Posted on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 by Peter Sciretta
Wagner Moura, the star of the popular Brazilian crime thrillers The Elite Squad and The Elite Squad 2, has signed on to play the villain in District 9 director Neill Blomkamp‘s second feature Elysium. Moura joins Jodie Foster, Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley.
Posted on Friday, February 4th, 2011 by Peter Sciretta
What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 31 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If you have any interesting items that we might’ve missed that you think should go in /Film’s Page 2 – email us!
Posted on Friday, February 4th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
Jodie Foster is working for Roman Polanski right now, acting in his new film God of Carnage, and it has been widely assumed that she’ll be one of the primary stars of Neill Blomkamp‘s second feature, Elysium, alongside Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley. But now the actress says that the deal isn’t quite set, which leads us to wonder if she’s moving away from the role, or if contracts are just taking some time. Read More »
Posted on Thursday, January 20th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
Well, that didn’t take long. It was just hours ago that we mentioned that Elysium, the second feature from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp, had gone out to studios to find a distribution partner. And he quickly found one. Media Rights Capital put together a deal with Sony to distribute the film worldwide. That’s the studio that took a chance and scored big with District 9.
But wait, there’s more. MRC also put together a more long-term deal with the director, and he’s already got a follow-up project penciled in to make after Elysium. Details on that after the break. Read More »
Posted on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
If that headline doesn’t mean anything to you, allow me to translate: Syd Mead, aka the ‘futurist’ who created many of the most memorable designs for Blade Runner will be designing sets for Neill Blomkamp‘s second feature film, Elysium.
We’ve known for some time that the project was being assembled by the director and Media Rights Capital, and that once the year turned and the major cast was in place, it would go out to studios to find a distribution partner. With Matt Damon, Sharlto Copley and Jodie Foster on board, that studio shopping is what started happening today. There isn’t a distributor set yet, but we’ve got some vague new details about the film, after the break. Read More »
Here’s your first big casting news of 2011. Neill Blomkamp‘s second feature Elysium already has Matt Damon set for the lead and District 9 star Sharlto Copley set to appear as well. Now the director and Media Rights Captial have locked Jodie Foster to play a character that has yet to be revealed. Read More »
Posted on Friday, December 10th, 2010 by Russ Fischer
We know that Neill Blomkamp has his District 9 star Sharlto Copley set to appear in his next film, Elysium. But it looks like he won’t be the star of the movie. Matt Damon is now in talks to take the lead role in the picture. Read More »
Posted on Monday, December 6th, 2010 by Germain Lussier
Neill Blomkamp won’t be heading to District 10 for his sophomore directorial effort, but he will be staying in the sci-fi genre. The District 9 director is currently shopping Elysium, a futuristic story set on a far away planet, around Hollywood and it’s set to star his long time friend and District 9 collaborator Sharlto Copley. Obviously, the plot is being kept under wraps but it’s said to be very similar to their first film in that it’ll wrap socio-political themes around a bunch of action. After the jump, read what Hollywood insiders, and Blomkamp himself, have to say about the project and more. Read More »
