9 Concept Art

These pictures were posted on http://blog.newsarama.com/ today:

I hope these pictures spark some inspiration because tomorrow begins our 9 Movie contest! If you want to be entered to win a limited edition 9 book, then come to HBCfanclub each day and enter the specific contest. Tomorrow's task is to send in an original piece of 9 art, either done on your computer in photoshop or paint or a hand drawn (or painted or sketched or crayoned ect.) picture that you have scanned and emailed to us at HBCfanclub@gmail.com. In your email please let us know if you don't want us to share you art on the site, otherwise it will be proudly displayed and you have a chance at your own 9 movie book!

I can't wait to see your entries, and come back each day between the 1st and the 9th and enter the days contest (all contest entires will be accepted until 10pm on the 9th).
xoxo, your friends at HBCfanclub

Friday is Newsletter Day!

The newsletter comes out tomorrow (and if you want to win a 9 movie book in our contest that starts next week, then you'll want to get this email!) and if you're not subscribed yet then send us an email at hbcfanclub@gmail.com (subject:newsletter, body: the email that you want the newsletter sent to, that's it!)
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~your HBCfanclub site master friends

9 Movie Clips

The official 9 Facebook page has tons of clips from the movie! You can see all 11 of them at here.

Tim Talks About 9

The Epoch Times talked to Tim Burton about 9, which you can read it in it's entirety here.

“What do I want when I make a movie, what is helpful to me … so we both, Timur [Bekmambetov, co-producer] and I, tried to offer Shane that sort of support. You know I suggested the screenwriter whom I work with, and so I knew that’d be a good mix of people like Danny [Elfman, the film's composer] and wherever I could give anything.”

“The thing that intrigued me about [9] was, you see a lot of personal films, you rarely see the slightly personalized animated films … and that’s what I liked about it. And we’ve all seen post-apocalyptic imagery a million times. But again, I was surprised at how the kind of poetry to this and the sort of quietness and the kind of things between the lines to this that I really enjoyed—the style of animation, the performances going for a more naturalistic [feel]. It just felt like it was in new category in terms of animation.”

Finalized D23 Expo Information

Confirmed details about Disney's D23 Expo coming next month from http://www.digitalspy.com:

The event will be held in Anaheim, California from September 10 to September 13, and will feature sneak previews of the studio's upcoming films for fans, Sci-Fi Wire reports.

The movie clips that will be presented include The Princess and the Frog, Tron: Legacy, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Rapunzel, Disney's A Christmas Carol and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

Several classic Disney movies will also be screened, while the first glimpses of the 3-D versions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 will be unveiled in their entirety.

Special guests are said to be on hand during the event, which also features a variety of panels such as 'The Evolution Of Mickey'.

Admission is $37 (£22) for a one-day adult ticket and $27 (£16) for children aged 3 to 12. Four-day passes are $111 (£68) for adults and $81 (£50) for children.

Disney recently hinted at the possible title for the 2011 update of Cars.

Helena in Malibu

From http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

What's Behind the Numbers in '9'?

http://scifiwire.com wanted to know the meaning behind the numbering in Tim Burton produced 9, this is what director Shane Acker said:
"I was just having fun and kind of exploring this idea that these numbers would be versions in some way," Acker said in an exclusive interview last week in Beverly Hills, Calif. "As the numbers get higher, the sophistication of the creatures gets more complex and more refined. So when 9 comes along, he is the last version, the most up-to-date version, the most complete, who has a larger, more holistic view. We just bought into that conceit, and then we tried to have as much fun with that as we could. What does the number 6 mean? What kind of emotions does that elicit, that number? What could this character be? So we tried to separate them all, as they all have their own strengths and their own weaknesses, and together they're able to complete themselves, and they become a whole once they finally get working together."

Read more here.

Is HBC Pregnant Again?

I don't think so, but this article from Monstersandcritics.com has popped up:

Tim Burton - The 'Harry Potter' actress - who has two children with her film director partner Tim Burton, Billy, five, and 20-month-old Nell - sparked rumours she is expecting again after she was spotted wearing a succession of floaty outfits.

A source said: "Helena is definitely pregnant, and is really suits her. She has a neat little bump already, and seems to be glowing."

Shortly before Nell's birth, Helena revealed she had struggled to fall pregnant a second time.

She tried fertility drugs and acupuncture, and was considering opting for IVF (in vitro fertilisation) when she discovered she was expecting.

Helena explained: "I think we probably would have tried IVF, yes. Obviously, you don't know what you'd do unless you were actually in that situation. There was an argument for just having one child, because we thought if that's the way it's meant to be, so be it."

I don' t think that because she's wearing "floaty outfits" and because one not very trustworthy source says so that it's true, but I'll put it out there and if there's any follow up saying either she is or not then I'll pass it onto you!

Happy Birthday Mr. Burton!

Our favorite film director, Tim Burton, turns 51 today. So go watch you favorite Burton movie, read some of his poems and celebrate the wonderful stories and characters that Tim has given us!

Johnny Depp on the Simpsons?

The executive producer of the Simpsons has said they want Johnny to do a voice for the show, so if there is any progress in this story and Mr. Depp does have a part on the show, then you'll hear it on HBCfanclub!