First Look at Sharlto Copley in Neill Blomkamp’s ELYSIUM
Here’s our first official look at Sharlto Copley as the villainous Kruger in Neill Blomkamp’s (District 9) sci-fi thriller ELYSIUM. The film is set in the year 2159, where the very wealthy lives on a man-made space station while the rest of population reside on a ruined Earth, and centers on a man (Matt Damon) who takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. Elysium is scheduled to hit theaters August 2013.
Copley on his character:
“I was really just saying that that was the last time I saw a villain that inspired me: somebody that set the bar. There’s no connection or likeness to The Joker in terms of the character. What I did with him — which I try to do with all my original characters — was draw from real life. I combined references from a very infamous South African military battalion called 32 Battalion, that fought in the Border Wars in South Africa, and a stereotype of character that you get in the south of Johannesburg, where the guys are a little bit more comfortable with violence!”
I’m a huge fan of District 9 and I really hope Sony plans on releasing the first teaser trailer soon. Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Faran Tahir, and Diego Luna also star. Here’s the official synopsis for the film in case you missed it:
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. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government official will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that if successful will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
[via Empire]