Sony Pictures has set a March 8, 2013 release date for Neill Blomkamp's upcoming sci-fi thriller Elysium.
This news comes hot off the heels of today's earlier announcement that Brazilian actor Wagner Moura will play the villain. Little is known about the plot for Elysium, other than it will be set on another planet and will deal with social issues. Matt Damon will star as a con man, while Sharlto Copley co-stars.
Neill Blomkamp is directing Elysium from his own original screenplay. It isn't clear when production will start, although, with a 2013 release date locked in, it might be awhile before this project goes before cameras.
As of now, Elysium has the March 8 release date all to itself.
Elysium comes to theaters March 8th, 2013 and stars Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Wagner Moura. The film is directed by Neill Blomkamp.
Sources: The Hollywood Reporter
http://www.movieweb.com/news/elysium-sets-march-2013-release-date
Elysium Adds Wagner Moura as the Villain
Brazilian actor Wagner Moura, who stars in the Elite Squad movie series, has joined the cast of Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi thriller Elysium.
Wagner Moura will play the main villain in this mysterious adventure; a man who has a bizarre sense of humor. Little else is known about the story, although it is said that Matt Damon will play a con man, with Sharlto Copley also starring. Jodie Foster is reportedly attached to the project still, although she revealed last month she isn't yet signed for Elysium.
Neill Blomkamp will direct Elysium from his own screenplay. It isn't clear when production will start yet, although a late 2012 release date is being targeted.
Wagner Moura will make his Hollywood debut with Elysium after starring in 2008's Elite Squad and last year's Elite Squad 2, which was the top-grossing movie in Brazil.
Elysium comes to theaters March 8th, 2013 and stars Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Wagner Moura. The film is directed by Neill Blomkamp.
Sources: Heat Vision Blog
http://www.movieweb.com/news/elysium-adds-wagner-moura-as-the-villain
Beginners Poster
Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, and Mélanie Laurent star in director Mike Mills's upcoming dramatic comedy Beginners. Focus Features has released the first poster, which you can check out below.
From writer/director Mike Mills comes a comedy/drama about how deeply funny and transformative life can be, even at its most serious moments. "Beginners" imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver (Golden Globe Award nominee Ewan McGregor). Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Mélanie Laurent of "Inglourious Basterds") only months after his father Hal (Academy Award nominee Christopher Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who - following 44 years of marriage - came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.
Beginners comes to theaters June 3rd, 2011 and stars Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Bill Oberst Jr., Mary Page Keller, Jodi Long, Kai Lennox. The film is directed by Mike Mills.
Sources: Focus Features
http://www.movieweb.com/news/beginners-poster
