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

wiki:
The plot follows the crew of the spaceship Prometheus in the year 2085, as they explore an advanced alien civilization in search of the origins of humanity.

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", and takes place in the same universe, Prometheus will explore its own mythology and ideas. Principal photography began in March 2011, with filming taking place in England, Iceland, and Spain. Prometheus is scheduled for release between May 30 and June 8, 2012 in various territories through 20th Century Fox.

they're just being coy

and 'prequel' is a tainted word at this point

"greatest cast ever = The Right Stuff. but Alien is close"

This is actually worthy of a poll, but IMO if the Right Stuff wins its just because of quantity over quality. I'd put Holm, Hurt, Stanton up with anyone in TRS.

that would be a good poll

alien would win on this board

Already got yr excuse ready. :)

you never know. ilx is challopsy enough to say Harry Dean Stanton is overrated & Barbara Hershey is the greatest of all time or something.

Barbara Hershey is pretty great.

Except in the Black Swan.

You guys have probably already discussed this, I missed this thread for some reason, but this site is pretty cool.

Except Especially in the Black Swan.

o this comes out on my birthday, guess i'll see it on my birthday

Started reading that "leaked script" and spotted something like 3 typos in the first 5-6 lines, including misspellings, homonyms, and just plain using the wrong word. Obviously bullshit.

You guys have probably already discussed this, I missed this thread for some reason, but this site is pretty cool.

― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, March 18, 2012 4:04 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

does that site do something besides show that spinning gif?

Re: weylandcorp.com - whatever happened to the yutani bit? Or did I miss something?

(it links to a 2023 TED talk and there's a "register for more info" - those are the two parts that work on my android phone)

I don't have a spinning gif, android doesn't do animated gifs (at least, it doesn't on my phone)

Meantime another trailer with a different focus...

http://io9.com/5894326/uk-prometheus-digs-deeper-into-the-films-archaeological-mission

does that site do something besides show that spinning gif?

When I click on it, it spins for a bit then goes to a landing page that links to the TED talk and has other features that are "coming soon". I just like the design of the site and I'm a sucker for in-depth viral stuff like this, particularly for sci-fi films.

I think the spinning gif only pops up the first time you load the site, in the future it just takes you to the main screen.

well that... makes... sense....

I like that second trailer too!

who's that standing behind the S here? Must be pretty big, that space jockey was gigantic in Alien.

http://i.imgur.com/vXeOy.jpg

he's the dude that the virus infects to make into an alien

since all of the trailers seem to give away a lot of the plot I bet there's a big reveal that none of us are gonna be ready for

It was all a dream! The bad guys are the good guys! Aliens taste like chicken!

giant dude is the Space Jockey

http://i.imgur.com/euMfb.jpg

It isn't him unless that skeleton is a suit imo

http://i.imgur.com/WF14b.jpg

it'll be a biomechanical suit or whatever

and the comics ain't canon

I know I just wanted everybody to see how funny the jockey looks

yeah, that would be way better obviously

omg are those 3D goggles he's holding? mind boggles @ goggles

It's a suit for sure, probably a biomechanical interface to the ship. /nerd

guys

http://f.cl.ly/items/2w2q0f2r1q2s3K0a0e1n/prometheus_glowy_dude.jpg

This Peter Weyland timeline is pretty ridiculous, but explains the fake TED talk megalomania. He fixes global warming, creates terraforming, does stem cell research, and cures almost all cancers by age 25! Gets a Nobel prize at 26! Gives ridiculous TED talk and then creates super-amazing androids!

I kind of hope this is in line with the Alien films, because lol even though dude was a genius his company still merges with Yutani corp and in a few hundred years is bought by Wal-Mart.

Can't tell what that's supposed to be? They put in a green goblin for st. patrick's day? Xpost

It's the really tall dude activating something that has a green energy ball popping up. Really quick cut toward the end of the trailer.

Oh, missed this on the timeline:

After years of litigation, Weyland wins the David patent lawsuit against the Japanese start-up Yutani Corporation, effectively protecting the investments of both Weyland Industries and its shareholders.

Presumably the world of Prometheus is one where scientific progress makes a leap due to a shitload of funding and effort that reality lacks. Guessing Weyland is the front-runner, with some competitors?

i don't think that guy is necessarily really tall, we don't see where his feet are touching the ground or whether the floor slopes up near the walls

like his head seems to be about half the size of the space jockey's which proportionally matches this picture

Man, it's going to be a long two and a half months until this gets released. (and in about ten years I'll laugh about this post when the tread gets revived because the 4D UV-disc remaster is released)

i hope there will be a cloverfield-esque shitstorm of endless fake spoilers and arguments about clues in viral ads that are then completely irrelevant to the movie

we can only hope

that corporate timeline mentions a weyland "memorial library" but I think it's a red herring. if peter weyland is born in 1990, he could be mid-80s by the time of the movie. crepey pale-looking dude could be peter weyland

or more accurately, the stuff about "looking for a practical use for stasis" makes me think that dude is gonna go into stasis to skip ahead -- you know, the old "thaw me out when we can travel to other worlds" trick

can't believe weyland was born in the 90s i feel old

What worries me more is that the world of 2085 doesn't remember what happened in the 1979 Alien movie.

It doesn't segue into Alien but it leaves some of its own questions unanswered, leaving open the option of a sequel: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prometheus_(film)&mobileaction=view_normal_site#Sequel

Yay. Look, go to wikipedia, it's on the Prometheus page, section called sequel.