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

Man, I had forgotten how the early Web had an explosion of fan sites for this, and how we can still pick over the archeological debris left over:

http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/writing/Derelict.html

http://ioannis.virtualcomposer2000.com/writing/figs/gebnut.jpg

*backs slowly away from the rabbit hole*

Too late!

moar rabbit hole

*alien bursts out of rabbit hole*

Two recently departed creators who I hope get their due when this comes out: the late Dan O'bannon and Moebius.

Moebius did the suit designs, and Dan himself suggested the Derelict should look like "a lobster", amongst many other things

Gives new meaning to the ancient Egyptian "Opening of the Mouth" ceremony.

Between Alien and Blade Runner, Scott sure made some films that obsessios like to obsess over... I never knew there was so much to talk about w/r/t the Alien universe!

And of course they're going to fuck up what 'the derelict' is -- its only ever really been defined in one's mind and those are always the most satisfying... It seems like there was a loose agreed-upon idea of some backstory that had to get shuffled around a bit. I love when production costs and script/set changes turn things into enduring mysteries that fans can argue over -- so much more interesting to me than intentional *mysteries* placed into films (like Pulp Fiction for example).

otm, i'm not really expecting anything from the alien mythos retconning part of this, but i'm still hoping for a decent scary & visually impressive bit of SF.

To be fair, Blade Runner was adapted from a book that was part of the author's larger themes, and Alien was followed by a film(and notable stories in other media) that expanded on the original mysteries while retaining that same level of quality, even if the form of genre mutated slightly between releases

Slightly off topic: does anyone here listen to the Superego comedy podcast?

They have an HR Giger character that's fucking hysterical

http://soundcloud.com/gosuperego/superego-episode-3-10 Skip to 14:00 = 'HR Giger' reading Twas the Night Before Christmas

"Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the pupil chamber, not a creature was stirring, not even a xenomorph creature that has been a ribtube with biogenetic narcogasms..."

Oh yeah, that's Paul F Tompkins reading that, isn't it

yep!

I'd not seen the close-up on this scene from the trailer until just now:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--5md9bNPwqs/T3EQjEE0t3I/AAAAAAAACtE/0OIARt1t0Ts/s640/egganimation.gif

creepy...looks like it has two tails/limbs and umbilical cord

fan service for tentacle enthusiasts

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/137/818/7006b3_2218040.gif?1308633640

lol Phil

i just spent 10 minutes searching this thread for that link to some super long essay on the original alien ship/space jockey. can anyone help me?

This one?
http://alienexplorations.blogspot.co.uk/2008_01_01_archive.html

yes that seems to be it although like... differently formatted? odd.

like click through

didn't post the exact right link but it's all broken up into various categories on there i think

oh no what's going on there?

is somebody standing outside the tube, holding a mutant squid with a steel claw, menacing the person inside the tube w/ it?

im gonna guess no?

I think the claw has extracted the mutant squid from the person's abdomen.

^ that's what I'm seeing, caesarian squid

the person is still terrifiededly squirming though, i can't imagine that'd be the case if they were sedated and/or appropriately dead

thats what i'm saying

also not seeing any exit trauma

Also not seeing a head or face

obviously they found something with mutagenic effects and they're trying to create noomi rapace ninja squid

teenage mutant ninja squid

man how great would it be if this actually was a prequel to Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Noomi Turtles

can't lie, kind of turned on by noomi/squid hybrid

man how great would it be if this actually was a prequel to Michael Bay's Ninja Turtles

― Number None, Friday, March 30, 2012 9:59 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^

http://reverseshot.com/article/great_scott

http://www.joblo.com/newsimages1/prometheusalt3.jpg

ore fan art posters, if that's what you're into: http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/check-out-12-awesome-fan-made-prometheus-posters

M

ast one is the best one, IMHO.

L

no way. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 (iffy) and 10 are the keepers. 12 is utterly generic. the one you posted half an hour ago might be my favorite.

i like 1 alot. not sold on the yellow - but still pretty good.

that last one is A+++++++++

Last one is most generic, others are lacking a bit in polish but that one is too literal as a summary of the trailers.

fan art posters are teh worst

ppl love them some 70s graininess huh

it's also the color cast

the american people in their wisdom are likely to look at a cannily "distressed" poster and wonder why this old piece of shit is on the wall of my theater

so that's successful design in a way...