A new Sony selection box of ‘Elysium’ stills have been unwrapped, opened and shared online for us all to enjoy and to accompany the new epic trailer unleashed earlier this week (shown below). The stills, posted up by ScreenCrush and EW, feature stars Matt Damon (‘Contagion’), Jodie Foster (‘Silence of the Lambs) and Sharlto Copley (‘District 9’) amongst others. Damon plays Max, a guy living on an overpopulated Earth in ruins, who attempts to escape to the neighbouring ‘Elysium’, a huge space station built for the rich. The post-apocalyptic sci-fi comes from the capable hands of ‘District 9’ helmer Neill Blomkamp and will hit theatres in the US this August. William Fichtner (‘Drive Angry’), Michael Shanks (‘Saving Hope’), Alice Braga (‘I Am Legend’), Diego Luna, Talisa Soto and Carly Pope all co-star. Check out all the new images below.
“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 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.”
‘Elysium’ arrives in the US on 9 August and here in UK theatres from 20 September.
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