Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

[intothevoid]

2nd feature film from the Director of District 9.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/

The film wrapped principal photography back in Dec 2011, yet, no plot details have been revealed, other than the fact that it's another sci fi.

Has a pretty nice cast:

Matt Damon
Jodie Foster
William Fichtner
Sharlto Copley

Here is a viral site for the film that went live a while back:
https://www.armadyne.net/

Only thing it tells me is that it's set way in future, 2090 or thereabouts.

Excited to hear more info on this in the coming months, LOVED District 9.

 

[Deckard]

Rumor is it's about a city they build orbiting earth and may have to do with fighting robots.

 

[intothevoid]

Rumor is it's about a city they build orbiting earth and may have to do with fighting robots.

Interesting...

I still can't believe Fox blew the chance to have this guy direct a Halo film

 

[CelticPredator]

Not Microsoft.

Fox. The film studios. Microsoft was 100% behind him and Jackson.

 

[intothevoid]

Not Microsoft.

Fox. The film studios. Microsoft was 100% behind him and Jackson.

Yeah, I realized after I posted

It's 2am here...

 

[CelticPredator]

It's kewl.

 

[darthviper107]

It's actually Microsoft's fault the Halo film didn't get made

 

[CelticPredator]

Because they wanted to make a good movie, and rightfully, pulled the plug. Good on them.

 

[intothevoid]

Sarcasm detector is tingling

 

[CelticPredator]

No sarcasm here. I'd rather have no Halo, then bad Halo.

 

[intothevoid]

No sarcasm here. I'd rather have no Halo, then bad Halo.

Another discussion for another thread...

I guess this particular thread is going to be dead for a few months before it explodes

 

[darthviper107]

Because they wanted to make a good movie, and rightfully, pulled the plug. Good on them.

It might not have had anything to do with that. From the articles it seemed like Microsoft was trying to control things without knowing how to work with Hollywood. Whether they were trying to do good or not is unknown.

 

[Sachiel]

Plot synopsis:

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.

Release date: March 1, 2013

 

[intothevoid]

Sounds interesting enough

 

[meth head]

 

[CelticPredator]

Maaattt Damon!111

 

[Biojex]

He looks beastly.

 

[Shropt]

So it's Terranova without the dinosaurs?

 

[intothevoid]

Looks interesting!

 

[meth head]

I have faith in Blomkamp. Who wouldn't after District 9.