Matt Damon confirmed he was cast in 2013's Elysium after Eminem turned down the role. The film proved Damon could play the anti-hero after helming action thrillers like The Bourne trilogy and The Green Zone.

Neill Blomkamp's Elysium is streaming on Netflix starting Apr. 1. This gritty dystopian sci-fi starred Matt Damon as its brutish, reluctant hero, which was then a departure from his prior roles. Exploring difficult themes about social class and immigration, Elysium echoed the themes of District 9, Blomkamp's debut effort. Critics considered the latter the better film in terms of structure and execution, however, and Blomkamp has since expressed a desire to redo Elysium. It barely broke even at the box office, earning $286 million against its $115 million budget.

"I feel like, ultimately, the story is not the right story," Blomkomp told Uproxx in 2015. Elysium imagines a dark, far future, where the masses barely survive on Earth...