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By April MacIntyre Jun 10, 2009, 2:49 GMT

Peter Jackson confirmed for Comic-Con in San Diego

Peter Jackson will promote the film "District 9" at Comic-Con in San Diego this summer. Peter Jackson - Jackson has been confirmed to be on the District 9 panel July 24 at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, according to the Comic-Con publicists. © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos

Peter Jackson - Jackson has been confirmed to be on the District 9 panel July 24 at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, according to the Comic-Con publicists. © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR Photos

Peter Jackson - Jackson has been confirmed to be on the District 9 panel July 24 at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, according to the Comic-Con publicists. © Lee Roth / RothStock / PR PhotosJackson has been confirmed to appear at the District 9 panel on July 24 at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, according to Comic-Con publicists.This will be the director's first appearance at the convention, which has been a constant vehicle of promotion for numerous Jackson films.Jackson produced the upcoming "District 9," which will be released on August 14. The genre is sci-fi; the premise is an adaptation from the short film "Alive in Joburg," where an extraterrestrial race lives in slumlike conditions on Earth. "Joburg" director Neill Blomkamp will helm the theatrical version as well."I’m thrilled that I finally have the opportunity,” Jackson said in an e-mail to the New York Times. “Neill is a tremendously talented young director, and he’s made an extraordinary film, so it was important to me to come to San Diego to spread the word.”

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