Sony Pictures is acquiring producer Peter Jackson's sci-fi flick "
District 9" in all English-language territories (including North America), Russia, Italy, Korea and Portugal from financier QED Intl.
Terri Tatchell and Blomkamp wrote the script, whose live-action plot is veiled in secrecy. Blomkamp and Jackson originally paired to make a big-screen version of the video game "Halo," but moved on to "District" when that project was put on hold.