Neil Bloomkamp’s much anticipated sci-fi film drops in August

Apr 10, 2013 09:27 GMT  ·  By

One of the most hyped releases of 2013, but also one of the most shrouded in secrecy, is “Elysium,” directed by Neill Bloomkamp, and starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.

Below is the first official trailer, offering a good idea of what sci-fi movie fans can expect from it.

If you click on the image above, you will see the first poster released yesterday, showing the back of Damon’s character wearing the contraption that the trailer explains will help him break into Elysium and save all those people left to die on Earth.

“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,” reads a short synopsis of the film.

And that, my dears, is all we need to know right now.

Well, that and the fact that Bloomkamp also directed the surprise hit “District 9,” so you know you’re in for more than just another robot / apocalyptic movie.

Enjoy!