Aug 23, 20 about two years ago, i got a call from my agent telling me i had booked a role as a south african mercenary in the new neill blomkamp film elysium. But maybe most important, after his face blew up and it was. This is the scene on elysium when kruger has just returned from having his face blown off by a grenade and then being healed back on ely. Jul 31, 20 this feature is not available right now. Aug 08, 20 elysiums kruger is equal parts terminator, mercenary, bounty hunter and black ops killer actor sharlto copley district 9 talks with s dave brody about personifying ruthlessly. Respect to hardcore henry for offering that actually beats the shit out of people.
With secretary delacourt foster charged with enforcing elysium s strict antiimmigration policies and a team of hardened troops at her disposal, led by the ferocious agent kruger sharlto copley, max faces the battle of his life if he intends to bridge the cosmic gap between rich and poor. Elyisum director on matt damons nemeis sharlto copley. On elysium, if you break your leg or get your face blown off by a grenade, you have only to lie in a medpod for a few seconds to be totally healed. Britains leading opera director john copley has been sacked from his job at the new york metropolitan opera after what his supporters claim was a misunderstanding about a naked ghost. Overall, i definitely feel elysium is a lesser movie than district 9. Neill blomkamp, sharlto copley and producer simon kinberg. First look at sharlto copley in elysium movies empire. Junior hernandez 1990 said on 22jun18 sharlto copley posture wise isnt at best most of time. Aug 02, 20 sharlto copleys character in elysium is like a cia. He can look 34cm shorter than bradley cooper but when catch back posture seem like 341 between them. Sharlto copley born november 27th, 1973 is a south african producer, actor, and director who has produced and codirected short films which have appeared at the cannes film festival, as well as. Suffocates after running out of oxygen in space after his suit is contaminated with chemicals, rendering him.
Copley played villain adrian pryce in spike lees oldboy, a remake of the 2003 south korean film of. Copleys performance in elysium is strikingly effective on a par with javier. Sharlto copley the ateam director neill blomkamps childhood friend and the star of district 9 reteams with the director to take on the pivotal and villainous role of kruger, in tristar pictures futuristic action thriller elysium. Its getting a lot of hate for some reason and i really cant figure it out. Matt damon and sharlto copley face off in the new picture from neill blomkams elysium. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chappie the movie is out now, from the director of district 9. So the big news yesterday was obviously the amazing first trailer for writerdirector neill blomkamps elysium if you havent seen it yet, consider yourself shunned. Sharlto copley s stefan alone had 17 costume changes throughout the film. Out on bluray dvd december united states sharlto copley and matt damon faceoff in the upcoming neill blomkamp thriller, elysium. The goal of max and spider in gaining access to elysium is to get into its medical machines and cure themselves and the poor of the earth. Max matt damon and kruger sharlto copley go head to head on a cat walk with nothing but their exoskeletons and some blades.
Britains leading opera director john copley sacked after. The same year, copley portrayed agent kruger in elysium, a science fiction film written and directed by neill blomkamp, starring matt damon and jodie foster. I am that guy from district 9 aka sharlto copley who was. When krugers face is blown off in a fight, we are much relieved to. Brilliantly shot elysium is, and it is worth seeing on the big screen for the gorgeous visuals and the view of earth from space alone. But, for me, district 9 gave us a new face, and model in sciencefiction. Sharlto copley looking gorgeous on the set of ben wheatleys film4backed thriller free fire. Kruegers face gets blown off by a grenade during the 2nd half of the. Out on bluray dvd december united states sharlto copley and matt damon face off in the upcoming neill blomkamp thriller, elysium. Highly personal and private photographs from his mobile phone were posted on several celebrity gossip websites yesterday march 15. The germ of his reputation in england was a little picture of a boy and squirrel, exhibited at the society of art in 1760.
August 20 elysium isnt just another dystopian action movie. After this crime the head of elysium delacourt jodie foster sends a group of mercenaries led by kruger sharlto copley to find max. In one fight, a mans face is blown off, whilst in another scene a womans throat is cut, followed by sight of blood flowing over her hand. Sharlto copley official sites, and other sites with posters, videos, photos and more. Sharlto copley as the villain in neil blomkamps elysium check out sharlto copley as the villain in elysium, the new scifi film which reunites the actor with district 9 director neil blomkamp. Dec 24, 2012 sharlto copley talks elysium inside the new issue of empire magazine.
Sharlto copley looking gorgeous on the set of ben wheatley. Thats an afrikaans accent, in south africa we have eleven official languages, one of them being afrikaans which is equivalent to dutch, our afrikaaner brothers originally came from netherlands jan van riebeck who, according to south african his. Sharlto copley to write and direct film about what else. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Sharlto copley playing a loving dad and brother with issues in the hollars clip 8162016 sharlto copley talks about growing up white in apartheidruled south africa and discusses portraying a member of a dysfunctional family in the hollars. Sharlto copley on onset pranking, playing the villain, and. Damon must confront the likes of jodie foster as the secretary of defense and her merc sharlto copley. John singleton copley was selfeducated, and commenced his career as a portrait painter in his native city.
Throw in an appearance from sharlto copley and elysium has blomkamps signature all over it, with elements of the film feeling familiar if you have seen his earlier film, the awardwinning district 9. With matt damon, jodie foster, sharlto copley, alice braga. There are also brief scenes showing a man exploding, a mans shattered and bloody face, which is rapidly healed during a medical procedure, and a medical procedure in which a man has implants placed inside. Kruger the magnetic sharlto copley is delacourts mercenary stationed on earth, a ferocious manhunter commissioned to eliminate problems before they take to the airspace between earth and elysium. But elysium is the major disappointment of the movie summer.
Jan 12, 2016 sharlto copley always brings a sense of fun to any movie he appears in. Meanwhile, krugers sharlto copley face is reconstructed after a brutal explosion. Elysiums director thinks his hellish paradise is our future. One of the luxuries of elysium that we see right away is when an attractive woman gets. Sharlto copley says that in chappie the new film by neil blomkamp elysium he did a poor mans motioncapture to play the eponymous robot. One of the weapons in the art of elysium book that did not make it to the final cut. He is a ruthless, psychopathic, sadistic and megalomaniacal special mercenary and a senior agent for civil cooperation bureau and for the elysium space station whos bent on conquering elysium. Sharlto copley internet movie firearms database guns in. Mar 16, 2020 sharlto copley, the actor best known for his roles in maleficent, elysium or district 9, has reportedly become the latest celebrity to fall victim to apparent leaked nude photos scandal. Mar 15, 2017 tv bosses to replicate the night managers success by adapting john le carres famous george smiley books for a bigbudget series. I have heard sharlto copley in interviews and his real accent is a bit different and not as thick as the one he uses in the film. Jan 23, 2014 its an accent you rarely hear in movies except for phony south african accents made by american and english actors.
Matt damon seems like a huge sharlto copley fanboy after. I am that guy from district 9 aka sharlto copley who was also murdock in the ateam and currently starring as kruger in elysium. Aug 08, 20 matt damon sat down with us to discuss his work in the new film elysium, and it seems like his costar sharlto copley made a. In this one, unequal access to health care is a central part of the brutal oppression of the 99% by the privileged few, and a skilled nurse character is one of the heros allies in his mission to subvert the earths selfish overlords. Sharlto copley destroys cookies in hardcore henry dont talk. Elysium is a 20 american science fiction action film written, produced and directed by neill blomkamp. Ive heard this type of accent is very difficult to pull off if youre not a native. So, it was with much anticipation i looked forward to the new movie starring matt damon, jodie foster, and sharlto copley. Agent kruger is the main antagonist in the 20 film elysium he is played by sharlto copley. Elysium new picture of matt damon and sharlto copley.
May 21, 2014 sharlto copley talks neil blomkamps chappie and his robot character. At one point in elysium, the assassins face gets rather graphically blown off, after which it magically reconstructs, terminatorstyle. Sharlto copley in his suit during filming of chappie. The district 9 director is currently shopping elysium, a. I probably dont have to tell you how much i love sharlto copley, a truly unhinged actor who tends to pick truly unhinged roles and get them. Secretary delacourt jodie foster will stop at nothing to preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of elysium but that doesnt stop the people of earth from trying to get in by any means they can. While on their way to elysium, max matt damon is attacked by kruger sharlto copley and his men.
May 28, 2014 so i heard a noisei suddenly said to her, do you hear something. There are numerous twists and turns along the way to harold sounding the alarm that he has been abducted and coming face to face with the black panther. Matt damon wakes up in new clip from elysium plus jodie fosters part was originally written for a man. What accent does agent kruger have in the movie elysium. Sharlto copley says he trashed matt damons trailer during the filming of elysium, and we also have a new video from the film. In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a manmade space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined earth.
Neill blomkamp burst out of the scene in 2009 with district 9, a very similar project in several regards, and blew audiences away with a clever mix of documentary. Copley, john singleton 17371815, english historical painter, was born of irish parents at boston, massachusetts. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds. He was portrayed by sharlto copley, who also played adrian pryce in spike lees 20 adaptation of oldboy, and king stefan in. Sharlto copley, a coldblooded mercenary in elysium. Agent kruger is the main antagonist of the 20 scifi action film elysium. Designated by the civil cooperation bureau as agent 32 alpha 21b, kruger is a mercenary working as secretary delaney delacourts personal sleeper agent. Mar 10, 2018 movie star sharlto copley and the other black panther. Movie star sharlto copley and the other black panther channel24. When frey alice braga is taken away, max matt damon breaks out of a laboratory to go after her. Upcoming, new, and past sharlto copley movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. For much more from sharlto, pick up empire s new issue, out on december 27 in both. He was portrayed by sharlto copley, who also played adrian pryce in spike lees 20 adaptation of.
Although at times it resembles an action film, it is in reality an allegory for our present times. Neill blomkamp reteams with sharlto copley for elysium film. Elysium is a dystopian science fiction film directed by neill blomkamp, director of district 9, and starring matt damon, jodie foster, sharlto copley, wagner moura, carly pope, alice braga and diego luna. Kruger is dispatched read as unleashed to hunt down matt max.
Elysium, the space station, is a magnificent feat of computer imagery from both afar and for profile shots of the pristine gardens and luscious lakes that adorn it. Copley played villain adrian pryce in spike lees oldboy, a remake of the 2003. Theres no mistaking the fact that this is a neill blomkamp movie the dystopian landscape of a damaged world upon its knees, futuristic technology, the integration of tech within biological tissue, boldly lit themes of immigration and social segregation between the classes surely there cant be a more obvious divide between the rich and the poor such as is shown here with them being split. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Sharlto copley nude photos leaked online mediamass. Its by no means a bad film, mind you, only a movie that doesn elysium may. John singleton copley paintings style of art,painter.
On the weekend i saw the new film elysium starring matt damon. In the year 2154, the rich live on elysium, a stanford torus hightech utopian space station watched over by secretary of defense jessica. Avatar, star trek, moon, and the box, having all made waves in one way or another. Then i found out my character, crowe, has a massive fight scene with matt damons character, max.
Like with his previous films district 9 and elysium, blomkamp is. Explodes after matt damon attaches a grenade to sharlto s body as they dangle from a platform, with matt cutting him loose. Sharlto copley as an axcrazy mercenary hunting the hero. The film takes place on both a ravaged earth, and a luxurious space habitat stanford torus design, one of the proposed nasa designs called elysium. A lot of alamo drafthouse dont talk, dont text psas threaten viewers with violence if they interrupt a movie. By the third act, it appears kruger sharlto copley intends on doublecrossing. Lobbying documents and emails reveal a vast strategy by the. It stars matt damon, jodie foster, alice braga, and sharlto copley. In the martin scorseseproduced shoot em up free fire, south african actor sharlto copley plays vern, a narcissistic gunrunner in a.
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