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Yes, this is a piece dealing with Steven Spielberg. No, it will not mention Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull after this opening paragraph. Can we just move on already?

Spielberg has a lot on his plate right now. Since his attempt to mount a Harvey remake (which ended with brutal swiftness sometime in pre-production), there has been much silence from the man who brought us Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and ever childhood memory you hold so near and dear to your little heart. Now, Vulture is speculating that Spielberg will making the long-gestating Interstellar his next film.

They come about this in a slightly roundabout, but logical manner. Jonathan Nolan (yep, Chris' brother) has spent the past two years rewriting the screenplay. He's recently switched agencies, which normally wouldn't be a big deal, but the intensity with which he was snatched suggests that someone in Hollywood knows something we don't. Perhaps they know that Nolan is about to become the writer of the next Steven Spielberg blockbuster.

Above: The spaceship from District 9

Now that we've entered the month of June, folks are beginning to geek out about this year's Comic Con in San Diego, which looks to be already setting up some pretty awesome (and geektastic) treats for all those who make the trek out there. In a new story over at the New York Times, they reveal that Peter Jackson will make his first ever trip to San Diego Comic Con this year in order to help promote the upcoming flick District 9, which he's producing. Jackson will be joined by that film's director (and Jackson apprentice) Neill Blomkamp.

The film, which looks to be an extension of sorts of Blomkamp's fantastic short film Alive in Joburg (watch it here), tells of an alien race that's forced to live in a slum-like environment on earth while government examines the situation further. (Watch the Cloverfield-like trailer over here.) There's no word on whether Jackson will reveal any nuggets of coolness regarding his other upcoming movies like The Lovely Bones or the first Tintin film, though even if he doesn't I bet the Comic Con crowd will grill him to pieces during Q&A time.

Check out some of the clever outdoor marketing for District 9 in the gallery below (via Flickr).



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