Prometheus - Part 2

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Ridley Scott: 'It’s entirely ridiculous to believe that we are the only ones here'



Icelandic blog Filmophilia has just published what I believe to be the most interesting interview with Ridley Scott so far regarding Prometheus.

They caught up with the director back in July when the Prometheus crew were shooting the last scenes of the movie in Iceland.

In this interview, Sir Ridley gives a little bit more than his stock replies and even elaborates a bit more on the connection to his 1979 masterpiece Alien, as well as some of his thoughts about the Space Jockey.

I suggest you head over to Filmophilia to read the entire article, but here's a couple of interesting points from the interview.

When asked about the link to Alien, he reiterates the DNA connection, but also gives us a little more to think about:
" I mean, you could actually say, and there’s a quote I did, a pretty good quote: By the end of the third act you start to realize there’s a DNA of the very first alien, but none of the subsequent aliens. To tell you what that is is a pity, and I’m not going to tell you, because it’s actually pretty good, pretty organic to the process and to the original. But we go back, we don’t go forward."​
Exactly one year ago we heard that HR Giger was somehow involved with Prometheus, which at the time was known only as The Untitled Alien Prequel, but we weren't given much detail about exactly what he was working on. With Giger's name not showing up on the IMDB credits, and with the Alien Prequel turning into more of its own thing, people began to speculate whether or not he was still attached. With the some of the leaked photos we've seen from the set, there's no doubt Giger has added some of his magic touch to the designs, and Sir Ridley confirms:
"I showed him what we were doing, showed him the story and he liked it a lot. So he’s doing a little bit of work for me. He’s been doing some murals, big murals, which we’ll see in almost one of the first chambers we encounter when we land where we’re gonna go."​
It's quite obvious now that the Space Jockey from Alien will have play some part in Prometheus, and the fans have been busy discussing on forums what this strange being actually is.
"... I always figured it’s a weapon, and I always figured that [the ship in the first Alien] was a carrier of weapons. Therefore, who is that, inside that suit? That wasn’t a skeleton, that was a suit. And if you open up the suit, what do you get inside it? And why were they going, where were they going?"​
A few months back I wrote how Ridley Scott had hinted that the Prometheus story is somewhat inspired by Erich von Daniken's theories regarding the so called ancient astronauts.
In this interview he gives a little more detail about
"Everyone thinks he [von Daniken] was out of his mind, you know, for number one, 'we are the creation of gods', if you go back to the 19th century anthropologists, Darwin, and say if you go look at Darwin for the moment and look at the Darwinian idea, the Darwinian thesis, which is seemingly very logical. You know, you’re going from something that gradually comes to two legs and gradually here we are. Then you can go beyond that and you look more mathematically at the feasibility of how we’re able to be sitting here, right now, in this place. I’m talking to you, and I’ve got this thing (he picks up his cellphone) which looks like Star Trek. This is “Beam me up, Scotty”-stuff. You wouldn’t have believed this thing could exist thirty years ago.
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It’s entirely ridiculous to believe that we are the only ones here. That’s why my first thought is that for us to be sitting here right now is actually mathematically impossible without a lot of assistance. Who assisted? Who made the right decisions? Who was pushing and pulling to adjust us? That’s a fair question."​
The interview goes on to discuss Prometheus star Noomi Rapace, and drawing comparisons with Sigourney Weaver's heroine character from the Alien series, before one final question: will the original alien (some refer to it as the xenomorph) appear in Prometheus?
"No. Absolutely not. They squeezed it dry. He (the xenomorph) did very well. (He laughs) He survived, he’s now in Disneyland in Orlando, and no way am I going back there. How did he end up in Disneyland? I saw him in Disneyland, Jesus Christ!"​
If you're still here I suggest you head on over to Filmophilia to read the entire interview right now.
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I agree with him. Earth is nothing but a grain of sand in the Sahara, comparatively speaking. There must be some other life in the universe.

Great interview. Always cool hearing/reading what Scott has to say.
 
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Yes, hell, how did the Xenomorph end up in Disneyland? Questions to be solved. Bad pop culture :(
 
I don't see that happening. But if it does, it'll be the most disappointing thing ever.
 
He survived, he’s now in Disneyland in Orlando, and no way am I going back there. How did he end up in Disneyland? I saw him in Disneyland, Jesus Christ!"
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Oh my goahahahaha....brilliant quote.
 
Something I didn't like from Resurrection was that they were coming to Earth. Then I read that Weaver thought that making a 5th one on Earth was boooring. I agree, so I'm very glad about when and where Prometheus is going to take place. Far away. Long time ago (sounded like Star Wars).
 
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Yes, hell, how did the Xenomorph end up in Disneyland? Questions to be solved. Bad pop culture :(
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There's your plot for the next AVP film.

And actually, Ridley, it's Disney *World.* Disneyland is in Anaheim. /nerdrage
 
mutter mutter mutter double post frickin frackin mutter mutter
 
cherokeesam said:
There's your plot for the next AVP film.

And actually, Ridley, it's Disney *World.* Disneyland is in Anaheim. /nerdrage
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To be even more technical, the Alien is featured in Disney World 's Hollywood Studios' Great Movie Ride.

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I just figured out that Prometheus comes out in germany on August 9th. MORE THAN 2 MONTH AFTER AMERICAN RELEASE. :( Why do they do that? This just sucks immensly. It sucks donkey anus :(
 
Prometheus trailer to appear online between tomorrow and wednesday according to @Latinoreview!
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Lets hope they're right!

So many good trailers coming out in the next few days. Prometheus, The Hobbit, and of course TDKR.

Bring on the awesome sauce!
 
Of course nothing is going to top TDKR prologue :P

But i've getting psyched up about Prometheus... i loved alien and aliens! hell, i loved avp too :)
 
Why does a movie need to 'own' another one? Why can't several movies with different directors have the same amount of success?
I mean, seriously, what's the deal? Do users have money invested in Sony/Warner/Paramount?
 
I thought this was the Alien thread, not the Nolan fanboys thread. :o

Where are the Alien fans that would rather see a new Alien film finally getting the justice it deserves over another Batman movie?
 
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