First Photos of Matt Damon as a Cyborg on the Edge in Neill Blomkamp's Elysium

PublishedAugust 9, 2011

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District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is filming his next movie, set 100 years in the future on another planet. And it looks like Matt Damon is going to be a machine-man in trouble, judging from these new set pics.

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Do you think that's an exoskeleton that Damon's wearing? A harness? Or something more integrated into his body? The chest piece definitely looks sort of clamped onto him, as though it's a part of him. And he's clearly bleeding and in bad shape. Can the planet's leader, played by Jodie Foster, help him out? (Probably not, based on Blomkamp's past work.)

Here are some more photos of Damon in his harness/cybernetic rig:

More at the link. [Pop Sugar via Collider]