Working Themselves Into Oblivion: Sci-Fi's Greatest Working Class Heroes

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With Tom Cruise playing a drone repairman in Oblivion, we look back at some other blue collar workers who became sci-fi heroes

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Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion , an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of Tron: Legacy and the producer of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes . On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond recognition, one man’s confrontation with the past will lead him on a journey of redemption and discovery as he battles to save mankind.

Jack Harper (Cruise) is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete.

Living and patrolling the breathtaking skies from thousands of feet above, his soaring existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

Oblivion was shot in stunning digital 4K resolution on location across the United States and Iceland.

Oblivion is released in the UK on 10 April

Oblivion ©2012 Universal Studios.

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