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

I just googled "oromotheud" and v. disappointed

Ha, me too. Once autocorrect gave me this totally weird word that I googled, and it turned out to be some obscure regional Russian dialect. And I thought, 1) why would autocorrect assume I was typing this word that has probably been typed minimally throughout history, let alone in English? And then I thought, 2) if anyone was ever going to type this obscure Russian dialect, they were likely going to type it correctly the first time.

Joseph of Oromotheud

Oromotheud
Begat Sigmund Freud
Who specialized in opioids

So, uh, everyone, it could be a lot weirder:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/ridley-scott-keeps-trying-to-revive-gladiator-but-he-p-1793199157

Alien: Covenant wasn’t the only supernatural sequel Ridley Scott discussed at this year’s SXSW. He’s also eager to make another Gladiator film. Only problem is... the main character is dead. But Scott said he knows how to bring him back, and I’m hoping it’s because a bunch of Roman gods want him to kill Jesus. Seriously, that’s a real script, people.

Referring to the legendary Nick Cave script that was never filmed...and which I'm hoping is back in the mix:

http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/01/29/the-unbelievably-insane-gladiator-sequel-that-almost-was

this isn't hard, people - pretty sure the black goo can bring people back from the dead. failing that, maximus could always return as a xenomorph. lot of dramatic possibilities there and i think it'd answer the 'big questions' we all had after the first film. at the least it now seems clear that 'oromotheud' is a roman name, or perhaps thracian. all my fanboy hairs are tingling - i'm ready to start camping out for opening night! i'm sure i speak for tracer on this also.

max's first night back in heaven, wife and child sleeping contentedly in his arms, he hears a dripping sound and camera zooms in on his face as one eye cocks open

ALIEN: AFTERLIFE

HAIL ALIEN CAESAR

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9c/ff/ee/9cffeeab2d9dad55f157a5d1274ef9f3.jpg

A Roman legion hunting and battling what they believe to be a Dragon who is terrorizing the countryside. Romans vs. Alien Queen by Uglyheroes aka Jay Beard

Couldn't be any worse (better?) than Outlander (Jesus vs. alien + Vikings):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwU7IufUZUY

"ARE YOU NOT CHESTBURSTED?"

The Blade Runner sequel will tie in to all this as well. We're essentially seeing the creation of the Ridley Cinematic Universe.

Xenomorph, Deckard and Maximus will all team up Avengers-style to fight the true threat to the universe, last seen floating in the galactic void much like Thanos:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/film/legendridleyscott/legendcurry-xlarge.jpg

I'm looking forward to seeing Russell Crowe play both a xenomorph gladiator and Robin Hood. The biggest outstanding question at this point is whether the black goo could work to bring back Thelma and/or Louise, or whether it'll be retconned that the '66 Thunderbird was actually an early model of the flying 'Spinners' from Blade Runner. There's also a fan theory going around in the last forty-eight seconds that, possible spoilers, it'll turn out the black goo was actually the 'black rain' from the film of the same title. Not sure how I feel about that one but I'm confident Scott can make it work since clearly it is something he feels really passionately about.

To be honest, a part of me is starting to worry that he failed to learn anything from the botched launch of DC's universe (sorry, BvS:DoJ fans!) and is trying to do too much with one movie. You have to build to these things organically. Still, Tracer and I are super stoked to finally see the factory where the downed Black Hawk was assembled - I mean that's a story we've all been wanting to see for the last sixteen years, and it's essentially criminal that Scott refused to answer these nagging questions for so long.

And then at the end Harvey Keitel and Keith Carradine meet again. "So, rematch?"

how are you leaving out the most important RCU movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6aPgA5549g

I just want to see if they managed to restore the Roman republic.

If we could get Tony Scott multiverse action going on here then all is forgiven, Denzel in Top Gun going after alien queen is some strong shit

Oh man, that would be the real crown jewel.

Uh cough infinity stone cough

this is pretty cool

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7kP-OOVQAA9N7v.jpg

the film will obviously still be awful tho

sub-giger but very acceptable poster

Looks like one epic kegger

say "giger kegger" ten times fast, I dare ya

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ToECIZV2zRE/hqdefault.jpg

https://68.media.tumblr.com/fc6c785c0d8324fc9b7ae04f385c6dbe/tumblr_om1uiui8ug1vdbx3no1_540.jpg

new alien revealed

spraaaang burst

Spoiler stuff in this report (which I read anyway because hey)

http://io9.gizmodo.com/new-alien-covenant-footage-showed-destruction-on-a-who-1793864681

prometheus is on telly and i am rewatching it

it is bad

so very bad

it has one good scene and that's it

the only people more incompetent than the scientists aboard the ship are the scriptwriters

you must be watching it wrong

i am quite tired

it's precisely as beautiful as The Room and for the same reasons

try the "VERT" and "HORIZ" knobs, sometimes that kicks the narrative into gear.

now and then i wonder if it's meant to be a comedy (not that it works as one, but there's a kind of slapstick rhythm to some of the scenes)

I def laughed when the Engineer just kills the rich guy

needed more of this guy:
http://basementrejects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/spaceballs-movie-review-alien-parody-ragtime-gal.jpg

def a high point and a little like the punchline to a 2-hr setup

xpost

also fassbender's goody-dreamy smile

i mean goofy-dreamy

and the entire self-caesarian is of course virtuoso hilarious

"error: this med-pod is calibrated for male patients only"

now i am rewatching GODS OF EGYPT

the wrong scott brother died imo

also why are you torturing yourself like this, mark

lol gods of egypt what did we ever see in alex proyas

Burk Sharpless strikes again

remember when aaron sorkin was publicly astonished to discover that hollywood isn't a true meritocracy a week or too ago? the two-word counter-argument that should have instantly convinced him that yeah mediocre men DO get way more chances than women or people of colour is 'alex proyas'