Blomkamp established criteria for the design of the aliens. He wanted the species to be insect-like but also bipedal. 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. Like if you see something that's four-legged, you think it's a dog; that's just how we're wired ... 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. So creatively that's what I wanted to do but story-wise, I just couldn't."[38]
Blomkamp originally sought to have Weta Digital design the creatures, but the company was busy with effects for Avatar. The director then decided to choose a Vancouver-based effects company because he anticipated making films there in the future and because British Columbia offered a tax credit. 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.[28] Aside from the aliens appearing on the operating table in the medical lab, all of them were created using CGI visual effects.[39]
Weta Digital designed the 21⁄2-kilometer-diameter mothership[40] and the drop ship, while the exo-suit and the little pets were designed by The Embassy Visual Effects. Zoic Studios performed overflow 2D work.[28] On-set live special effects were created by MXFX.[41] Some of the software used for the visual effects were Autodesk Softimage.[42]
Music[edit]
The music for District 9 was scored by Canadian composer Clinton Shorter, who spent three weeks preparing for the film. Director Neill Blomkamp wanted a "raw and dark" score, but one that maintained its South African roots. This was a challenge for Shorter, who found much of the South African music he worked with to be optimistic and joyful. 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.[43] Both the score and soundtrack feature music and vocals from Kwaito artists.
Release[edit]
District 9 held its world premiere in 23 July 2009 at the Reading Gaslamp 15 at San Diego Comic-Con, with Copley, Blomkamp and Jackson in attendance.[44][45] It was released by TriStar Pictures on 14 August 2009.
Marketing[edit]
Sony Pictures launched a "Humans Only" marketing campaign to promote District 9. Sony's marketing team designed its promotional material to emulate the segregational billboards that appear throughout the film.[38] 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.[46][47] This marketing strategy was designed to provoke reactions in its target audience (namely, sci-fi fans and people concerned with discrimination), hence the use of obviously fake segregational propaganda.[48] According to Dwight Caines, Sony's president of digital marketing, an estimated 33,000 phone calls were made to the toll-free numbers during a two-week period with 2,500 of them leaving voicemails with reports of alien sightings.[49] Promotional material was also presented at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, advertising the website D-9.com,[50] which had an application presented by the fictional Multi-National United (MNU). The website had a local alert system for Johannesburg (the film's setting), news feeds, behavior recommendations, and rules and regulations. Other viral websites for the film were also launched, including an MNU website with a countdown timer for the film's release,[51] an anti-MNU blog run by fictional alien character Christopher Johnson,[52] and an MNU-sponsored educational website.[53][54] An online game for District 9 has also been made where players can choose to be a human or an alien. H
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Summer Glau
Glau at the 2019 Phoenix Fan FusionBorn July 24, 1981 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 2002–present Spouse Val Morrison(m. 2014) Children 2 Signature 
Summer Glau (/ɡlaʊ/; born July 24, 1981[1]) is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction and fantasy television series: as River Tam in Firefly (2002) and its continuation film Serenity (2005), as Tess Doerner in The 4400 (2005–2007), as Cameron in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009), and as Isabel Rochev / Ravager in Arrow (2013–2014).
Early life[edit]
Glau was born in San Antonio, Texas, where she grew up with her two younger sisters Kaitlin and Christie. She is of Scots-Irish and German ancestry.[2]
Glau received a scholarship to a ballet company and was homeschooled from grades 3 to 12 to accommodate her ballet training.[3] In addition to her classical ballet training, she has studied tango and flamenco.[4]
When Glau first moved to Los Angeles in the early 2000s, she spent her time as a traveling dancer, living off paychecks from corporate events, weddings, and resort gigs.[5]
Career[edit]
Glau at CollectorMania 2005 
Glau at Paradise City Comic Con, December 2016 Early career: 2002-2008[edit]
Glau's first television credit was a guest role on a 2002 episode of the television series Angel. In the episode, she was a prima ballerina who danced the titular character Giselle by Adolphe Adam.
Having met director Joss Whedon in Angel, Glau was later cast in Whedon's critically acclaimed but short-lived TV series Firefly as River Tam, a role she later reprised for the show's feature film sequel Serenity. Her portrayal of River Tam, a girl who was intellectually gifted but mentally unstable due to being subject to government experimentation to create an assassins program, was widely praised and garnered her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006.[6] For her fight scenes in Serenity, she underwent 6 months of rigorous wushu training in Alhambra.[7] In an interview, Glau indicated having previously auditioned for the role of a Power Ranger (White Wild Force Ranger Alyssa Enrilé) in Power Rangers Wild Force but lost to actress Jessica Rey before meeting Whedon.[8]
After Serenity, Glau appeared on the episode "Love Conquers Al" of the TV series Cold Case. She had a small role in the film Sleepover, in which she played the high school senior Shelly. She also appeared in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?", and season two of The Unit as Crystal Burns (the girlfriend of Jeremy Erhart from Michigan).
In 2006, Glau played Tess Doerner, a paranoid schizophrenic returnee in season two's premiere of The 4400, and became a recurring character from season three onwards. She also starred in the horror comedy film Mammoth and was cast in the ABC Family TV movie The Initiation of Sarah.
In Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, a series that debuted in early 2008, Glau played the role of Cameron Phillips, a reprogrammed Terminator infiltration unit sent back by future John Connor to protect John's younger self and his mother Sarah Connor from Skynet.[9] The series' seventh episode, "The Demon Hand", featured several scenes in which Glau (in character as Cameron) dances ballet, including one set to Chopin's Nocturne in C# Minor. Glau also played Allison Young (Cameron's human doppelgänger) in the second-season episodes "Allison from Palmdale" and "Born to Run". In 2008, she won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her portrayal of Cameron.[10]
2009-present[edit]
Glau guest starred as herself in a 2009 episode of the CBS situation comedy The Big Bang Theory.[11] In the episode, she encountered the protagonists on a train ride from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara, and Howard, Raj, and Leonard fought awkwardly for her affections.
On August 26, 2009, Glau joined the cast of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse for 4 episodes in season two. She portrayed Bennett, the programmer for a rival Dollhouse.[12] She also portrayed the protagonist Lindsey in the 2010 film Deadly Honeymoon and supporting character Maggie in the 2011 film The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy, which was filmed close to her residence in Boerne, Texas.[13] She also guest starred as Greta in a 2010 episode of the TV series Chuck, reuniting with her Firefly co-star Adam Baldwin.[14]
In 2011, Glau portrayed the leading role of Orwell in NBC's The Cape, a mysterious blogger who assisted the main character in crime fighting activities.[15] On July 11, 2011, Glau was cast on Alphas as Skylar Adams, a recurring alpha with outstanding intellectual ability and mother to Zoe Adams, and a former acquaintance of Dr. Rosen and Nina.[16] Moreover, she voiced Kara Zor-El in the DC Comics original animated movie Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.[17]
In 2012, Glau played the main character Christine in the Hallmark film Help for the Holidays, an elf who went on a special assignment to help a family regain their Christmas spirit.[18] In 2013, Glau was a female lead in the horror comedy film Knights of Badassdom, in which she took up larping.[19] During this time, she also had minor guest appearances on the TV series Grey's Anatomy and Hawaii Five-0.
In the CW superhero series Arrow, Glau portrayed the recurring antagonist Isabel Rochev (Ravager) in its second season in 2013. She also guest starred as Olivia Frampton in season 2 of the black comedy series NTSF:SD:SUV::. In 2014, Glau appeared in all 12 episodes of the TV series Sequestered, portraying a juror who seemed to have been involuntarily brought into larger conspiracy.
Glau rejoined her Firefly co-star Nathan Fillion when she guest starred in the web series Con Man (2015) as Martina and in Castle as Kendall Frost, an aspiring private detective who rivaled Fillion's protagonist.[20]
In 2018-2019, Glau was cast in the recurring role of Miss Jones on the Netflix crime drama series Wu Assassins.[21][22] Furthermore, she provided narration in the Realm audio podcast Ctrl-Alt-Destroy, in which the protagonist was a video game designer who discovers that the game she created has been stolen as part of a top secret project.[23]
Glau has also been featured in the short films Inside the Box and Dead End, as well as in the web series Jeff 1000 (portraying herself as the friend of a robot named Jeff) and The Human Preservation Project.[24]
Personal life[edit]
Glau has been married to Val Morrison since 2014, whom she met on the set of Hawaii Five-0.[25][26] In January 2015, Glau gave birth to her first daughter.[27] She gave birth to her second daughter in October 2017.[28]
Outside of film and TV, Glau has participated in a wide variety of comic conventions across the United States and the world. She has also been an advocate for the science fiction fan community, such as through a promotional video for the Los Angeles Sci-fi World (to be opened in 2024).[29] She has also supported wind energy in the 175th Anniversary of the Texas Revolution video series directed by Michael Cerny.[30]
In an interview from 2012, Glau has mentioned that one of her favorite movies during childhood was Camelot, and that she would be interested in acting in period pieces, such as in those written by Jane Austen.[31]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year Title Role Notes 2004 Sleepover Ticket girl 2005 Serenity River Tam 2006 Mammoth Jack Abernathy Television film (Syfy) The Initiation of Sarah Lindsey Goodwin Television film (ABC Family) 2010 Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Kara Zor-El / Supergirl Voice, direct-to-video Deadly Honeymoon Lindsey Ross Forrest Television film (Lifetime Movies) 2011 The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Maggie Moon 2012 Help for the Holidays Christine Prancer Television film (Hallmark) 2013 Inside the Box Sophie Short film Knights of Badassdom[32] Gwen 2015 Dead End Franck's wife & Fugitive Short film Television[edit]
Year Title Role Notes 2002 Angel Prima Ballerina Episode: "Waiting in the Wings" 2002–2003 Firefly River Tam 14 episodes 2003 Cold Case Paige Pratt Episode: "Love Conquers Al" 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mandy Cooper Episode: "What's Eating Gilbert Grissom?" 2005–2007 The 4400 Tess Doerner 8 episodes 2006–2007 The Unit Crystal Burns 7 episodes 2008–2009 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Cameron / Allison Young 31 episodes (as Cameron),
2 episodes (as Allison Young)2009 The Big Bang Theory Herself Episode: "The Terminator Decoupling" 2009–2010 Dollhouse Bennett Halverson 4 episodes 2010 Chuck Greta Episode: "Chuck Versus the Fear of Death" Good Morning Rabbit Lucy 1 episode 2011 The Cape Jamie Fleming / Orwell 10 episodes 2011–2012 Alphas Skylar Adams 4 episodes 2012 Grey's Anatomy Emily Kovach 2 episodes Scent of the Missing Sedona Pilot 2013 Hawaii Five-0 Maggie Hoapili Episode: "Kekoa" 2013[33] NTSF:SD:SUV:: Olivia Frampton Episode: "Comic-Con Air" 2013–2014 Arrow[34] Isabel Rochev / Ravager 9 episodes 2014 Peter Panzerfaust[35] Wendy Voice Sequestered Anna Brandt 12 episodes Jeff 1000 Herself 3 episodes 2015 Con Man Make-up Lady / Martina 2 episodes 2016 Castle Kendall Frost Episode: "The G.D.S." 2019 Wu Assassins Miss Jones (The Water Wu) 2 episodes Online media[edit]
Year Title Role Notes 2005 R. Tam sessions River Tam 5 short videos 2021 Ctrl Alt Destroy Narrator and all characters Literary RPG podcast Awards and nominations[edit]
Year Award Category Production Result 2005 SFX Award Best Actress Serenity Won 2006 SyFy Genre Awards Best Actress/Movie Serenity Nominated[36] Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress Serenity Won[37] 2008 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Won (tied with Elizabeth Mitchell)[38] Scream Award Best Actress in a Science Fiction Movie or TV Show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Nominated[39] Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Action Adventure Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Female Star Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Nominated 2009 Saturn Award Best Supporting Actress on Television Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actress: Action Adventure Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Nominated References[edit]
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Sarah Roemer
Roemer in Waking Madison (2011)Born Sarah Christine Roemer
August 28, 1984San Diego, California, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active - 2006–present (actress)
- 2000–present (model)
Spouse Children 3 Sarah Christine Roemer (born August 28, 1984) is an American actress. One of her best-known roles was a supporting character in Disturbia, and she has also starred in a number of films including Asylum, Hachi: A Dog's Tale, Fired Up!, Waking Madison, and The Con Artist, as well as the television series The Event and Chosen.
Early life[edit]
Roemer was born on August 28, 1984, in San Diego, California.[1] At the age of 15 she was recruited by a modeling agency while at 7-Eleven. She attended Horizon Junior and Senior High School and relocated to Los Angeles and started her modeling career.[2]
Career[edit]
Roemer signed with ID Model Management in New York City.[3] She has modeled for GQ,[4] Cosmopolitan, Maxim, Esquire, Nylon Guys, Self, Interview, Flaunt.[5] She was featured in the Sportswear International magazine's cover model in its summer 2004 issue.[3]
Her screen debut was in an indie film called Wristcutters: A Love Story.[2] In the 2006 horror film The Grudge 2 she portrays Lacey Kimble, a high school student and young cheerleader. Released on October 13, 2006, to negative reviews, the film was a box office success.[1] In 2007, Roemer starred alongside Shia LaBeouf in the Paramount Pictures thriller film Disturbia.[2] She portrayed Ashley Carlson, a love interest and neighbor of LaBeouf's character.[6] Disturbia was released on April 13, 2007, to a positive critical reception and debuting at number one in its first week at the box office. The film grossed $117.8 million against a budget of $20 million.[7] She also starred alongside Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart and Virginia Madsen in the Kate Hudson–directed short film Cutlass.[1]
In 2008, she starred alongside Travis Van Winkle and Ellen Hollman in Asylum.[1] Directed by David Ellis, the film was released straight-to-DVD on July 15, 2008. Roemer appeared in the 2009 teen comedy film Fired Up.[1] Also in 2009, Roemer portrayed Andy Wilson, the daughter of Richard Gere's character Parker Wilson, in the American drama film Hachi: A Dog's Tale.[1] An American adaptation of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. In 2009, she also starred in the independent film Falling Up,[1] released straight-to-DVD. Roemer appeared in the music video for "Come Back to Me" by American Idol contestant David Cook.[8]
On September 11, 2010, she portrayed Emma Sawyer in the independent thriller film Locked In.[1] She also served as an associate producer in the film. Roemer portrayed central character Madison Walker in the independent drama Waking Madison,[1] and as Kristen in the 2010 independent romantic comedy film The Con Artist.[1] Later that year, Roemer starred in the NBC drama series The Event, portraying Leila Buchanan.[9] The series concluded on May 13, 2011.[10]
Personal life[edit]
Roemer began dating her Chosen co-star Chad Michael Murray in 2014.[11] In January 2015, it was announced that she and Murray had married.[12] They have three children: a son born in 2015,[13] and two daughters, born in 2017[14] and 2023.[15]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year Title Role Notes 2006 Wristcutters: A Love Story Rachel 2006 The Grudge 2 Lacey Kimble 2007 Disturbia Ashley Carlson Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Shia LaBeouf) 2007 Cutlass Eve Short film 2008 Asylum Madison 2009 Fired Up! Carly Davidson 2009 Hachi: A Dog's Tale Andy Wilson 2009 Falling Up Scarlett Dowling 2010 Waking Madison Madison Walker 2010 Locked In Emma Sawyer Also as associate producer 2010 The Con Artist Kristen 2016 Manhattan Undying Vivian 2020 Algorithm: Bliss Elizabeth 2021 Survive the Game Hannah Television[edit]
Year Title Role Notes 2010–2011 The Event Leila Buchanan Main role 2011 Hawaii Five-0 Marissa Garcia Episode: "Kame'e" 2012 Daybreak Sarah Episodes: "Chapter 1", "Chapter 4", "Chapter 5" 2013–2014 Chosen Avery Sharp Main role 2019 Deadly Hollywood Obsession
(also known as Famous and Fatal)Casey Wright Television film[16][17] References[edit]
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- ^ "Sarah Roemer Wiki ❤️ – Facts, Childhood, Net Worth, Family of Actress". April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "The Event: Interview with Jason Ritter & Sarah Roemer — TV Drama Watch". tvdramawatch.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ "Interview Jason Ritter Sarah Roemer The Event". Daily Actor. November 29, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ Reilly, Kaitlin (November 6, 2016). "Big News For Chad Michael Murray & Sarah Roemer". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ Rotman, Michael (January 20, 2015). "Chad Michael Murray is Married and Expecting First Child with Sarah Roemer". ABC News. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ Rouse, Wade (June 1, 2015). "Chad Michael Murray and Sarah Roemer Welcome a Son". People. Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ Juneau, Jen (March 13, 2017). "Chad Michael Murray and Sarah Roemer Welcome Daughter". People. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Heller, Corinne (August 20, 2023). "Chad Michael Murray and Wife Sarah Roemer Welcome Baby No. 3". E! Online. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Lifetime: 5 craziest moments from Deadly Hollywood Obsession". hiddenremote.com. December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Where Was 'Deadly Hollywood Obsession' Filmed?". thecinemaholic.com. December 23, 2019.
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