Elysium represents an easily missed stepping stone Neill Blomkamp in the creation of Hollywood blockbusters. After the great success of district 9 In 2009, the South African filmmaker returned with a high-budget, mature SF proposal, which he brought together under his camera Matt Damon, Jodie Foster or the great Shartlo Copley. The result didn’t quite agree Global sales of $286 million For 115 million budget. Reviews were mixed without being harsh, and Neill Blomkamp himself admitted to slightly screwing up his film.
However, the entire political and social scale from Elysium A film indeed with a real message in the background, little served by a scenario based on salvation that finds itself stifled by too much dirty action. Blomkamp however, has managed to create a truly coherent universe, divided between the tranquility of the rich and the agony of the poor languishing on a parched earth. Ten years after the release of his feature film, the filmmaker doesn’t seem willing to deny everything he’s built with Elysium. Here’s what he said in an interview with The wrapfor the output of Gran Turismo :
“I like both Elysium and Chappie. By the way, I’d love to do a sequel to Elysium because I think Elysium will become more and more relevant as time goes on. I wouldn’t mind doing a sequel one day, but not really a sequel, more like a new movie in the same universe. »
At the moment the screenwriter seems to be turning to the realization of a district 10. His statements are therefore not official. In the meantime, you can discover it Gran Turismo, in cinemas since August 9, 2023 as well as our detailed analysis Elysium.