`` District 9 '' filmmaker Neill Blomkamp returns with `` Elysium '' The revved-up dystopian thriller stars Matt Damon . ` Elysium '' confirms the talent — for razory mayhem and shocking satire , for the crazed spectacle of future decay — that Blomkamp showcased in his amazing first feature , `` District 9 '' ( 2009 ) . In the film, a group of people are sent to live on an orbiting space station called Elysium, where they have all been genetically engineered and trained for their roles in society.
`` District 9 '' filmmaker Neill Blomkamp returns with `` Elysium '' The revved-up dystopian thriller stars Matt Damon . In the film, a group of people are sent to live on an orbiting space station called Elysium, where they have all been genetically engineered and trained for their roles in society.