The release for Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium is just around the corner and we have a couple of featurettes to get you ready for the premiere. The first gives us a more descriptive look at what Elysium is in its extrapolated form from Earth featuring interviews with director Neill Blomkamp, Matt Damon (Max) and Jodie Foster (Delacourt).

The second goes into the making of the high-tech exoskeleton that Matt Damon dons, and I was really surprised at the weight of the thing. This featurette has interviews with Matt Damon (Max) and director Neill Blomkamp.

Featurette: Elysium – The World Of Elysium

Featurette: Elysium – The Tech of Elysium

Elysium starring Sharlto Copley, Matt Damon, Wagner Moura, William Fichtner and Jodie Foster is slated to hit theaters on and IMAX August 9th, 2013.