Jodie Foster Joins Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

Source: Deadline, comingsoon.net

January 3, 2011

Jodie Foster has joined Neill Blomkamp's Elysium, which is set in the far future on another planet and is filled with many sociopolitical ideas.

Blomkamp, who wrote and directed District 9, is reteaming with Sharlto Copley for the sci-fi pic, which will also star Matt Damon.

The Media Rights Capital project is produced by Simon Kinberg and hasn't been shopped to studios yet.

Jodie Foster's The Beaver will hit theaters on March 23.

Sony Picks Up Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

Source: comingsoon.net, Deadline

January 19, 2011

Sony Pictures and District 9 writer/director Neill Blomkamp are reuniting on Elysium, his new sci-fi film that will star Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.

"I literally could not be happier," Blomkamp said, "I have a brilliant relationship with Sony. I loved them during 'District 9,' they 100% get this film and they get me. 'Elysium' is in very good hands."

The film is set 100 years in the future on another planet and is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film. Syd Mead (Blade Runner) will design the sets.

Elysium is scheduled to start shooting in July in Vancouver and will then move to Mexico City in the fall. The studio is targeting a 2012 holiday release.

After Elysium, Blomkamp is expected to start filming Chappie, another original film he's written.

Moura is the Villain in Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

Source: ComingSoon

March 9, 2011

Wagner Moura (the "Elite Squad" films) will play the villain in Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi film Elysium, reports Latino Review.

He is joining Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon and Jodie Foster in the film, which starts shooting this summer for a March 8, 2013 release.

Elysium is set in the far future on another planet and is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film.

Heat Vision adds that the villain will be a powerful one and will have a crazy sense of humor.

Neill Blomkamp's Elysium Moved Up a Week

Source: ComingSoon

May 27, 2011

We know you were already making plans for March of 2013, so be sure to include a note in your schedule that District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp's Elysium will now open a week earlier on March 1st. It had been scheduled to open on March 8th, but earlier this week, Disney announced that Sam Raimi's Oz, the Great and Powerful would be released on that date as well.

Starring Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Wagner Moura, Sony's Elysium is set in the far future on another planet and is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film.

Alice Braga Joins Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

Source: ComingSoon

May 28, 2011

Deadline reports that Alice Braga (The Rite, Predators, I Am Legend) has been cast in Neill Blomkamp's Elysium, coming to theaters on March 1, 2013.

Braga joins a cast for the sci-fi project that includes Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster and Wagner Moura.

The next film from the District 9 writer and director is set in the far future on another planet and is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film.

Diego Luna May Join Blomkamp's Elysium

Source: Variety, ComingSoon

June 9, 2011

The cast for Elysium, Neil Blomkamp's follow-up to his hit District 9, continues to grow with Mexican actor Diego Luna (Alfonso Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien) now in talks to join Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley and Jodie Foster in the sci-fi thriller.

The movie which is set to start filming this summer for release on March 1, 2013 involves a battle between aliens and humans, and if he signs on, Luna would play the best friend of Damon's character, Julio.

From IGN:

What is Blomkamp's Elysium Really About?

New plot synopsis reveals another allegory for segregation.

by Max Nicholson

June 15, 2012

Apart from the film's star-studded cast and a statement claiming it would feature Anglo-Hispanic racial tensions, not much has been said about Neill Blomkamp's next major feature project Elysium. Now, however, the District 9 director has provided an official plot synopsis describing his new sci-fi pic:

"In the year 2159 two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds."

Twitch Film notes that Foster's Secretary Rhodes is an obvious reference to British colonialist, diamond miner and very clear racist Cecil Rhodes. Not unlike District 9, it sounds like Elysium will be further exploring allegories relating to apartheid, specifically a comparison between the treatment of blacks in South Africa to Hispanics in America.

In addition to Damon and Foster, Elysium stars Wagner Moura, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner and Diego Luna.

First Look at Sharlto Copley in Elysium

by SuperHeroHype

December 24, 2012

The first photo of Sharlto Copley as the villain Kruger in Elysium has come online, thanks to Empire. Copley re-teamed with District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp for the August 9, 2013 thriller, also starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga and Diego Luna.

Elysium Lands on the Cover of Total Film

by SuperHeroHype

May 10, 2013

Total Film has revealed the cover to their upcoming issue and the cover story is none other than Neill Blomkamp's Elysium! Check it out below and look back here in the coming days for a high-res version!

Hitting theaters on August 9, the sci-fi thriller stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, William Fichtner and Wagner Moura.

In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined planet. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the crime and poverty that is now rampant throughout the land. The only man with the chance to bring equality to these worlds is Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy in desperate need to get to Elysium. With his life hanging in the balance, he reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission – one that pits him against Elysium's Secretary Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her hard-line forces – but if he succeeds, he could save not only his own life, but millions of people on Earth as well.