‘PIXELS’, What if the Entired Earth are Pixels?

Around April 2010 emerged a short movie entitled PIXELS. The Patrick Jean’s short movie is going to be regenerated. Sony Pictures will distribute this movie for the summer of 2013. The name Adam Sandler reportedly associated with the Sony’s new project.

Here is the reason why Sony want to regenerated the movie, and what's the interesting thing about the movie? and When will it release? What's the connection of this movie with "9"?