Neill Blomkamp reteaming with District 9 star Sharlto Copley for Elysium

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 16 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Neill Blomkamp and his DISTRICT 9 star Sharlto Copley are reteaming for ELYSIUM, a secretive (natch) sci-fi project that the former has chosen to make his next project. So far Copley is the only star attached, but the director is apparently now meeting with other actors’ representatives, as well as studios. Media Rights Capital is funding the flick.

For those hoping that this is the prequel or sequel to DISTRICT 9… it’s not. So what is it? Plot details are, of course, under wraps. However, in Greek mythology, “Elysium” was a section of the Underworld. The Elysian Fields, or the Elysian Plains, were the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous. (The spelling Elysium is a Latinization of the Greek word Elysion.) Thanks Wikipedia!

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