Elysium: Salvation

• A ground-up reimagining of Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, reshaped into a tighter, more personal redemption story.

• This version will build around one thread: the object Max once stole that will come to define his life, his sickness, and his final choice.

• Each act will unfold over a single day.

• The coup subplot will be rebuilt around Max’s past.

• The romance and sick child subplots will be removed, focusing entirely on Max’s survival.

• The world’s technology will be grounded with clear restrictions.

• The heist will be reframed as a moral consequence rather than a coincidence.

• Max’s final act will connect his past and bring his redemption arc full circle.