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We've known director Neil Blomkamp has been working on "Elysium," his follow-up to "District 9," for years now, but still know relatively little about the movie. It's due in theaters on August 9, and two new photos have been released that show us more than just Matt Damon running around in a funny suit — finally.
The images were published by San Paulo newspaper Illustrada and introduce fans to Wagner Moura and Alice Braga's characters for the first time. The paper also elaborates on who the characters they're playing are, which you can find out after the jump.
"Moura plays Spider, a mixture of revolutionary hacker and human smuggler: he illegally transporting people for Elysium, a 'paradise' built in Earth orbit where the wealthy live the future," the descriptions reads, via Bleeding Cool. "Matt Damon makes Max, a workman that needs to reach Elysium in an attempt to save his life, »
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