Conceived as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, rewrites of Spaihts' script by Lindelof developed a separate story that precedes the events of Alien, but which is not directly connected to the films in the Alien franchise. According to Scott, though the film shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak", Prometheus will explore its own mythology and universe.
That line, "you're not doin' it with a lot of of cg..." just sold me. Thank you so much Ridley. I'm sick to death of fake cg dominating the screen. And with Ridley's directing skills, the practical effects will look so natural and fluid.
Asking Ridley about Blade Runner is like asking Ringo about The Beatles. There is nothing more to add to the conversation, but people can't help themselves.
3D blah blah, real sets blah blah blah. i just hope they don't forget one of the most important things for this movie and thats nailing the music like the first two films did, it needs to be eary, scary, very serious and i really hope they've spared no expense on a top orchestra and conducter.
there was no music at all in alien each time when the creature appeared on screen. just the loud screeching sound effects. but yeah the first two films have amazing soundtracks. alien 3 had an amazing soundtrack but unfortunately it picked the wrong film to be broadcasted on lol
the bald guy in glasses thinks he's a comedian? who is this clown? his jokes are THE worst, and he fucked up the whole interview with his lame attempts at jokes
I love there are still few directors (usually "old school" directors) who prefers to build a set for the scene instead cgi effects. That's amazing. I'm not saying that what Cameron did on Avatar is bad, because it's definitely not, but somewhere between all these cgi effects and playing with 3D you lose truly magic of cinematography. Thank you Mr. Scott that you just accepting modern technologies but not adopting. Great honor would be to watch your next masterpiece.
As much as I really LOVE Ridley Scott and his work, I still don't agree with the 3D part...But I do believe that he is one of VERY FEW directors who can handle 3D well...
@MrDavidFILM I feel the same way. 3D is a cheap (not monetarily, of course), overused gimmick that is used haphazardly. A scary-as-shit Ridley Scott film is one of the few films that is actually fit to utilize 3D technology.
Still...I get along just fine with 2D. Call me old-fashioned.
@JaminKoehn Actually, 3D is also old fashion...Modern 3D came with Avatar, yes...But 3D in general came for the 1st time in the 50s but was later forgotten (propably because of the release of films like Jaws and Star Wars)...Yet 2D that has been around ever since the start is still pop-culture of modern cinema...The only thing that does hold out still today are VFX, because they actually can help the story of a film, while #D can't.
@MrDavidFILM Yeah, I know it's been around for a while. I remember the glasses with the red and blue lens'. Of course, back then, it was more of a novelty.
@MrDavidFILM Let me chime in here, I experienced real 3d (non red and blues), in 1988 at Walt Disney World. I rmember some little girl blowing dandilions seeds into the audience. I will never forget actually seeing those things fly my way, past my head. About red and blue glasses, Peter Jackson's new behind the scenes look at the 3D has 2 "conception" artists, sitting side by side, each drawing,one with a blue pencil, the other red.They show you the final pic and it's 7 layers deep!
@stargroove4 Yes. I have seen 3D movies as well, and yes, some things are mind blowing....But the things that annoys me is the fact that Hollywood goes apeshit over 3D and thinks for themselves: "Hey, if we make our god-aful-films in 3D they will automatically be a bit better" Well fuck you (Hollywood-talk, not you of course) SFX is just a tool to provide and enhance the story. That's the reason I have grown tired of 3D. My advice is to see movies in IMAX (look at Chistopher Nolan).
Only thing I'm disappointed about is the rating on this film I was hoping for an epic sci fi that would shock me in the ways that alien shocked me when I watched it with my dad all those years ago
He's pure genius. Relying on his artistic side rather than a shitty movie filled with CGI makes me excited already. I think it will keep the gritty, raw feeling of the first Alien. I'm just stoked.
There will not be xenomorph this film, but there is alien life and if you look at the material online now it will include the derelect ship. Search hard and you'll find it. Also, research 'urns' in the original alien storyline and check out the chamber of urns in the production stills. This is definitely in the alien universe whether they say it is or not.
I cannot believe PROMETHEUS is going to be a PG-13. Absolutely shocking and of course it is going to inhibit Ridley! The Alien Franchise has been R rated all along so why change it? The reason ALIEN is such a brilliant film was because they could do the things that R rated films permit them to. It looks like this one is going to be watered down and family friendly.....and it is an Alien film!!! What a load of crap.
If the last 8 minutes will make the connection I hope it ends like this.: "Shot from distance,dark and foggy environment..lightining bolts sparkling at the horizon.sky..background score a bit Jerry goldschmidt like...camera moves slowly landscaping the area...and there from distance we see three bright lights coming from the distant hills moving towards the ship crashlanded on the planet Acheron" .....here comes the crescendo....and movie finishes!!!
or after the prometheus and it's surviving crew escape the spacejockey planet, a spacejockey on it's space craft chaces after them with the intent of unleashing a biological weapon on our planet in revenge. the ending shot moves to the bottom of the spacecraft where the alien eggs are revealed. the last few seconds of the film show one of the eggs slowly opening.
@Glaswegianmark The egg thing sounds cool,but it doesn´t link to the first Alien´s personal vision I have. Like I said before I imagine this travelling camera motion revealing from distance the approach of Kane Dallas and Lambert heading towards the ship. It´s the perfect Link!! Ridley Scott has to consider that. I don´t know what´s going to happen to all those survivors from The movie Prometheus,but it´s not important.What matters most is this perfect link.It would be an idilic vision!!!
Eh, too bad they sent Ridley Scott to make an Aliens prequel and not let it be R. I'm not saying a movie has to be rated R to be good, but a space jockey biotech storyline needs at least a little bit of disturbing body horror to be a genuine Ridley Scott Alien (non) prequel.
@plantcochlea I hate how people force movies that should be rated R to be PG etc, I know it is less money but rather have a full movie than a watered down one :(
He is right about the 3D being expensive. At one point it was cheaper but today the VFX houses charge soooooo much that you are better off building most sets and sparingly using it and or using it for those really difficult and over the top stuff. You'd still be quite crazy NOT to use CGI today if you have the ability to use it.
I've always loved the set design in Alien and Blade Runner, and just the general feel of the World/Universe. From the corridors of the Nostromo, to Deckard's apartment, everywhere shares the same believable quality.
I wonder if Syd Mead is involved in Prometheus any way?
Anyway, i'm more excited that Ridley Scott is directing a movie set in the same Universe, than I am at the thought of a new Alien movie.
I can appreciate the sequels for their merits, but they never felt like the same place.
Fucking fox studios wanting to make a movie for 12 year olds. They risk fucking up a prequel to one of history's most epic movies, just to get their fucking money.
So it's from the same universe but isn't related to the alien film's at all, meaning no xenomorph's, no facehuggers, nothing.
Well. Fuck this shit. Not even going to bother paying my hard-earned money on this pile of dissapointing shit that festered into high hopes only to come crashing down in one fell swoop.
it's about the creatures that created the alien (or Xenomorph) and who also terraformed this planet and planted the seeds to life. the crew of the prometheus go to make first contact but obviously they'll find something else. for over 30 years Ridley has always wanted to make a film explaining the spacejockey creature and to explain how Wayland knew about the crashed space craft and why they sent the nostromo to LV426. So it sets Alien in motion
ridley says it isnt but has strands of alien dna lol. makes no sense. but if it's set before the first Alien then it's a prequel. but hwo knows right? We'll just have to wait till june
@Glaswegianmark If this film turns out to be good, fans of the series will finally have a solid trilogy that they can sit back and enjoy. I hope Scott hasn't lost a step. My biggest fear is that this could wind up being Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or the Star Wars prequels. My last Ridley Scott film I saw was Gladiator, but I really enjoyed that one. Alot of the set design looks man made too, Not CGI. Its aesthetic approach reminded me of "Moon" by Duncan Jones.
@AVPionut44USCM well, according to RS, it takes place before Alien but won't necessarily play with the "ALIEN" series storyline. It's its own standalone movie.
@Comiester The Nostromo was the ship that Ripley's crew was inside in the first Alien movie. The crashed space craft is the derelict space craft tjat Ripley's crew and the colonist find the eggs in the first two Alien movies.
@Glaswegianmark Weyland-Yutani didn't know about LV 426 before the beacon signal transmitted by the derelict ship was stumbled upon Nostromo. You screwed up your facts. :)
how do you explain special order 936 which was to bring back lifeform. so they did know about something. but you know. i could be wrong :D. im just glad this film isnt going to your standard prequel and is going to be original.
but hey least I'm not an AVP fanboy who is determined those shitty films were connected.
@DrDR3W98 If you understand the story of Prometheus then you might know what that means rather than thinking it's actually related to Greek Mythology, it's more related to the concept the Prometheus Myth sets out... Prometheus (Greek Προμηθεύς, "forethought")[1] is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals.
@phunktup I don't think he'll do the Pg-13 one anyway, it's probably just to appease the production company or something, all of Scott's prior sci-fi films have been heavy R ratings, plus most of his other stuff have been R too, although his last Robin Hood one was Pg-13 and it was a little underwhelming because of it.
ridley always said he would returned to sci-fi whe he would have a real big script, well now he has returned, let's see the history, the writing, i'm more anxious to see the history that the 3 D and all these fucking bullshits, i guess it will have a lot of effects but i trust ridley, I HAVE TO DO IT!.....
3d adds NOTHING to the experiance, its a fucking gimmick, instead of companys trying to find the next big thing, how about actualy improve what you already have, the studios got ridley fucking scot and the alien franchise HE created why not actualy pay the fans and the man who created it the respect they deserve and give ridley all the support he needs to create another masterpiece instead of inhibiting creativity. greed, utterly disgusting greed.
while Empire stikes back, Beneath the planet of the apes etc were fun, sequels and prequels are just an attempt to cash in, I am not anticipating this as wow a new alien movie, but as HOLY FUCK A NEW RIDLEY SCOTT SCI FI, I hope he ignores the canon from ALIENS onwards, Giger originally designed the alien with a complete life cycle, no stupid queen, respect to Stan Winston and Cameron for the design and fun film but, ALIEN didn't need ALIENS, but ALIENS needed ALIEN, they were a biological weapon
I think Ridley Scott is wise to use CGI and real sets in the exact quantities when and where they are needed in order to produce a shocking and convincing Alien prequel for us fans, it just wouldn't make any sense to shoot completly in one of the two bunch of filming techniques. Just take a look at some of his other amazing movies, for example Gladiator: There were many actual sets but also amazing digital matte paintings and some computer generated effects, and it is just amazing...
You see, this business is filled to the brim with unrealistic motherfuckers. Motherfuckers who thought their ass would age like wine. If you mean it turns to vinegar... it does. If you mean it gets better with age... it don't.
@hypershanick Prometheus is supposed to be the prequel of the story in which the previous events happen and explains where do the space jockey and the xenomorphs come from and why are they in the planetoid. I've also read in many blogs that it is related with an attempt of the alien civilization to terraform a planet and using the xenomorphs as bilogical weapons :)
So if its PG13 doesn't that mean it won't be scary.... WTF THIS MAKE ME ANGRY!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
@Billywask It's that exact backwards thinking that makes shitty films my friend. EVERYONE knows, practical is always better whether it's in 3D or 2D. He has always preferred actual sets vs. green screen.
@ezgoo Say that to James Cameron. CGI is just a tool, like models and stage sets. The trick is to know which is best suited for the job at hand. Lord of the Rings mixed it up pretty good in a sucessful maner, and so can Ridely.
@ezgoo yeah i am against cgi or any of that garbage, im all for sets and no 3d, 3d movies are just a waste of money so they can charge us $5 more dollars for a movie where you wear annoying glasses that make your eyes hurt after wearing them for 2 hours.
@Billywask i don't care if it is 3d or cgi i'm glad that Ridley Scott is back doing the next Alien film the guys who AvP fucked shit up. I'm looking forward to see this movie.
@navylaks2 i do think with Scott it will come back and make up for AvP and the 4th one. The third one i suggest you watch the Special Edition before passing any judgement.
Oh i've seen them both and although Special edition makes more sense it's still pretty bad for an alien film.
The thing about it is had it been a film about Sigorney Weaver just being in a psychotic prison with no alien, it would actually have been quite interesting.
now Alien Erection i don't know what the fuck happened there and of course Paul Vs Anderson had to do AVP:(
@Arojas83 the studio/ridley says it's not directly tied to the alien franchise. I think it has its tentacles in it prequel wise. The footage we saw looks like the interior Alien sets.
@Arojas83 From the information we have it is clear that is IS set in the Alien universe, but it's not about the Alien monster. It is instead about the so called Space Jockey race from the first movie, which makes sense as we have seen the Aliens done to death and the Jockeys have been left completely unexplored. Fassbender has confirmed this.
In a way that makes the Alien franchise sort of a spin-off from this story, which is to be much more epic in scope.
FYI folks. Let's be clear about two things. He's shooting IN 3D (native) and he has ALWAYS shot for both R and PG-13 ratings. So have no fear, there will be a cut out there for everyone!
@tarasvoice I think that guy is Damon Lindelof, the writer or the "script corrector". But totally agree, the questions are very...well, you know what I mean... cheers!
@captain07234 well I have to agree, I've watched the entire girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy and she is a great actor so she was a good choice for a female character
@magnum1165 I expect Ridley did not want to be to predictable as so many directors are these days by just using the casts from other movies of the same genre
@SROCeallaigh Have you been to a cinema? You can choose to watch either 3D and 2D version of a movie. And yes, 2D version has equal visions. Watching 3D without glasses isn't 2D, it's plain stupidity.
@kuroryuzaki28 I only went once, to Thor, because 3D did seem like the only option...and yeah, even for people it does not work with, the glasses needed to be worn because of the 'layers' and such...
@kuroryuzaki28 I don't know...this was in an Odeon cinema in England and I'm pretty sure that 3D was the only option...I am not sure if that's always the case with 3D films over here
@kuroryuzaki28 I don't know if that's true...this is probably one that was filmed in 3D, as many are now...whereas other ones, which do not look as good apparently, are simply concerted from films made in 2D originally (I think this was the case with the clash of the titans remake for example)
I'd have rathered Ridley stood his ground and said R rating to the studio. If they didn't comply, he could walk away. Let Fox get some crappy director to direct a piece of shit film that no one would watch. Given the now lack of Alien xenomorphs in this new prequel, and the lack of R rating, and the 3D bullshit, I think I'll pass. Pity.
@mrtheoden You sound like such a tool. "Given the now lack of Alien xenomorphs in this new prequel, and the lack of R rating, and the 3D bullshit, I think I'll pass. Pity." That makes you sound like you must hate anything. It doesn't need xenomorphs, 2d, or an R-rating; it is an origins story.
What the hell.... 3D? I'm fine with the PG-13 as long as they can pull it off, I would be more happy with R, but as long as they pull it off, I am fine with PG-13. But really 3D? Fuck 3D.
A horror/science fiction movie doesn't have to be gory to be good. In my opinion fire just makes ppl sick instead if giving that sense of suspense. But hey ..... it's Ryley Scott, he wont disappoint!!!! I hope lol
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this is going to be amazing, nearly as good as my Ridley inspired feature What Would Ridley Do? @WWRDthemovie check it out!!
DigitalGuerillas 1 day ago
Ripley Scott?
peterguit 2 days ago
Oh no, Ridley ... 3D just isn't what it's cracked up to be. Don't tell us it is.
Raymint 5 days ago
"...there may be two...". Movie=ruined
zachflame123 5 days ago
Conceived as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, rewrites of Spaihts' script by Lindelof developed a separate story that precedes the events of Alien, but which is not directly connected to the films in the Alien franchise. According to Scott, though the film shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak", Prometheus will explore its own mythology and universe.
JonnyMonster91 1 week ago
is he saying there is no alien aliens in this movie
TheDaver5000 3 weeks ago
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Man its been great for sci-fi horror lately
first a prequel to The Thing now a prequel to freakin Alien!!
awsome...pure awsome
TommygunnTyler 3 weeks ago
Man its been great for sci-fi horror lately
first a prequel to The Thing now a prequel to freakin Alien!!
awsome...pure awsome
TommygunnTyler 3 weeks ago
they're called synthetics!!!
joerock223 3 weeks ago
That line, "you're not doin' it with a lot of of cg..." just sold me. Thank you so much Ridley. I'm sick to death of fake cg dominating the screen. And with Ridley's directing skills, the practical effects will look so natural and fluid.
smoothymcgyver 1 month ago
I want to know where the aliens come from, who created the Xenomorph race? How did they get eggs on that ship?
renegadeexpress1983 1 month ago
@renegadeexpress1983 you will find out very soon
bibipbi 1 month ago
Asking Ridley about Blade Runner is like asking Ringo about The Beatles. There is nothing more to add to the conversation, but people can't help themselves.
ajmorocco 1 month ago 2
3D blah blah, real sets blah blah blah. i just hope they don't forget one of the most important things for this movie and thats nailing the music like the first two films did, it needs to be eary, scary, very serious and i really hope they've spared no expense on a top orchestra and conducter.
MJDT11 1 month ago
@MJDT11
there was no music at all in alien each time when the creature appeared on screen. just the loud screeching sound effects. but yeah the first two films have amazing soundtracks. alien 3 had an amazing soundtrack but unfortunately it picked the wrong film to be broadcasted on lol
Glaswegianmark 1 week ago
he's the man!
directorlog 1 month ago
the bald guy in glasses thinks he's a comedian? who is this clown? his jokes are THE worst, and he fucked up the whole interview with his lame attempts at jokes
robocong7420 1 month ago
@robocong7420 i liked scott's answer.made a cunt out of him
assinomen 1 month ago
I love there are still few directors (usually "old school" directors) who prefers to build a set for the scene instead cgi effects. That's amazing. I'm not saying that what Cameron did on Avatar is bad, because it's definitely not, but somewhere between all these cgi effects and playing with 3D you lose truly magic of cinematography. Thank you Mr. Scott that you just accepting modern technologies but not adopting. Great honor would be to watch your next masterpiece.
laserboyproduction 1 month ago
@laserboyproduction Yeah, I like directors who prefer building the set to CGI, like Christopher Nolan did for Inception!
JaminKoehn 1 month ago
Just fuck 3D,I am eager to see the movie,the plot and the story it has to tell.It is gonna be great WELL DONE RIPLEY
NeutralNegotiator 1 month ago
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ENOUGH WITH THIS GIRL POWER CRAP?
Forget it guys, this movie is aimed at WOMEN and NOT men.
Ridley scott always makes sure their are female characters in his movie who survive in the end and beat up all the guys.
Men dont watch this stupid movie.
TimeGod12 1 month ago
Hope the xenomorphs are in this movie :)
GioCometProductions 1 month ago
PG rating? Nah fuck that, it's going to be shit
SmellySpick 1 month ago
Noomi Rapace!!
BrucknerMotet 1 month ago
As much as I really LOVE Ridley Scott and his work, I still don't agree with the 3D part...But I do believe that he is one of VERY FEW directors who can handle 3D well...
MrDavidFILM 1 month ago
@MrDavidFILM I feel the same way. 3D is a cheap (not monetarily, of course), overused gimmick that is used haphazardly. A scary-as-shit Ridley Scott film is one of the few films that is actually fit to utilize 3D technology.
Still...I get along just fine with 2D. Call me old-fashioned.
JaminKoehn 1 month ago
@JaminKoehn Actually, 3D is also old fashion...Modern 3D came with Avatar, yes...But 3D in general came for the 1st time in the 50s but was later forgotten (propably because of the release of films like Jaws and Star Wars)...Yet 2D that has been around ever since the start is still pop-culture of modern cinema...The only thing that does hold out still today are VFX, because they actually can help the story of a film, while #D can't.
MrDavidFILM 1 month ago
@MrDavidFILM Yeah, I know it's been around for a while. I remember the glasses with the red and blue lens'. Of course, back then, it was more of a novelty.
JaminKoehn 1 month ago
@MrDavidFILM Let me chime in here, I experienced real 3d (non red and blues), in 1988 at Walt Disney World. I rmember some little girl blowing dandilions seeds into the audience. I will never forget actually seeing those things fly my way, past my head. About red and blue glasses, Peter Jackson's new behind the scenes look at the 3D has 2 "conception" artists, sitting side by side, each drawing,one with a blue pencil, the other red.They show you the final pic and it's 7 layers deep!
stargroove4 1 month ago
@stargroove4 Yes. I have seen 3D movies as well, and yes, some things are mind blowing....But the things that annoys me is the fact that Hollywood goes apeshit over 3D and thinks for themselves: "Hey, if we make our god-aful-films in 3D they will automatically be a bit better" Well fuck you (Hollywood-talk, not you of course) SFX is just a tool to provide and enhance the story. That's the reason I have grown tired of 3D. My advice is to see movies in IMAX (look at Chistopher Nolan).
MrDavidFILM 1 month ago
WHO THE FUCK NEVER ASK YOURSELF: WHAT FUCK IS THE SPACE JOCKEY?
DreyfussFUBAR 1 month ago
Now all we need is a Game !
willmc2010 2 months ago
Ridley sure knows how to cast. They seem genuinely proud and excited to be part of this movie. I can't wait. Great fucking cast!
cyrus138 2 months ago
I'm so glad that Ridley Scott is doing this film the old fashioned way; minimum SFX, and filming in actual built environments.
MidnightGrunt 2 months ago 2
I bet Michael Fassbender is an android...
zimonslot 2 months ago
@zimonslot This has been confirmed.
NavajoJoe66 2 months ago
Only thing I'm disappointed about is the rating on this film I was hoping for an epic sci fi that would shock me in the ways that alien shocked me when I watched it with my dad all those years ago
BlackWater1986 2 months ago
He's pure genius. Relying on his artistic side rather than a shitty movie filled with CGI makes me excited already. I think it will keep the gritty, raw feeling of the first Alien. I'm just stoked.
TheInflikted1 2 months ago
/watch?v=ElLifUX9yBw
d0wnloadblog 2 months ago
He looks and gets around awesome for a guy who is 74 years old.
PREDAL1ENWARRIOR 2 months ago 14
@PREDAL1ENWARRIOR Holy shit he's 74? You're right, he's pretty on the ball too.
cashmanking 2 months ago
@PREDAL1ENWARRIOR 74? omg wow
mdtwiztid 2 months ago
@PREDAL1ENWARRIOR
That's why I PRAY that he doesn't die before finishing Prometheus and the Blade Runner sequel.
Nineteen1900Hundred 2 months ago
@PREDAL1ENWARRIOR Shit,I'd say he's 20 years younger.
23WhiteFlag 1 week ago
just saw the trailer
Glaswegianmark 2 months ago
This is going to be sweet!! Ridley, Charlize Theron and Noomi the best
T40509 2 months ago
There will not be xenomorph this film, but there is alien life and if you look at the material online now it will include the derelect ship. Search hard and you'll find it. Also, research 'urns' in the original alien storyline and check out the chamber of urns in the production stills. This is definitely in the alien universe whether they say it is or not.
chaucer44 2 months ago
i wanna know what the hell that big skeleton was in alien
Sierra4Delta 2 months ago
I cannot believe PROMETHEUS is going to be a PG-13. Absolutely shocking and of course it is going to inhibit Ridley! The Alien Franchise has been R rated all along so why change it? The reason ALIEN is such a brilliant film was because they could do the things that R rated films permit them to. It looks like this one is going to be watered down and family friendly.....and it is an Alien film!!! What a load of crap.
PANDAPILCH 2 months ago
If the last 8 minutes will make the connection I hope it ends like this.: "Shot from distance,dark and foggy environment..lightining bolts sparkling at the horizon.sky..background score a bit Jerry goldschmidt like...camera moves slowly landscaping the area...and there from distance we see three bright lights coming from the distant hills moving towards the ship crashlanded on the planet Acheron" .....here comes the crescendo....and movie finishes!!!
renatoavatarian 2 months ago
@renatoavatarian
or after the prometheus and it's surviving crew escape the spacejockey planet, a spacejockey on it's space craft chaces after them with the intent of unleashing a biological weapon on our planet in revenge. the ending shot moves to the bottom of the spacecraft where the alien eggs are revealed. the last few seconds of the film show one of the eggs slowly opening.
I GUARANTEE YOU THIS WILL HAPPEN
Glaswegianmark 2 months ago
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@Glaswegianmark The egg thing sounds cool,but it doesn´t link to the first Alien´s personal vision I have. Like I said before I imagine this travelling camera motion revealing from distance the approach of Kane Dallas and Lambert heading towards the ship. It´s the perfect Link!! Ridley Scott has to consider that. I don´t know what´s going to happen to all those survivors from The movie Prometheus,but it´s not important.What matters most is this perfect link.It would be an idilic vision!!!
renatoavatarian 2 months ago
Space Jockey.
okohiaj 3 months ago
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Can not wait to see this movie!
TobeyStarburst 3 months ago
A film made by Ridley Scott, in the Alien universe, starring Charlize Theron.
2012 is going to rock.
SlaveExplosion 3 months ago
@SlaveExplosion you forgot Charlize Theron doing naked pushups :)
WakeTheBeast666 3 months ago
Eh, too bad they sent Ridley Scott to make an Aliens prequel and not let it be R. I'm not saying a movie has to be rated R to be good, but a space jockey biotech storyline needs at least a little bit of disturbing body horror to be a genuine Ridley Scott Alien (non) prequel.
plantcochlea 3 months ago
@plantcochlea I hate how people force movies that should be rated R to be PG etc, I know it is less money but rather have a full movie than a watered down one :(
terracearts 3 months ago
He is right about the 3D being expensive. At one point it was cheaper but today the VFX houses charge soooooo much that you are better off building most sets and sparingly using it and or using it for those really difficult and over the top stuff. You'd still be quite crazy NOT to use CGI today if you have the ability to use it.
N9olan 3 months ago
I wish I could watch Alien for the first time again. Aliens as well. The rest, in my opinion, are not as great. Alien 3 was pretty good, though.
AustralianForGirl 3 months ago
I've always loved the set design in Alien and Blade Runner, and just the general feel of the World/Universe. From the corridors of the Nostromo, to Deckard's apartment, everywhere shares the same believable quality.
I wonder if Syd Mead is involved in Prometheus any way?
Anyway, i'm more excited that Ridley Scott is directing a movie set in the same Universe, than I am at the thought of a new Alien movie.
I can appreciate the sequels for their merits, but they never felt like the same place.
opts9 3 months ago
Love the plug for the movie "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and the story of how Ridley got his girl Noomi Rapace.
myETVmedia 3 months ago
Fucking fox studios wanting to make a movie for 12 year olds. They risk fucking up a prequel to one of history's most epic movies, just to get their fucking money.
EatMahShite 3 months ago
PG 13!!! DONT FUCK WITH ME SCOTT!
mindlobster 3 months ago
ridley scott is a terribel actor. great director
dornravlin 3 months ago
this movie is ready?
Eclipsepoland 3 months ago
Is that Damon Lindelof asking the questions?
miketheman321 4 months ago
The master finally returns to the genre.:D
skyblazer7 4 months ago
So it's from the same universe but isn't related to the alien film's at all, meaning no xenomorph's, no facehuggers, nothing.
Well. Fuck this shit. Not even going to bother paying my hard-earned money on this pile of dissapointing shit that festered into high hopes only to come crashing down in one fell swoop.
kalawaki 4 months ago
@kalawaki
so in your opinion a film is only worth watching if it has "xenomorph's", "facehuggers" or something similar ?
StarSpawn06 4 months ago
@StarSpawn06 I'm a fan of the Alien films.
This isn't an Alien film.
/argument.
kalawaki 4 months ago
@kalawaki WAHHHH WAHHHH!
penexpers 3 months ago
@kalawaki
it's about the creatures that created the alien (or Xenomorph) and who also terraformed this planet and planted the seeds to life. the crew of the prometheus go to make first contact but obviously they'll find something else. for over 30 years Ridley has always wanted to make a film explaining the spacejockey creature and to explain how Wayland knew about the crashed space craft and why they sent the nostromo to LV426. So it sets Alien in motion
Glaswegianmark 2 months ago 18
@Glaswegianmark do you want to say PROMETHEUS is not prequel to ALIEN?
AVPionut44USCM 2 months ago
@AVPionut44USCM
ridley says it isnt but has strands of alien dna lol. makes no sense. but if it's set before the first Alien then it's a prequel. but hwo knows right? We'll just have to wait till june
Glaswegianmark 2 months ago
@Glaswegianmark Yes we must to wait to see the movie.
AVPionut44USCM 2 months ago
@Glaswegianmark If this film turns out to be good, fans of the series will finally have a solid trilogy that they can sit back and enjoy. I hope Scott hasn't lost a step. My biggest fear is that this could wind up being Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or the Star Wars prequels. My last Ridley Scott film I saw was Gladiator, but I really enjoyed that one. Alot of the set design looks man made too, Not CGI. Its aesthetic approach reminded me of "Moon" by Duncan Jones.
jstephenj 1 month ago
@jstephenj
yeah me too. I'm putting 100% faith into this film and that is something i do not do with 21st century films.
Glaswegianmark 1 month ago 2
@AVPionut44USCM well, according to RS, it takes place before Alien but won't necessarily play with the "ALIEN" series storyline. It's its own standalone movie.
MrSkinnynerd03 2 months ago
@Glaswegianmark whats the nostromo? and what crashed space craft?
Comiester 2 months ago
@Comiester The Nostromo was the ship that Ripley's crew was inside in the first Alien movie. The crashed space craft is the derelict space craft tjat Ripley's crew and the colonist find the eggs in the first two Alien movies.
DrZaious 2 months ago
@Glaswegianmark Weyland-Yutani didn't know about LV 426 before the beacon signal transmitted by the derelict ship was stumbled upon Nostromo. You screwed up your facts. :)
23WhiteFlag 1 week ago
@23WhiteFlag
how do you explain special order 936 which was to bring back lifeform. so they did know about something. but you know. i could be wrong :D. im just glad this film isnt going to your standard prequel and is going to be original.
but hey least I'm not an AVP fanboy who is determined those shitty films were connected.
Glaswegianmark 1 week ago
@Glaswegianmark Special order was made after the company got the first clue about the xenomorph,by Ash, the android. Not before. :)
23WhiteFlag 1 week ago
PG-13,3D = Wald Disney film...........
ghghghghghghggggghgh 4 months ago
its not an ALIEN film you guys, just set in the same universe
hiks45 4 months ago
IF RIDLEY USES 3D IT DEPENDS HOW HE APPLYS IT TO HIS WORK.I STILL HAVE GREAT HOPE FOR THIS FILM.
grantliddell 5 months ago
I dont understand why its called prometheus is it about greek mythology or somethin??
DrDR3W98 5 months ago
@DrDR3W98 If you understand the story of Prometheus then you might know what that means rather than thinking it's actually related to Greek Mythology, it's more related to the concept the Prometheus Myth sets out... Prometheus (Greek Προμηθεύς, "forethought")[1] is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of mankind, known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals.
artblack01 4 months ago
PG-13 alien movies are supposed to be raw R-rated
navylaks2 5 months ago
"Ridley Scott reported that he is shooting both PG-13 and R-rated cuts of the film to be submitted to Fox for review when the film is finalized"
LETS HOPE HE TELLS THEM TO FUCK OFF AND DOES RATED R
phunktup 5 months ago 47
@phunktup Has to be rated R
DrPeterVenkman 2 months ago
@phunktup I don't think he'll do the Pg-13 one anyway, it's probably just to appease the production company or something, all of Scott's prior sci-fi films have been heavy R ratings, plus most of his other stuff have been R too, although his last Robin Hood one was Pg-13 and it was a little underwhelming because of it.
Godzilla52 2 months ago
ridley always said he would returned to sci-fi whe he would have a real big script, well now he has returned, let's see the history, the writing, i'm more anxious to see the history that the 3 D and all these fucking bullshits, i guess it will have a lot of effects but i trust ridley, I HAVE TO DO IT!.....
drchepa 5 months ago
3d adds NOTHING to the experiance, its a fucking gimmick, instead of companys trying to find the next big thing, how about actualy improve what you already have, the studios got ridley fucking scot and the alien franchise HE created why not actualy pay the fans and the man who created it the respect they deserve and give ridley all the support he needs to create another masterpiece instead of inhibiting creativity. greed, utterly disgusting greed.
MrDubstepaholic 6 months ago
PG13! how fuckin lame arse is that! Ridley is such a studio whore and needs to find his balls like back in the day
toffee20 6 months ago
Fuck 3D Fuck Pg 13
18decman 6 months ago
@18decman Well lucky you, after the cinematic run you can watch it in 2D *and* R-rated for all eternity. So what is the problem really?
eirikwegga 5 months ago in playlist Film
God I'm sick of 3D lol.
ShadowGunner82 6 months ago
Archaeological digs, alien intervention in human affairs - Scott likes fellow Geordie Paul W.S. Anderson's AvP more than he lets on...
Litshttam 6 months ago
while Empire stikes back, Beneath the planet of the apes etc were fun, sequels and prequels are just an attempt to cash in, I am not anticipating this as wow a new alien movie, but as HOLY FUCK A NEW RIDLEY SCOTT SCI FI, I hope he ignores the canon from ALIENS onwards, Giger originally designed the alien with a complete life cycle, no stupid queen, respect to Stan Winston and Cameron for the design and fun film but, ALIEN didn't need ALIENS, but ALIENS needed ALIEN, they were a biological weapon
Padata3000 6 months ago
PLEASE RIDLEY ... NO PG13 !!!
FATHERKINKY 6 months ago
I think Ridley Scott is wise to use CGI and real sets in the exact quantities when and where they are needed in order to produce a shocking and convincing Alien prequel for us fans, it just wouldn't make any sense to shoot completly in one of the two bunch of filming techniques. Just take a look at some of his other amazing movies, for example Gladiator: There were many actual sets but also amazing digital matte paintings and some computer generated effects, and it is just amazing...
chechitopaisa 6 months ago
You see, this business is filled to the brim with unrealistic motherfuckers. Motherfuckers who thought their ass would age like wine. If you mean it turns to vinegar... it does. If you mean it gets better with age... it don't.
ghghghghghghggggghgh 6 months ago
What if he makes G, PG, PG-13, and R rated versions of the movie
bigJnuggets 6 months ago
It makes me happy that Ridley admires David Attenborough :)
Gnargonaut 6 months ago 13
@Gnargonaut two dudes!
caramelrocket 2 months ago
@Gnargonaut How can you not love David Attenborough
DrPeterVenkman 2 months ago
Prometheus will be about the culture to which the pilot belongs that we glimpse in Alien in the ship that holds the eggs.
triplesinterklaas 6 months ago
I'm very exited. But somebody please please please please PLEASE tell me how thing is related to alien in any way.
hypershanick 6 months ago
@hypershanick Prometheus is supposed to be the prequel of the story in which the previous events happen and explains where do the space jockey and the xenomorphs come from and why are they in the planetoid. I've also read in many blogs that it is related with an attempt of the alien civilization to terraform a planet and using the xenomorphs as bilogical weapons :)
chechitopaisa 6 months ago
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please guys boycot this movie. we want ALIEN 5 with sigourney weaver.
feedme54 6 months ago
@feedme54 Philistine. Get the fuck out of here.
LeLimeLine 6 months ago
So if its PG13 doesn't that mean it won't be scary.... WTF THIS MAKE ME ANGRY!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Billywask 6 months ago
@Billywask He is shooting a PG-13 cut and an R rated cut
SupremeCommander85 6 months ago
@SupremeCommander85 K good...
Billywask 6 months ago
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Billywask 6 months ago
@Billywask It's that exact backwards thinking that makes shitty films my friend. EVERYONE knows, practical is always better whether it's in 3D or 2D. He has always preferred actual sets vs. green screen.
ezgoo 6 months ago 22
@ezgoo Say that to James Cameron. CGI is just a tool, like models and stage sets. The trick is to know which is best suited for the job at hand. Lord of the Rings mixed it up pretty good in a sucessful maner, and so can Ridely.
PointImage 4 months ago
@ezgoo yeah i am against cgi or any of that garbage, im all for sets and no 3d, 3d movies are just a waste of money so they can charge us $5 more dollars for a movie where you wear annoying glasses that make your eyes hurt after wearing them for 2 hours.
Billywask 4 months ago
@Billywask i don't care if it is 3d or cgi i'm glad that Ridley Scott is back doing the next Alien film the guys who AvP fucked shit up. I'm looking forward to see this movie.
lovejen01 5 months ago
@lovejen01
The alien franchise was allready fucked up in Alien 3 and don't even get me started on Alien Erection
navylaks2 5 months ago
@navylaks2 i do think with Scott it will come back and make up for AvP and the 4th one. The third one i suggest you watch the Special Edition before passing any judgement.
lovejen01 5 months ago
@lovejen01
Oh i've seen them both and although Special edition makes more sense it's still pretty bad for an alien film.
The thing about it is had it been a film about Sigorney Weaver just being in a psychotic prison with no alien, it would actually have been quite interesting.
now Alien Erection i don't know what the fuck happened there and of course Paul Vs Anderson had to do AVP:(
navylaks2 5 months ago
@navylaks2 Paul Anderson what do expect, my opinion overrated director.
lovejen01 5 months ago
@lovejen01
You're damn right he's a fucking shit director
I want to beat the crap out of that idiot for what he did to Resident Evil
navylaks2 5 months ago
@navylaks2 ???
neezer77 4 months ago
@Billywask Its actually a lot cheaper to shoot sets in steroscopic (3D) then doing cgi that way.
PointImage 4 months ago
@Billywask
Lol don't talk shit about shit you've no clue about.
zauii89 3 months ago
I need help with this. Will this be tied to the Alien franchise and at the same time be its own movie? Just lost if this is truly a prequel or not.
Arojas83 6 months ago
@Arojas83 the studio/ridley says it's not directly tied to the alien franchise. I think it has its tentacles in it prequel wise. The footage we saw looks like the interior Alien sets.
ezgoo 6 months ago
@Arojas83 From the information we have it is clear that is IS set in the Alien universe, but it's not about the Alien monster. It is instead about the so called Space Jockey race from the first movie, which makes sense as we have seen the Aliens done to death and the Jockeys have been left completely unexplored. Fassbender has confirmed this.
In a way that makes the Alien franchise sort of a spin-off from this story, which is to be much more epic in scope.
eirikwegga 5 months ago
GOOD! NO FUCKING CG! THANK GOD!
3D i dont mind, but CG gets played out fast and it takes away from the realism.
Paperhouse81 6 months ago
I was so mad I missed this panel
cleonRIP 6 months ago
FYI folks. Let's be clear about two things. He's shooting IN 3D (native) and he has ALWAYS shot for both R and PG-13 ratings. So have no fear, there will be a cut out there for everyone!
ezgoo 6 months ago 3
the guy with the microphone needs it shoved up his ass ...I wish Ridley had someone more intelligent asking the questions.
tarasvoice 6 months ago 4
@tarasvoice these are actually much better questions then we are usually used to in Hall H. They actually had a moderator who knew about the project.
ezgoo 6 months ago
@ezgoo I believe the moderator is one of the writers of PROMETHEUS, Damon Lindelof.
hendrsb33 5 months ago
@tarasvoice I think that guy is Damon Lindelof, the writer or the "script corrector". But totally agree, the questions are very...well, you know what I mean... cheers!
skipmx 6 months ago
IDIOT...ACTUALLY HAS BEEN....32 YEARS SINCE THE FIRTS ALIEN AND 29 SINCE BLADE RUNNER!!
Gaston088able 6 months ago
yeah i'm worried about the rating
d15er 6 months ago
NO mentioning of Idris Elba?...he's a fucking beast as an actor.
Porly62 7 months ago 8
@Porly62 maybe he's fairly minor like many captains in the alien series....certainly a good cast though...
SROCeallaigh 7 months ago
@Porly62 Where's Wallace, String?! Where the fuck is Wallace?!
eirikwegga 5 months ago
who could dislike this....i dont understand that.
thedormantone47 7 months ago
If I have to wait a year and half or 2 for the directors cut because its a 12A Im nver going to the cinema again.
MaxwellLeslie 7 months ago
Noami? I thought the girl from Tron Legacy was going to be in Prometheus
magnum1165 7 months ago
@magnum1165
As movie fans we're lucky Scott went with Noomi Rapace, Olivia Wilde from Tron Legacy can't act.
captain07234 7 months ago
@captain07234 well I have to agree, I've watched the entire girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy and she is a great actor so she was a good choice for a female character
magnum1165 7 months ago
@magnum1165 I expect Ridley did not want to be to predictable as so many directors are these days by just using the casts from other movies of the same genre
SROCeallaigh 7 months ago
Why making such a big fuss over 3D??? If you hate 3D, just watch in 2D. Problem solved.
kuroryuzaki28 7 months ago
@kuroryuzaki28 I wish I could but it does not work for me, unequal vision...but you still need the glasses in the cinema otherwise it looks shit
SROCeallaigh 7 months ago
@SROCeallaigh Have you been to a cinema? You can choose to watch either 3D and 2D version of a movie. And yes, 2D version has equal visions. Watching 3D without glasses isn't 2D, it's plain stupidity.
kuroryuzaki28 7 months ago
@kuroryuzaki28 I only went once, to Thor, because 3D did seem like the only option...and yeah, even for people it does not work with, the glasses needed to be worn because of the 'layers' and such...
SROCeallaigh 7 months ago
@SROCeallaigh You mean people still need to wear glasses in order to watch 2D movies??? WTH is going on???
kuroryuzaki28 7 months ago
@kuroryuzaki28 I don't know...this was in an Odeon cinema in England and I'm pretty sure that 3D was the only option...I am not sure if that's always the case with 3D films over here
SROCeallaigh 7 months ago
@SROCeallaigh That's too bad. Since 3D movies must first be processed from 2D movies, by right both should be available in the cinema.
kuroryuzaki28 7 months ago
@kuroryuzaki28 I don't know if that's true...this is probably one that was filmed in 3D, as many are now...whereas other ones, which do not look as good apparently, are simply concerted from films made in 2D originally (I think this was the case with the clash of the titans remake for example)
SROCeallaigh 7 months ago
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ghghghghghghggggghgh 7 months ago
fox screw this film
ghghghghghghggggghgh 7 months ago
I'd have rathered Ridley stood his ground and said R rating to the studio. If they didn't comply, he could walk away. Let Fox get some crappy director to direct a piece of shit film that no one would watch. Given the now lack of Alien xenomorphs in this new prequel, and the lack of R rating, and the 3D bullshit, I think I'll pass. Pity.
mrtheoden 7 months ago
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@mrtheoden You sound like such a tool. "Given the now lack of Alien xenomorphs in this new prequel, and the lack of R rating, and the 3D bullshit, I think I'll pass. Pity." That makes you sound like you must hate anything. It doesn't need xenomorphs, 2d, or an R-rating; it is an origins story.
mdtwiztid 2 months ago
What the hell.... 3D? I'm fine with the PG-13 as long as they can pull it off, I would be more happy with R, but as long as they pull it off, I am fine with PG-13. But really 3D? Fuck 3D.
tigurt 7 months ago
@tigurt just dont see it in 3d then lmaoo
HotPocketsBoy 7 months ago
I would love to see the entire presentation. I hope fox does something soon to wet my tastes.
SamKarns 7 months ago
Think I will wait for the director's cut, FOX are money grabbers. You don't hire an artist and then tell him how to paint.
FUDGEXBOXPOLICY 7 months ago 3
*gore lol sorry
Obnavo 7 months ago
A horror/science fiction movie doesn't have to be gory to be good. In my opinion fire just makes ppl sick instead if giving that sense of suspense. But hey ..... it's Ryley Scott, he wont disappoint!!!! I hope lol
Obnavo 7 months ago