We’ve had some pretty good first blush teasers and trailers for Neil Blomkamp’s return to science fiction directing with Elysium and now Sony has released a three and a half minute full trailer that will be broken up into smaller teasers and commercials until its August 9th release. The film brings Blomkamp together with Matt Damon and Jodie Foster and shows some really amusing humor in addition to all the drama, action and scale that you’d expect from a film of this nature. If you were excited before, you’ll be even more so now.
Plot Concept: 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.
