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Prometheus Trailer Premiere and Q&A with Ridley Scott

Prometheus News | By ikarop on 17 Mar 2012 11:49 PM

The full trailer for Prometheus has just premiered online at AMC Theatres’ Youtube channel as promised. The video runs for 2 minutes and 32 seconds and includes a whole lot of new and spoilery footage.

You can watch the video below. Alternatively you can download it here in glorious HD.

Below you can also watch the Q&A with director Ridley Scott and Lindelof from the same promotional event in which they answer some questions regarding the film’s origins, Peter Weyland and more.

Additionally, there’s another Q&A at AICN in which the film’s rating is mentioned. “It will be what it is. At the end of the day, you’ve got to go for the best movie – and that comes from Tom Rothman basically. (…) You go for as stringent as possible. But at the end of the day, it’s a pretty good relationship with me and Tom.” Says Ridley. Read the full interview here.

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Io9′s Prometheus Trailer Description [Updated]

Prometheus News | By ikarop on 17 Mar 2012 9:56 PM

I09 has published an extensive description of the Prometheus footage that was screened at WonderCon moments ago. You can read the full thing here.

“The trailer begins with a shot of waterfalls on an alien world, while Charlize Theron’s corporate character Meredith Vickers observes in voiceover: “A king has his reign. And then he dies. It’s inevitable.” The starship Prometheus lands on the planet as its crew emerges from Alien-style cryogenic sleep. The crew includes archaeologists who are there to examine a number of ancient alien civilizations discovered throughout the planet.”

Be sure to check the forums to read several blogs from the event. Also stay tuned for the live AMC Theatres panel which will be happening in one hour.

Update 18/03/2012: Click the read more button to watch a recording of the Prometheus WonderCon 2012 panel.

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Prometheus Viral Video: “Our Family is Growing”

Prometheus News | By ikarop on 17 Mar 2012 7:38 PM

Fox has released a new viral video via their official website www.weylandindustries.com. The video plays as an ad for a new line of Synthetics from Weyland Corp. and shows what appears to be Michael Fassbender as David 8. The tag line “Big things have small beginnings”, which some may remember from previous leaked material, can be heard on the video. You can download the viral here in HQ.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qakkekmp12U

According to Collider.com: ” During the pic’s WonderCon panel earlier today, fans were given cards from Weyland Corp that directed them to a website and a phone number. If you call the number, an operator informs you that all Weyland Corp lines are busy, but calls your attention to a text message you’ve just received. The text message gives you a link that directs you to a truly spectacular video narrated by one of the film’s stars.“

Stay tuned for more coverage on WonderCon coming soon. Thanks to movielord101 for the link.

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Prometheus IMAX Trailer Released

Prometheus News | By Corporal Hicks on 17 Mar 2012 10:29 AM

A new IMAX 3D trailer for Prometheus has just found its way online which includes plenty of new footage. It just over a minute long so we can still expect the full length trailer released later today. As well as that, a new website has also gone live, Project Prometheus.

There doesn’t appear to be anything on there at the moment aside from this hidden page but the Weyland Industries website has updated with a Corporate Timeline. It’s a very extensive timeline offering a lot of backstory for the Prometheus story and the Alien story.

You can download a medium quality copy of the trailer here.

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Alien Fans 2 Documentary Released

Community News | By Corporal Hicks on 17 Mar 2012 10:29 AM

You should all remember Dennis Lowe, one of the SFX artists behind Alien, producing a number of fantastic documentaries called Alien Makers. A year or so back he also produced a documentary called Alien Fans, looking at how the movie had effected the life of those who had watched it.

Dennis has now released his second Alien Fans video, this one including the fantastic Andrew David Clark, the man behind the upcoming Aliens Encounters: 25 Years of Superior Fan Power and Gareth Ellner, AKA Abe T. Alien amongst others. Be sure to check out the rest of Dennis’ work on his website!

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Prometheus Trailer Preview Released!

Prometheus News | By Darkness on 12 Mar 2012 1:23 PM

Yahoo Movies have released a little video preview of the Prometheus trailer, due for release on Saturday. It contains footage from the previous teaser trailer but there’s some new stuff in there too. You can download the HD version here as well. 

As already posted, Yahoo will be holding their own Q&A event on Saturday. You can submit your questions for Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender here. Thanks to Darkoo for the news.

Update 12/03/2012: Also according to the BBFC the upcoming full length trailer for Prometheus will be 2 minutes and 33 seconds in length.

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Titan To Re-Publish Older Alien Books

Literature News | By Corporal Hicks on 11 Mar 2012 8:56 PM

We recently learnt that Titan would be publishing Prometheus: The Art of the Film. It turns out Titan is also going to re-publishing a number of older Alien books as well:

“With Prometheus on the way, they are replicating the format for themselves, with Alien: The Illustrated Story: The Artists’ Edition, now renamed from “The Original Edition” to closer mirror the IDW editions. The volume will reprint the original art of the Heavy Metal Archie Goodwin/Walt Simonson adaptation of Ridley Scott’s Alien at the 14″ x 17″ size.

The volume will also include colour tryout pages, the Goodwin script, an interviews with Simonson as well as his signature on every copy. Titan are also making the original story available in colour paperback at a… slightly more affordable price as Alien – The Illustrated Story.”

This comes from Bleeding Cool and is the first official announcement regarding the re-release. According to Amazon The Book of Alien and the Colonial Marine’s Technical Manual are also going to be re-published. If you’re interested in The Illustrated Story, be sure to Like their Facebook page.

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New Prometheus Footage to Premiere at WonderCon

Prometheus News | By ikarop on 07 Mar 2012 3:21 PM

The WonderCon 2012 website has been updated with new details regarding 20th Century Fox and their plans for the convention. Ridley Scott himself and Damon Lindelof will be talking about the film and showing new footage at their panel. The event will take place this Saturday, March 17 in Anaheim, CA.

“Sir Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define and he’ll be live on stage to tell you all about Prometheus, his epic and groundbreaking new mythology. Sir Ridley and co-screenwriter Damon Lindelof will screen some exclusive footage.”

Thanks to El Diablo for the link.

Update 07/03/2012: The company AMC Theatres will be holding a special event for Prometheus at the AMC Downtown Disney 12 in Anaheim on the same day at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST. It will include a 30 minutes long Q&A with Ridley Scott & Damon Lindelof as well as the premiere of the first full trailer for the film. The premiere is invite-only but you will be able to watch the entire thing live here. You may also submit your questions with the hash tag #amcprometheus on Twitter or on the AMC Theatres Facebook page. The new trailer will be avaible online immediately after the event.

Update 10/03/2012: Yahoo UK will be holding their own event on March 17 as well. You can submit your questions for their Q&A with Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender here.

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Weyland Industries Website Updated

Prometheus News | By ikarop on 06 Mar 2012 2:13 PM

The recently revealed Weyland Industries website has been updated with several new sections, most of them being restricted areas for now. You can also now register to receive the latest updates from Fox and become a Weyland Corporation investor. Most importantly, the front page is featuring an intriguing image of a finger print with the Weyland Industries logo on it.

According to the official website: “Weyland engineers have been working around the clock to bring you the newest, most advanced addition to the Weyland family. Stay tuned for a special announcement.”

The About Us section has also been expanded with some interesting key facts about the company as well as an image of the Earth (this image also contains a mysterious blinking star). You can read it all after the cut.

Update: Remember the blinking star from yesterday? The mystery has now been solved. Thanks to an avid fan and his Morse code skills we’ve got a high quality image from the film in our hands. See it here.

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