They're Remaking 'Alien' -- the 'Prometheus' thread

Why do future space people name things after tragic figures? Like, why would you name a planet Pandora and expect anything good to come of it? Why would you name a ship Prometheus? That's like naming your ship Icarus, your spelunking party Orpheus, or your son Oedipus. In the future, have the endings of all these Greek myths been forgotten?

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:44 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

they named the ship Icarus in Sunshine. Actually even better, it's called Icarus II cos the first one disappeared on its mission to the Sun.

― Number None, Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:46 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol this is all so otm

"i hereby unveil our advanced new interstellar ship... the Space Titanic!"

http://www.starshiptitanic.com/splash.jpg

http://theinfosphere.org/images/thumb/0/06/A_Flight_to_Remember.jpg/225px-A_Flight_to_Remember.jpg

Hahaha xp

Why do future space people name things after tragic figures? Like, why would you name a planet Pandora and expect anything good to come of it? Why would you name a ship Prometheus? That's like naming your ship Icarus, your spelunking party Orpheus, or your son Oedipus. In the future, have the endings of all these Greek myths been forgotten?

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:44 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

He's a tragic figure in that he meets a pretty awful end, but he's definitely a scientific hero.

of course i'm stoked for this but i really fear it's gonna be the exact same prequel retconning i fucking hate

― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 14 March 2012 17:40 (3 days ago) Permalink

yeah totally.

they have to come up with a really unique take to pull off what i think they're trying to do with this: mission to mars with monsters.

Mars Needs Monsters

that was the original title but they pulled a john carter

"ah fuck it, we'll make it into an Alien prequel"

Meantime a little more about Weyland Industries:

https://www.weylandindustries.com/#/timeline

space jockeys:predators::OG Klingons:forehead ridge Klingons

― butvi wouls (Phil D.), Saturday, March 17, 2012 2:59 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

speaking of redonkulous retcons/franchises filling in details that didn't need explicating, in Star Trek Enterprise they actually explained why the Kirk-era Klingons didn't have forehead ridges while the later ones did: A VIRUS!

New full trailer sometime tonight and a sneak's been seen:

http://io9.com/5894182/weve-seen-the-first-full-trailer-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHcHYisZFLU&feature=player_embedded

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ASt3JT_ppos/Tz7axtB4eEI/AAAAAAAAD6g/vyOpZBJFupk/s1600/1313834741941.png

ridley scott, today at wondercon panel

my nips are fucking hard!
xela1221 4 minutes ago 7

the opening of that looked just like the first Alien vs Predator movie

looks cool though

Erich von Daniken has a lot to answer for

holy shit the sound in that trailer!

& is that benedict wong? don't let him work out the calculations for the spaceship trajectory! he'll fuck it up!

This looks good! I will regret anticipating it tho I'm almost sure

Yeah I loved the screaming sound towards the end.

But can we be done with the Inception-ish low-horn blasts now, christ I'm so sick of hearing that in every actiony trailer.

Yeah I loved the screaming sound towards the end.

i know, what is it about that sound thats really appealing here? i'm slowly getting more excited than i should about this. damn trailers.

whoa ^_^

Okay, that was pretty damn good.

Yeah I loved the screaming sound towards the end.

i know, what is it about that sound thats really appealing here? i'm slowly getting more excited than i should about this. damn trailers.

― Summer Slam! (Ste), Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:27 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark

thats the siren noise from the original Alien trailer (probably the greatest trailer ever cut)

feel like that trailer gave away TOO MUCH

Stringer Bell's accent sounds a little off. Or is it just me?

xpost H4A: ohhh fuck you genius thank you

Whomever is making these trailers deserves an award for making trailers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLamj-b0I8

Trailys 2012

Goddamm that og trailer is so good

I'm gonna be so goddam sad when they stop using film to make movies

Does ALIEN have the greatest cast ever?

I was thinking that exact thing watching the trailer. If it's not the greatest it's damn close.

Does ALIEN have the greatest cast ever?

― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:11 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark

feel like that trailer gave away TOO MUCH

― flagp∞st (dayo), Saturday, March 17, 2012 9:45 PM (59 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

has there ever been a movie that was part of a franchise where the audience didn't know for sure until actually seeing the film?

The screaming alarm in that Prom. trailer reminds me of Clare Torry's screaming at the end of "Speak to Me", right before "Breathe" kicks in.

guys go to 2:37 in the trailer

1:37, sorry

http://i.imgur.com/UL3mC.jpg if you're lazy

While I'm still a bit meh re: 3D and wasn't planning on even checking out this silly prequel stuff (even though I've bought some kind of Alien quadrology box thig twice now, first as DVDs and later BluRay) I have to admit that trailer kinda - aw hell, yeah, I want to see it now.

thig->thing

at least the movie was shot in 3D, not post-converted, and what we've seen so far looks fantastic in 2D, so no one should complain about that aspect at least.

This and The Dark Knight Rises both coming out in 2012 will make the end of the world in December a little more bearable, I guess.

this was shot in 3d?

can i just watch it in 2d?

Of course. Has there been a 3D release that wasn't generally available in 2D also?

http://www.hd-3dmovie.com/images/imax-deep-sea-3d-movie.jpg