South African Neill Blomkamp made quite an impression with relatively low-budget social commentary sci-fi thriller, DISTRICT 9. It was quite staggering what he was able to accomplish with only $30 million at his disposable. Especially when you consider a number of familiar fare fail miserably in telling a genuinely refreshing story, with some that only seem interested in throwing money at the screen. Peter Berg’s BATTLESHIP, we’re looking at you.
Blomkamp was due follow-up with a big-screen adaptation of hit video-game, Halo, before the project petered out. He then moved on to ELYSIUM, which is set in the year 2159, and features Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and DISTRICT 9’s lead Sharlto Copley in a world where the wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. Damon makes it his mission to bring equality to the polarized worlds.
We’re still awaiting a first trailer while tonight sees a special preview screening in the US for some lucky souls, which is where this first poster the for film has been spotted. ELYSIUM is released in the US on the 9th August, while we in the UK sadly have to wait until the 20th September. Excited?
Source: ComingSoon
