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Matt Damon In Talks To Star In Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

Published Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:58:36 -0600

Last updated Sat, 11 Dec 2010 05:58:01 -0600

Vicki Isitt writes for Bleeding Cool:

Shrouded in secrecy, Elysium is Neill Blomkamp's upcoming project, so secret that no plot synopsis is known and casting is only just beginning. In a previous interview with Bleeding Cool, District 9 star Sharlto Copley said that he considered Blomkamp "to be the best Director working out there right now, so I would love to be able to continue the relationship" and it looks like he is going to get the chance. Copley is the first actor to be confirmed for Elysium and Deadline today have Matt Damon in talks for a role.

Copley, who has recently starred in The A Team is set to appear in the much anticipated Men in Black III is 2012 prior to Elysium which currently has no production or release date. Meanwhile Damon's upcoming films include Hereafter, True Grit and The Adjustment Bureau.

Despite relatively nothing being known about Elysium, the director and cast (confirmed and rumoured) ensure this film is going to be surrounded by buzz even from this early on in the pre-production process. District 9 gave Blomkamp seven wins and twelve nominations for writing and direction and Copley who received four nominations for his performance, while Damon holds twenty award wins and fifty-four nominations to his name.

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