The first TV spot for Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium has landed

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 13 years ago

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

The first TV spot for Neill Blomkamp's awesome-looking DISTRICT 9 follow-up ELYSIUM has arrived, packing a similar intensity to the teaser trailer we caught last month. This one is absolutely near the tippy-top of my summer must-see list, how about you?

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.
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In addition to Matt Damon and Jodie Foster, ELYSIUM stars Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga and William Fichtner. It opens on August 9th.

Source: Arrow in the Head

Tags: aith, Alice Braga, Arrow in the head, Elysium, Jodie Foster, Matt Damon, Neill Blomkamp, Sharlto Copley, teaser, trailer, William Fichtner

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