Neill Blomkamp’s next project... ELYSIUM?

[Kane52630]

 

[Rowsdower!]

This looks absolutely perfect. It looks like it could even be better than District 9, and that's a tough thing to pull off.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[addison81]

Just realized they didnt show Fichtner in the trailer.

Man Sharlto's character looks so awesome.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Does anyone know what the budget for this is? It's being marketed now as sort of a summer blockbuster but it's original release date was supposed to be last month.


-edit- it's apparently $120 m.

 

[Solidus]

100-120 million.

 

[Visceral]

I like Blomkamp. His visual flare shows in the trailer as well as a special sort of futuristic grit found only in films like blade runner or minority report. My only worry with this film is the script. Sci-fi demands originality, and the synopsis sounds derivative.

I'm not trying to be a downer as I look forward to the film.

 

[redhawk23]

Officially stated 100 million. Who knows what it actually came to though.

 

[redhawk23]

I like Blomkamp. His visual flare shows in the trailer as well as a special sort of futuristic grit found only in films like blade runner or minority report. My only worry with this film is the script. Sci-fi demands originality, and the synopsis sounds derivative.

I'm not trying to be a downer as I look forward to the film.

If anything science fiction is about as trope heavy as genres come except maybe horror. What counts is what you do with them.

There are several shades of Neuromancer here but its almost as if he's making a film of the elements of Neuromancer the Matrix didn't already use.

While a lot of these tropes have been present in science fiction in other mediums for a long while, not all of them have been effectively used on film. Again I am reminded of the Matrix, which drew upon imagery and ideas that had been present in science fiction in other mediums for about 20 years at that time but used the elements extremely well and transferred them into a big budget live action setting.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

The "HULC". (is what it's called in the script) is to give him strength, but also has an important function as well.

LOL... I guess I'm the only one that finds it hilarious that the thing that gives hm strength is called the HULC.

 

[Boom]

Copley's badassery is simply too much to handle.

 

[addison81]

I like the name, but can also see why your amused at it too.

 

[Visceral]

If anything science fiction is about as trope heavy as genres come except maybe horror. What counts is what you do with them.

There are several shades of Neuromancer here but its almost as if he's making a film of the elements of Neuromancer the Matrix didn't already use.

While a lot of these tropes have been present in science fiction in other mediums for a long while, not all of them have been effectively used on film. Again I am reminded of the Matrix, which drew upon imagery and ideas that had been present in science fiction in other mediums for about 20 years at that time but used the elements extremely well and transferred them into a big budget live action setting.

I agree that the matrix didn't come without its huge amount of influences. But the wachoski's pushed the genre forward. So I think I agree with what you are saying. The film looks good enough to go see. But the originality on top of the tropes remains to be seen and probably won't be seen until the film. I just remember blade runner I suppose, or 2001, hated upon its first release, but now they blow peoples minds. I just don't another surrogates.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

I like the name, but can also see why your amused at it too.

I like the name too, it's just funny.

 

[dark_b]

TRAILER

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I got over my anger of him not directing a Halo film. He's churned out an awesome film and this looks just as awesome.

It's not like it was ever his fault we never got a Halo movie.

It was Microsoft's. They wanted too much control and too much money from the Box Office receipts for basically doing nothing but handing Fox and Universal over license. Microsoft got selfish and greedy. I mean, 15% of the just pure gross money especially in comparison to 15% of the profits is a lot for doing nothing.

 

[Sawyer]

Martinez?

 

[dark_b]

I really think Neil Blomkamp is going to end up being Hollywood's next James Cameron in terms of pushing technical and vfx boundaries in films.

lets hope.

D9 and Elysium trailer shows that Blomkamp should not direct a comicbook movie. he can not be corrupted. leave the guy alone and give him the money (around 100 million.) for his original movies. there are enough directors who are good and will get the chance. some of those guys while good dont have enough imagination to create D9 and elysium from scratch. Neil has a talent.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

lets hope.

D9 and Elysium trailer shows that Blomkamp should not direct a comicbook movie. he can not be corrupted. leave the guy alone and give him the money (around 100 million.) for his original movies. there are enough directors who are good and will get the chance. some of those guys while good dont have enough imagination to create D9 and elysium from scratch. Neil has a talent.

Actually, I thought that his comments on if he would return to Halo would say that.

"I still really love the world and the universe and the mythology of Halo. If I was given control, I would really like to do that film," Blomkamp confessed. "But that's the problem. When something pre-exists, there's this idea of my own interpretation versus 150 other people involved with the film's interpretation of the same intellectual property. Then the entire filmgoing audience has their interpretation. You can really live up to or fail in their eyes. That part isn't appealing to me, but the original pieces are appealing."

His reasoning is common among filmmakers in general, or at least I think it is personally

 

[jacobed]

If this movie is big, I can see Microsoft saying alright let's do this. They're very greedy but they're not completely stupid. Let's be honest back when Halo was going to be made he was a complete unknown filmmaker and they were going to throw 150 million at him, thats very risky. Of course its easy now to say man they were stupid, he's incredible. This movie does look fantastic, everything about it looks great except for Jodi Foster but thats just my personal dislike for her.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

The problem is the issue had nothing to do with Blomkamp and that wasn't Fox/Universal's problem. Their problem was giving Microsoft so much money for the franchise, not to mention sharing it with each other.

No other studios wanted Halo only because $10 + 15% pure gross (meaning even if the movie bombs Microsoft still get their money) was too much to the point that 2 studios had to team up to get the movie into preproduction. It had nothing to do with Blomkamp. Fox, Universal, and Microsoft were still negotiating terms through preproduction when it stalled.

And looking at Blomkamp's quotes I don't think he will ever go back to doing Halo unless he writes a story in the Halo universe himself.

 

[elsewhere]

If this movie is big, I can see Microsoft saying alright let's do this. They're very greedy but they're not completely stupid. Let's be honest back when Halo was going to be made he was a complete unknown filmmaker and they were going to throw 150 million at him, thats very risky. Of course its easy now to say man they were stupid, he's incredible. This movie does look fantastic, everything about it looks great except for Jodi Foster but thats just my personal dislike for her.

Well he's certainly still interested in making a Halo movie.

"I still really love the world and the universe and the mythology of Halo. If I was given control, I would really like to do that film," Blomkamp confessed. "But that's the problem. When something pre-exists, there's this idea of my own interpretation versus 150 other people involved with the film's interpretation of the same intellectual property. Then the entire filmgoing audience has their interpretation. You can really live up to or fail in their eyes. That part isn't appealing to me, but the original pieces are appealing."

He continued, "As far as sequels to my own stuff, I think a lot of it just comes down to if there's more to say. I think the world of District 9 has a lot of race and oppression-based ideas that I would still like to explore in that world. Again, I have no problem remaking my own stuff or whatever you call it. Sequelizing my own stuff. Then there's a few pieces of cinema history that I like so much. I don't know if I could be involved with them, but there's iconic characters out there that I really like and would love to get closer to and make a film about. When I start dipping my toes into it, I get this allergic reaction. Maybe one day I'll end up doing something like that."


Personally I'd rather have a sequel to District 9. It's been over 3 years Christopher!

 

[Kaleb]

Sharlto's character looks so badass in these 2 scenes.

 

[dark_b]

did he gain some mucles? he does look badass.

no baby skin attractive wannabe actors in this movie. yes.

 

[craigdbfan]

I get more and more goosebumps as I re watch the trailer. I honestly can't believe how far Blomkamp stretches the dollar. The majority of the trailer all takes place in the daytime and I don't see a single frame where I sense fear behind his decision making. The confidence of the sweeping shots blaring with sunlight would scare most directors when it comes to VFX but it's just not seen here.

Blomkamp is truly a vfx prodigy in every sense of the word. Making CGI look this tangible in the daylight is no easy task.