Four years ago, South African-born director Neill Blomkamp brought his debut feature, District 9, to Comic-Con ’08, with the support of Peter Jackson.

This year, he rocked up with his latest politically-tinged sci-fi actioner, Elysium. The impact of his first film has helped Blomkamp to assemble quite a cast, with a (bald-headed) Matt Damon leading as Max, and Jodie Foster showing up as Secretary Rhodes.

As there’s been so little promo material released so far, we were thrilled to get a glimpse at some footage. We saw Max imprisoned after a run-in with some police droids, before he’s exposed to deadly levels of radiation. His only chance of survival is getting to extra-planetary colony Elysium, but their immigration laws are strict…

Damon suits up with some serious kit in the process, with fans of District 9’s weaponry unlikely to go away disappointed.

Blomkamp also proved to be a likeable host, saying, “I feel like I belong in there, as a fan. I try to be as honest as I can as a filmmaker and the idea of launching footage at Comic-Con is an honest thing, and I'm OK with it.”

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