New pics from upcoming Neil Blomkamp movie . . .

Some set pics have emerged from Elysium, the highly anticipated upcoming sci-fi movie by District 9 director Neil Blomkamp, courtesy of an Italian magazine. It stars Matt Damon.

Little is actually known about the top secret project. One site has it that it “is set in the far future on another planet and is filled with many sociopolitical ideas wrapped up inside a Hollywood action film.” However this seems to be simply guesswork and rumors. The new set pics provide some clues however that at least part of the movie will be set in a futuristic Los Angeles (see the bus design).

The movie is currently being filmed in Mexico City and will also star Sharlto Copley, Jodie Foster, Wagner Moura, Alice Braga and Diego Luna.

Elysium is set for a March 1, 2013 release date.