Matt Damon in talks to join Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi Elysium

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He'll star alongside Sharlto Copley

Bourne superstar Matt Damon is set to join Sharlto Copley in Neill Blomkamp's mystery-shrouded follow-up to District 9 .

After such a startling debut, it's no surprise that Blomkamp is attracting A-list talent for his next venture.

Next to nothing is known about the plot of Elysium , though it is expected to be set on another planet in the far-flung future, and it's apparently not linked to District 9 at all.

Whether or not it has anything to do with a creepy, atmospheric viral that Blomkamp recently filmed is also unknown.

The project adds to an eclectic line-up for Damon: he'll next be seen as Texas ranger LaBoeuf in the Coen Brothers' hotly-anticipated Western True Grit , and he's then got Philip K. Dick adaptation The Adjustment Bureau , as well as Steven Soderbergh projects Contagion and Liberace .

Needless to stay we'll be keeping a close eye on anything Blomkamp turns his attention to, and we'll be eagerly awaiting further details on this project.

Source: Deadline via FirstShowing

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Matt Maytum
Matt Maytum
Former Editor of Total Film magazine

Matt Maytum is the former Editor of Total Film magazine. Over the past decade, Matt has worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.