Amazon.com has revealed an upcoming art-book for Prometheus. The book, named Prometheus: The Art of the Film, will be available from June 5th, 2012 and comes in both standard (hardback in slipcase, $34.95) & limited (hardback with Dust-jacket, $75) editions according to Amazon. You can pre-order the standard edition of the book at Barnes&Noble or Forbidden Planet at a price of $19.75 and £19.99 (RRP £24.99) respectively.
“Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner) returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. Produced with the full co-operation of the filmmakers, this lavish book, showcasing stunning production design art and behind the scenes photos, will be the only tie-in publishing to this eagerly awaited film.”
Steam has finally put Aliens Colonial Marines up in the store for public view. You can’t pre-order the game yet but you can put it in your wishlist. There are also a few screenshots available as well as the recent cinematic trailer. Other details from the Steam page, include:
Despite what Steam says about the release date for the game, Sega and Gearbox have recently confirmed that it won’t arrive until Fall/Autumn 2012.
A few days ago we reported that filming on Prometheus was taking place in the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Now Skye Guides, a company hired for the shooting and specialised in providing high quality professional mountain guiding and climbing instruction on the Isle of Skye, has published several location pictures from the set of the film. Noomi Rapace is also featured in one the photos. According to Skye Guides:
“A bitter wind was ripping across the slopes removing any heat from the sun & she (Noomi Rapace) looked very glad when her scenes were finished & she was whisked away in a chopper”.
You can find more pictures here and here. Thanks to LarsVader for the links.
In related news, Fox Thailand has now released a title-less HD version of the Prometheus teaser trailer from last year. You can watch it here.
IGN.com has released a brand new cinematic trailer for Aliens Colonial Marines. The video is 1:14 minutes long and shows a slow motion scene featuring a group of Colonial Marines fighting an horde of Aliens. It’s definitely worth a look! We can also exclusively reveal that the trailer was crafted by Axis Animation in a team effort with Gearbox and Sega. You may remember them from this highly acclaimed cinematic trailer for Dead Island.
You can watch the trailer in Youtube below. Alternatively you can download it in glorious HD by clicking here.
As announced yesterday, Aliens Colonial Marines will be in stores on the Fall of 2012. Thanks to Sega for the news and details.
There’s a new Prometheus image over on PrometheusNews.net which was featured in the recent issue of Total Film magazine. The shot is of the characters exploring the Ampule Chamber with the humanoid head in the background. I think this angle was seen in the leaked comic-con footage too.
The article also contains a few quotes from Rafe Spall, Charlize Theron and Damon Lindelof. There’s no major spoilers. Lindelof insists Charlize Theron’s character won’t be as treacherous as Burke in Aliens. Thanks to Pn2501 for the news.
According to the official website, Aliens Colonial Marines, originally scheduled for Spring 2012 has now been moved to Fall/Autumn 2012. We are currently awaiting official comment from Gearbox and Sega on the subject.
We will be having a Q&A session with Gearbox Software about the game very soon. If you haven’t submitted your questions yet, this is your chance.
Update: The date has been changed back to Spring 2012 on the official website. You can see the original ‘Autumn’ update from Sega in this screen capture. No official comment has arrived yet.
Update 2: Gearbox has just announced the existence of an upcoming trailer. It will be released tomorrow at IGN.com. You can find a screenshot from the trailer below:
Update 3: Gearbox and Sega have finally confirmed the delay in an official statement. You can read it here.
We are happy to announce that we will be doing a Q&A with Gearbox Software about Sega’s Aliens Colonial Marines very soon. Not only that, but we are also giving our readers the chance to get involved and submit their own questions. You are free to ask whatever you want about this upcoming title. Just bear in mind, Gearbox Software and Sega are still working on the game and hence some aspects can’t be answered yet.
You have until Sunday, January 29th to send us your questions via this thread on the forum. A selection of the best and most commonly asked questions will be submitted to be answered shortly after that date.
There’s a new article in a local Scottish newspaper called The West Highland Free Press who claim Ridley Scott was on the Isle of Skye in Scotland last weekend filming some pickup shots for Prometheus. Specifically around the The Old Man of Storr which is like a rocky hill formation. Here’s the scan which includes a picture of the crew as well Ridley Scott hard at work.
It seems Prometheus will be getting a test screening a lot sooner than anyone thought. According to gofobo.com, the screening will take place on February 29th, 2012 in Santa Rosa, California. I’m not exactly sure how you get chosen for it. I think you need to be a member of the site and be especially invited to it.
Today, thousands of websites (the largest being Wikipedia) were blacked out in protest of the controversial SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (PROTECT IP Act) bills going through congress in the United States. Their aim is to stop copyright infringement but instead, they will destroy the very freedom of the internet. This doesn’t just affect people in the United States but everybody in the world. Fansites like this one simply wouldn’t be able to exist if these bills were passed. You can read more about the situation on the Stop American Censorship website and by watching the video below:
The major players supporting the bills obviously include the MPAA and the RIAA. The opponents include Facebook, Twitter, Google, eBay, Yahoo and many other high profile companies.
