SDCC '12: ELYSIUM Space Station Concept Art

SDCC '12: ELYSIUM Space Station Concept Art

A clever display for the new Neill Blomkamp film, Elysium has plastic real estate agent selling space on the luxurious space station. On the display is concept art featuring the prime real estate.

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By nailbiter111 - Jul 11, 2012 07:07 PM EST
Filed Under: Sci-Fi
Source: io9.com

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New Elysium concept art shows off Matt Damon's perfect space station


New Elysium concept art shows off Matt Damon's perfect space station


New Elysium concept art shows off Matt Damon's perfect space station




New Elysium concept art shows off Matt Damon's perfect space station


New Elysium concept art shows off Matt Damon's perfect space station


In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max (Matt Damon) is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
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lunesta
lunesta - 7/11/2012, 7:51 PM
that looks amazing
Nick56
Nick56 - 7/11/2012, 7:51 PM
thats awesome
BANE5000
BANE5000 - 7/11/2012, 7:52 PM
Is it me or does the man in the booth remind u of the taxi guy from the original Total Recall
StarSpangledBruce
StarSpangledBruce - 7/11/2012, 7:59 PM
I've seen that face before.
stumbleMaster57
stumbleMaster57 - 7/11/2012, 8:14 PM
Halo?
Azrael725
Azrael725 - 7/11/2012, 8:14 PM
very interesting look . . . i like it!
R888
R888 - 7/11/2012, 8:17 PM
mass effect?

Looks [frick]ing amazing
Rhys
Rhys - 7/11/2012, 8:17 PM
Hmmmm...I've seen this before.
ShadowlordSavage
ShadowlordSavage - 7/11/2012, 8:22 PM
Man, Blomkamp could do a Gundam movie if the final product comes close the concept.


I wish that Halo film came through; oh well, we got something more original out of it so no biggy.
113
113 - 7/11/2012, 8:25 PM
Oh so they hi-jacked one of the Halo arrays?

I'm sure the Forerunners do not approve.
lunesta
lunesta - 7/11/2012, 8:26 PM
NightDrive very well said
Montross
Montross - 7/11/2012, 8:42 PM
That looks amazing. People might say it's a ripoff of Halo or whatever, but if you take the time to think about it, it makes sense for a space station to be constructed like that. As far as we know, centrifugal force via spinning is the only way to establish artificial gravity. Anyone remember the ship from Mission to Mars?

When things spin, science happens.
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 7/11/2012, 8:52 PM
Wow this looks amazing. I'm hoping they'll release a trailer soon.
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 7/11/2012, 8:55 PM
YEESS!
YOUNGBL00D
YOUNGBL00D - 7/11/2012, 9:12 PM
@rhys what is that from
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 7/11/2012, 9:12 PM
Niiiiiiiiiiiice.
BAIKINMAN
BAIKINMAN - 7/11/2012, 9:21 PM
I'm sorry GUNDAM, they are taking all of your ideas. :(
soul
soul - 7/11/2012, 9:23 PM
@ the last pic, 2001: A Space Odyssey anyone?
Looks hella similar but you can't really go wrong when Syd Mead and Neil Blomkamp are working together. Cant WAIT!
alkohal
alkohal - 7/11/2012, 9:58 PM
this looks awfully familiar
CyberInflames
CyberInflames - 7/11/2012, 10:26 PM
To all saying "it looks similar to this or that", ring-shaped world stations are common in science fiction, and it's not Halo or 2001 that invented them.
MajorRoboto
MajorRoboto - 7/11/2012, 10:28 PM
Uh, it's not a ripoff of Halo or anime; NASA devised this type of station way back in 1975. It's called the Stanford Torus. It would create artificial gravity through rotation and centrifugal force. Here's one of the concept paintings NASA made:
Canon108
Canon108 - 7/11/2012, 10:32 PM
Canon108
Canon108 - 7/11/2012, 10:35 PM
People seem to love using the Stanford Torus design for space stations, lol. Kubrick used it in 2001: A Space Odyssey, DePalma used it in Mission to Mars, Blomkamp's using it in Elysium...and it's appeared in several other media outlets.
Oxbow
Oxbow - 7/12/2012, 12:26 AM
Thank you @MajorRoboto...I remember one of my first books had some pictures like this in it. It has been around for some time. Seeing it done in film will be amazing...atleast I truly hope it is as good as in my imagination

Man I wish I was going to SDCC. I went to my first comic con this year, and now i wanna see this too!
AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 7/12/2012, 4:42 AM
Looks cool. Cant wait. :)
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 7/12/2012, 4:43 AM
MY EYES ITS TO BEAUTIFUL
jj2112
jj2112 - 7/12/2012, 4:46 AM
Very similar to Citadel in Mass Effect...
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 7/12/2012, 4:53 AM
Looks like a cross between a halo ringworld and the citadel from.... damit you guys beat me to it.
Show4God1
Show4God1 - 7/12/2012, 5:48 AM
it reminds me of the inside of Babylon 5.
Stumblin
Stumblin - 7/12/2012, 7:05 AM
It reminds me of your mom.
plasticman
plasticman - 7/12/2012, 10:57 AM
This is older than 1975. Wernher von Braun designed it way back in the early 50's. I agree with NightDrive. I'm extremely excited to see this done in its full potential on the big screen.
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