Prometheus

[Aesop Rocks]

as long as shes ripleys character so much as shes "just trying to ****ing survive", thats fine with me.

 

[Marvolo]

I really hope I can avoid seeing the alien design before the film comes out.

 

[Doctor Jones]

God, why am I getting more excited for this? Pretty much because of everything yeah.

 

[lime]

So if I got it right, we will see the alien, but it will be in entirely new form beacuse it's not from human but from some other alien form, right?

 

[Doctor Jones]

Possibly the jockey?

Even more eciting, it could be something we don't even know about.

 

[Valaquen]

Possibly the jockey?

Even more eciting, it could be something we don't even know about.

Ridley hinted at that in the Alien Anthology booklet.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Nice!

 

[Crockett]

With the news that are popping up I'm looking forward to the movie more and more.

 

[JakeSully]

The Six Month Shoot For Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ Has Started In Toronto

With the the casting for the lead roles sorted out earlier in the week and with a release date just over a year from now, THR reports that Ridley Scott has actually already started shooting “Prometheus” at Pinewood Studios Toronto—where it will lens for three weeks—and eagle eyed celeb watchers might want to keep an eye out around town for Noomi Rapace.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...ley_scotts_prometheus_has_started_in_toronto/


Fassbender talks Prometheus
http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/08/michael-fassbender-interview-jane-eyre-x-men-first-class/

You mentioned earlier that you're starring in Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus.' You must be over the moon.
Over the moon, yeah! Exactly. In space, literally! [Laughs] It's amazing. Jesus. I mean, I'm pinching myself on a regular basis, really. I couldn't have asked for a better position to be in. Ridley Scott is obviously a super-smart guy, and a great filmmaker. And it's a really, really good script. I was really surprised by the originality of it, and yet it still holds a lot of what the original films -- the story, rather; there's still a very strong link to that. But then it's a totally fresh outlook, as well. So, yeah. I'm really excited about it. It's a very intelligent script. I've got about a week between this film and that, so I've got to get my **** together. [Laughs]

 

[dark_b]

it would be nice for a set leak just so that we see in what kind of direction they are going.

 

[redhawk23]

give it longer than a day

 

[dark_b]

i meant in the next months

 

[Spider-Fan]

6 month shoot. Wow, that's a lot. But, Ridley I am hoping has something special in mind for us!!!

 

[redhawk23]

i meant in the next months

I know I was jt being a jerk lol

 

[DACrowe]

I rewatched Alien and Aliens last week for the first time in years. They're still both great films, though neither is as suspenseful after you've seen them each numerous times. However, I was reminded of how elegant Scott's movie was. I'm not just referring to the age old horror vs. action debate so many fans have between the two films. I'm referring to just the style and type of storytelling Scott uses versus Cameron.

Scott's film is very lyrical and visually poetic. It is about atmosphere and mood, but it is told in such a quiet, pensive way. The set design, the lighting, the slow dolly shots around the ship. Some scenes look almost like paintings. There is a musicality to the proceedings because it is told not through dialogue or writing, but purely cinematic images. The alien is equal parts beautiful as terrifying for most of the film (it's head anyway, before the reveal of the terrible suit in the final scenes of the movie).

I'm not knocking Cameron's aesthetic. It was nice, but very literal and blunt. It was in your face action and it worked for that movie. I just hope that Scott can recapture that feeling of time and place. The stories in Alien and Blade Runner are not the stars, but the mood and visual impact are. I hope this movie allows him to return to that style.

 

[Thebumwhowalks]

Scott's film is very lyrical and visually poetic. It is about atmosphere and mood, but it is told in such a quiet, pensive way. The set design, the lighting, the slow dolly shots around the ship. Some scenes look almost like paintings. There is a musicality to the proceedings because it is told not through dialogue or writing, but purely cinematic images. The alien is equal parts beautiful as terrifying for most of the film (it's head anyway, before the reveal of the terrible suit in the final scenes of the movie).

Yeah, I agree with your whole post. I was saying on some other thread a few weeks ago that I saw Scot on a Star Wars doc, maybe a BBC one one. He had just finished making the film 'The Duelists' with Harvey Keitel in tight white pantaloons and a moustache going round swordfencing folk in period drama times(they showed a clip, it looked real dry and boring), and he said when he saw SW, he basically felt like he had been making the wrong kind of movie, and that's when he made Alien.
He also talked about how he kept that aesthetic from SW, with the 'lived in' feel of the futuristic setting.
Another thing, in addition to what you were saying, the music is almost quite ambient, and lets you sink right into the film as you get into all those slow, long shots you were talking about, like when they introduce you to the ship and all the lights are switching on.

It has always been a favourite of mine, and I still recall the first time I saw it as a kid, sitting on the fold out bed in our living room totally crapping myself.
It's the only Alien movie I have on dvd(well, I have Aliens on dvd recorded off the telly, but have not watched it properly for years, I did start to, but once it got past the part leading off from Alien, and started becoming the action fest, I just went online during it and did not pay attention. I watched it a lot when I was a kid though, but I always preferred Alien.).

 

[dark_b]

I rewatched Alien and Aliens last week for the first time in years. They're still both great films, though neither is as suspenseful after you've seen them each numerous times. However, I was reminded of how elegant Scott's movie was. I'm not just referring to the age old horror vs. action debate so many fans have between the two films. I'm referring to just the style and type of storytelling Scott uses versus Cameron.

Scott's film is very lyrical and visually poetic. It is about atmosphere and mood, but it is told in such a quiet, pensive way. The set design, the lighting, the slow dolly shots around the ship. Some scenes look almost like paintings. There is a musicality to the proceedings because it is told not through dialogue or writing, but purely cinematic images. The alien is equal parts beautiful as terrifying for most of the film (it's head anyway, before the reveal of the terrible suit in the final scenes of the movie).

I'm not knocking Cameron's aesthetic. It was nice, but very literal and blunt. It was in your face action and it worked for that movie. I just hope that Scott can recapture that feeling of time and place. The stories in Alien and Blade Runner are not the stars, but the mood and visual impact are. I hope this movie allows him to return to that style.

Prometheus will be Pg13 and very expensive. so it will be for the masses.i have a feeling the style(that worked fantastic ) that you described from the first movie will not be used for this movie because it will not be big and bright enough for the action crowd.

 

[Valaquen]

I don't think either Prometheus' rating or budget has been officially confirmed. It's all net-conjecture.

 

[dark_b]

read the news from the last months

 

[Valaquen]

read the news from the last months

I have, and until [very] recently it's been a stream of debunked rumours. If you have an official news release telling us about the actual confirmed budget and/or rating, post it please

 

[dark_b]

rumors : the budget is to high for a R rated movie

news: Scott will not direct the alien prequel but an original scifi movie in the alien universe.

if the budget got lower then it will be R. if its the same then it will be PG13.

offtopic but at the same time ontopic. Mountain of Madness (del Toro's dream project) will not happen because a studio will not greelight a 150 million R rated movie.

 

[DACrowe]

Prometheus will be Pg13 and very expensive. so it will be for the masses.i have a feeling the style(that worked fantastic ) that you described from the first movie will not be used for this movie because it will not be big and bright enough for the action crowd.

Other than the chest bursting scene, nothing in the original would have prevented it from getting a PG-13 today. There have been a few too many "****s," but I can't remember. Most of the horror in Alien is left to the imagination.

And as this isn't Alien: Birth or something like that, I assume it will be its own picture. I hope it adds some of the visceral feel of Blade Runner which was not as claustrophobic. I like seeing Ridley paint on a big canvas. Just because it's PG-13 does not mean it can't be creepy or ooze atmosphere. The studio seems to want another Inception type film IMO. While this will be slower and I don't know how well it will financially, Scott will be able to make it how he sees fit beyond too much gore, I imagine.

 

[Valaquen]

rumors : the budget is to high for a R rated movie

Rumours, exactly. That's all I'm saying.

news: Scott will not direct the alien prequel but an original scifi movie in the alien universe.

The cast and HR Giger disagree. We'll see.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I have to say, I hope we do not see a prequel that explains the origin of the alien. Alien is a fundementally Lovecraftian tale and any explanation or ratioinalisation would take away from the concept. The alien, the space jockey - stuff mankind is not supposed to know about and should stay well away from.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Alien doesn't seem like any other Scott film to me. He really touched upon something special with that. He could have something special with this too. The cast is amazing, and Lindelof writing this just says good things.