Photos: Matt Damon And Sharlto Copley In Columbia Pictures’ ELYSIUM

PHOTO by Stephanie Blomkamp © 2011 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Such handsome blokes! Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley are in dire straits in the latest photos from director Neill Blomkamp‘s new film ELYSIUM.

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.

PHOTO BY Stephanie Blomkamp © 2012 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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 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.

Sharlto Copley and Neill Blomkamp are in the pre-production stage for their third sci-fi film together titled CHAPPIE. The two previously worked on the fantastic DISTRICT 9 (nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture) prior to the upcoming ELYSIUM. Blomkamp described the secretive CHAPPIE as “a science-fiction comedy” in an “unusual setting.”

Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner, ELYSIUM will be in theaters August 09, 2013.

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