ELYSIUM impressive 3-minute trailer & new poster – Matt Damon does epic Sci-Fi with Neill Blomkamp

ELYSIUM impressive 3-minute trailer & new poster – Matt Damon does epic Sci-Fi with Neill Blomkamp
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It’s hard to believe it’s already been 4 years since DISTRICT 9 came out in 2009, and safe to say many have wondered when we’d see more work from visionary director Neill Blomkamp. His new movie ELYSIUM stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster in a futuristic and grand story that essentially is a high tech class war. Blomkamp also didn’t forget about his D9 star Sharlto Copley, who this time around plays the bad guy. We showed you a trailer already, but the new 3-minute trailer (below) gives us a much better idea of what to expect, and it looks pretty damn cool. Video game experts may appreciate the pseudo-mech suit worn by Damon, and the style is very similar to what we’ve seen from Neill before. I like so much of what I’m seeing here, Foster playing the corporate baddie, Copley playing the psychotic henchman, and you have to admire Damon for taking on such a weird and non-glamorous role. We have to wait until August for ELYSIUM, but in the meantime check out the new poster (above) and new trailer (below) and tell us your thoughts in the comments.

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. The people of Earth are desperate to escape the planet’s crime and poverty, and they critically need the state-of-the-art medical care available on Elysium – but some in Elysium will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve their citizens’ luxurious lifestyle. The only man with the chance bring equality to these worlds is Max, 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 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.

ELYSIUM opens August 9, 2013

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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff.