Ridley Scott: Prometheus

[puppy fields]

^
link goes to a higher-res image, most likely a plot spoiler.

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

i gotta stop watching the trailer.

[archonemis]

That trailer makes it look like the movie retained elements of the Shadow 19 sript.

[puppy fields]

I'm sort of looking more forward to Neill Blomkamp's Elysium.

http://armadyne.net/

[pkittie]

Originally Posted by puppy fields

^
link goes to a higher-res image, most likely a plot spoiler.

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

i gotta stop watching the trailer.

Skull somewhat matches, but there is a nose/spine/trunk on the front of the skull that is different-unless they sawed the nose/spine/trunk off:

I don't know how people got all this information on the Space Jockey- is there a RPG of the Alien universe? If not, this could explain the premise for Prometheus (which has a quote from Ridley and Cameron) :
http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Jockey

[archonemis]

^The whole franchise is out of control.

People came up with all sorts of B.S. about the Space Jockey. Giger certainly had no backstory. He just made another penis sculpture.

Hopefully Scott wiped the slate clean and started from scratch. That's really best, I think.

But then I don't really care. If it's a good movie - great. If not I won't lose any sleep over it.

[evillilgirl]

i haven't seen previews or read anything but i was under the impression this movie is an alien prequel?

[archonemis]

Yes and no.

It's supposed to be super artful [read: masturbatory] and be set within the same universe.

You will not see the classic 'alien' [xenomorph is what nerds call them]. Instead you'll see a space jockey.

One of the creators of the hit show 'Lost' was part of the production.

[CaptainPajamaShark]

Originally Posted by pkittie

Skull somewhat matches, but there is a nose/spine/trunk on the front of the skull that is different-unless they sawed the nose/spine/trunk off:

I don't know how people got all this information on the Space Jockey- is there a RPG of the Alien universe? If not, this could explain the premise for Prometheus (which has a quote from Ridley and Cameron) :
http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Space_Jockey

since we don't know how much time has elapsed between Prometheus and Alien, there's no way of knowing if they're different. my guess is that the Space Jockey from Alien has been lying there for a long time and has fossilized, which is why it doesn't look exactly the same

[Telephone]

Here's a confession - I've never watched any of the Alien films

[DJ LunchBox]

official teaser trailer goodness

http://youtu.be/sftuxbvGwiU

[joetron2030]

I'm surprised no one mentioned this. A fictional TED talk from TED 2023 that's part of Prometheus:

http://blog.ted.com/TED2023/

Interview with screenwriter Damon Lindelof regarding this http://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/writi...amon-lindelof/

[atomicscissors]

^Ugh. I love TED and I'm interested in the movie, but that just made me throw up in my mouth a little.

The idea that someone at TED gave the "okay" to allow the producers to use the TED brand to hock this movie is sickening to me.

[wnoodle]

^ That really does sully the TED brand, doesn't it?

[essaylanif]

Prometheus is an upcoming science fiction film,
Directed by Ridley Scott,
Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof,
The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron,
The plot follows the crew of the spaceship Prometheus in the year 2085.

[pkittie]

Working with one of the actors (not first billed), we asked, he was pretty mum on the subject, but said it was going to be amazing.