Prometheus

[THANOSRULES]

I'm unsure about diving into the space jockeys much more, they were cool as a giant mystery...a wtf moment in the movie.....

 

[Spider-Vader]

I haven't been following this movie closely. Will the Xenomorphs be in this or will there just be little hints here & there about them?

 

[jonathancrane]

I haven't been following this movie closely. Will the Xenomorphs be in this or will there just be little hints here & there about them?

It is to my understanding that the xenomorphs' ancestors will be in the film, which leaves the answer between an affirmative and a negative. The production team has said said creature, "has Alien DNA."

 

[Teelie]

It's a very ambiguous phrase open to interpetation. Does it mean we'll see a Xenomorph ancestor or even their creation (aka bio-engineered) or will this just set up the prelude to the Space Jockey vessel we find and be set in their universe?

 

[DACrowe]

The more ambiguity and mystery going into this film the better.

 

[JakeSully]

Intersting theory
Prometheus synopsis updated: origins of mankind

Back in March I reported that 'Prometheus' could be partially inspired by Erich von Daniken's hypothesis that mankind was created by aliens, who were seen as gods amongst ancient civilizations. This story was further backed by Ridley Scott himself in June when he announced at the Cine Europe expo that:

"The (space) journey, metaphorically, is about a challenge to the gods. NASA and the Vatican agree that is almost mathematically impossible that we can be where we are today without there being a little help along the way. That's what we're looking at (in the film), at some of Eric von Daniken's ideas of how did we humans come about."​

Now it seems Fox has quietly updated the synopsis with an extra little piece of information to confirm this. The updated synopsis, which can be found on the official Prometheus page on Facebook:

Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.​

In von Daniken's 1968 book 'Chariots of the Gods', he explains his idea of how humans saw alien visitors as gods because of their advanced technology, which the ancient human civilizations believed to be supernatural powers. Therefore these aliens must be gods, and according to van Daniken this belief is the basis of religion.

Also, Ridley Scott has pointed out that Prometheus is about "gods and engineers" and that the name Prometheus is not just coincidence.

In Greek mythology, the Titan Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus were given permission by the gods to create life on Earth.

Prometheus created man from water and clay, and the goddess of wisdom, Athena, breathed a soul into man. Epimetheus created all the other creatures on Earth and gave them all the good qualities, so Prometheus made man stand upright like the gods to make them more superior.

We all know Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to the humans, but Prometheus also gave humans science, maths, medicine and arts, the foundations for modern civilization - a mind of their own, uncontrolled by the gods, free will.

Before Prometheus' revelations to humans they had lived in a state of timeless harmony, a counter-image of civilization.

In a similar story from The Bible, we hear of Adam and Eve living in a state of timeless harmony and ignorance, until they crossed God by eating from the tree of Knowledge.

This place was called 'Paradise', which also was the working title for 'Prometheus'.
A coincidence?

 

[Xerxész]

Good summary, Jake.
The astronauts will steal some technology/artifact from our "gods".

 

[JakeSully]

Had a great day filming on a teaser for the new #RidleyScott film with the working title #Prometheus and talking with #GuyPearce on set.

http://***********/#!/karimtheilgaard/status/119124128807649280

 

[Valaquen]

'Prometheus' Scribe Damon Lindelof Talks Robots, Slimy Corporations & Ridley Scott

The official "Prometheus" synopsis has been unleashed, and as cool as it is — A discovery about the origins of humanity! An intergalactic voyage! An extraterrestrial battle with genocide-level implications! — the description still leaves much about Ridley Scott's "Alien"-DNA project unknown.

All in good time. Back at San Diego Comic-Con, though, "Prometheus" writer/producer Damon Lindelof kicked us a ton of info about his collaboration with Scott, the nature of the roles Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron play in the film, and who might actually turn out to be the hero-heir to Sigourney Weaver's Ripley. With the "Prometheus" synopsis on the web, we figured now is the right time to roll out our interview. Read on for insight into the 2012 flick, in Lindelof's own words.

Collaborating with Ridley
"Having done 'Lost' for six years, I felt this tremendous responsibility because I'm one of the visionaries behind the show, so there's no safety net below you. When I got the call [from Ridley] I had this tremendous amount of relief and comfort that Ridley Scott is going to be the safety net. What ensued was a series of conversations where I was kind of interviewing Ridley to get a sense of the movie he wanted to make. Once I got a sense of that, then it was really about channeling that idea so that I was realizing his vision, as opposed to imposing my vision on it. That was my perspective. His perspective was more kind and generous in terms of ideas that I brought to the movie. But really everything I was coming up with was just a different spin on what he was saying to me."

Fassbender's Role
"He plays a robot. One of the things that evokes the idea of 'Blade Runner' is, 'What does the movie look like from the robot's point of view?' If you were to ask him, 'What do you think about all of this? What's going on? What do you think about these humans who are around you?,' wouldn't it be cool if we found a way for that robot to answer those questions. When you cast a guy like Fassbender, who's going to bring a lot more to it than [makes clichéd robot movements] — that was me doing the robot, I don't know if you could tell — it's not Anthony Daniels. All due respect. He's phenomenal. But C-P3O…"

Theron's Role
"Her character's name is Meredith Vickers and she's sort of a corporate entity. That's another one of the familiar things from the 'Alien' movies — that there are corporate interests in play. I feel like Charlize brought a new spin on that old variation. It's a remix …. I don't think she's slimy [like Paul Reiser's character in 'Aliens']. She's not the fast-talking, snake-oil face of the company. By the way, "What company is she a face of?," I think is a big part of the fun. As we were developing the script, she had some really cool ideas that made it not the suit you're used to."

The Ensemble
"I think one of the really cool things about the first 'Alien,' if you watch it cold, Ripley is kind in the background like one of the crew members, and you're like, 'Skerrit's [who played Captain Dallas] the hero of the movie,' and he's one of the first to go. And then you're like, 'It's [the engineer played by] Harry Dean Stanton.' And, no, he's gone… and suddenly Sigourney Weaver, in the last 40 minutes of the movie, is the only one left alive. I think the idea of building a really cool ensemble and again presenting the audience with like, 'Who's going to be left standing at the end of this movie? Maybe all of them. Probably not,' [that's] part of the fun of what we set out to do."

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/09/28/prometheus-damon-lindelof/

 

[TheVileOne]

I doubt this movie will be as clever and ingenius as Alien and I think Lindelof basically just said why.

 

[Spideyfan93]

Hmmmmmm.

Looking forward to the teaser.

 

[dustbros]

Had a great day filming on a teaser for the new #RidleyScott film with the working title #Prometheus and talking with #GuyPearce on set.
http://***********/#!/karimtheilgaard/status/119124128807649280

with the working title? For ****ing sake, please Tom Rothman.
Prometheus IS pefect for the title.
Not Alien: Prometheus dip**** or whatsoever. PLEASE!

Aside from that, so they filmed a footage only for the teaser?
Hell, Alien all over again.
Now THIS is good.

 

[JakeSully]

Possible Space Jockey Pictures

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/2011/09/29/7581/

 

[Valaquen]

 

[Xerxész]

You have eagle eyes, dude!

 

[HopeOfTheFuture]

Nice!!!

 

[dark_b]

its not a problem if its accurate. the question is if this is from the set or not.

if this is from the set then this means that the crew has no respect for the director.

 

[dude stannis]

You're not going to start going on about Ridley Scott's balls again are you? I really don't need that mental image in my life any more.

 

[Carnotaur3]

Yeah, that's it alright. It's a little different though, which means it's a different ship than the one from Alien.

 

[JakeSully]

Hell yeah. I just saw an advance trailer for PROMETHEUS. Ridley Scott is going to deliver on this. #alienprequel

http://***********/#!/Tofur/status/120348131878637569

http://***********/#!/search?q=#alienprequel

 

[Still Wynning]

http://***********/#!/Tofur/status/120348131878637569

Man, I can't wait to see the trailer for this movie to come out!

 

[Solidus]

One of the mods from AVPGalaxy wrote to that guy, and apparently he said you do see a quick glimpse of the Space Jockey. No "aliens" in the trailer. But the mod from AvPGalaxy asked him if it was similar to the awesome original Alien Trailer in 1979. And I guess the guy viewed the Alien 1979 trailer when asked that and said they are similar.

Man I hope we get it sooner then the 28th. You would think being attached to The Thing would be more strategic.

 

[Still Wynning]

One of the mods from AVPGalaxy wrote to that guy, and apparently he said you do see a quick glimpse of the Space Jockey. No "aliens" in the trailer. But the mod from AvPGalaxy asked him if it was similar to the awesome original Alien Trailer in 1979. And I guess the guy viewed the Alien 1979 trailer when asked that and said they are similar.

Man I hope we get it sooner then the 28th. You would think being attached to The Thing would be more strategic.

Man, if it's even half as good as this trailer, I really can't wait!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oYNvmNZP2o
[YT]0oYNvmNZP2o[/YT]

 

[Spider-Vader]

I wish I didn't know the sexual message of the original Alien. All I see in Valaquen's pics are *****. Freakin' perverted Giger!

 

[dark_b]

when will they realese it? the Thing or in december?