Just a few days ago we learned from Tom Rothman that ‘not one frame of Prometheus will be cut’ in favour of a PG-13 rating. In a recent interview with Collider, 20th Century Fox CEO talks again about the rating and his vision of the project. Read it below:
“[For] Prometheus, it would have been very easy—in fact probably in Chapter One of the Executive Handbook, if I ever read such a thing, it would say, ‘Go ahead, make a straightforward prequel to Alien.’ That would have been the easy thing to do. Prometheus is the more challenging thing to do. It’s bolder, it’s original, it’s in the universe, but it’s not a literal story-based prequel to [Alien], it’s a wholly new science-fiction entry from Ridley Scott, who hasn’t made a science-fiction film in 30 years.” Tom Rothman said.
“I can assure the fans—I’m very aware of their concern—absolutely they can take it that the film will not be compromised either way. So if that means that the film is R, then it’ll be an R. If it’s PG-13, then it’ll be a PG-13, but it will not be compromised.”
Yup, there can be great scene, which destroys the pacing of the movie.. But after you saw the movie million times, it can be "icing on the cake" for you.
Like the chip switch scene in the Terminator 2
Every movie has deleted scenes. And some scene's are just better left out so it doesn't really worry me tbh.
UK will get it in October and US will get it in November. US version....who knows.
It also strikes me as a little odd that a random DVD company from France is the only one releasing this information.
It's highly likely that somebody that works for 'DVD en français' is a Prometheus fan absorbing false information OR a Prometheus fan contacted them with this "exclusive" information.
A lot of people are under the impression Ridley Scott mentioned 20 minutes being cut from Prometheus. He was referring to 17 minutes from another film.
To me, this is a case of broken telephone.
Thanks very much for the link, Greatknower.
And this is for France, which means it doesnt even include what the MPAA wanted changed(if anything)
Have I missed something? You wouldn't happen to have a link with this information?
Well, see, it's word games. Not one frame was cut... Whole scenes were.
And let's not forget, as far as the first AvP film, an attempt at actual lighting...so we can at least see what the f**k is going on.
AvPR ... Oh forget it. This stuff doesn't belong here.
R does not equal good and the mass reaction to AvPR is proof of that.
What ??!!
Youre kidding right ?
No doubt, even if it is R/18, they'll be a stronger edit down the line just to cash in. It's happened before. 'Too strong for cinema' etc. In the era of DVD and Blu-Ray it's almost a given that an alternate take will appear, probably overseen by Ridley but not necessarily endorsed by him (if he gets the edit he wants now).
Typical weasel; using a lot of words to say a lot of f**k all.
We can't but I bet he does, and that's the gag isn't it. We won't know til the Blu Ray version comes out, so for him there's no need to really answer the question, because he knows the answer is which ever version he decides, thereby staying true to his word.
.....man, by showing us potentially R rated material then talking about the film possibly being a PG-13, you're compromising it already. What a w***er this guy really is!!!
In my opinion, AvP is much worse than AvP:R.
It won't be at all like AvP:R. Mostly because nothing can be as bad, film wise, as AvP:R. Worst movie ever made IMO.
I hope next week they confirm the rating.
The four Alien films was rated 18 what is equal R, all the Prometheus trailer was rated 16, what is equal to PG-13.
I know, the trailer is not show too brutal violence (just the melting head, and other small things), and don't contain harsh language, but these things may in the eventual movie.
I think, Ridley Scott's name is enough, that we get an awsome movie, he is a very precise director, he is making his movies quite attention, so i think, the Prometheus will be R or will be PG-13, but it will be a huge success.
Who cares... it's just semantics...
No question it will be rated 15/16 in Europe.
Because they don't want it to be an R-rating....
Anyone who believes in a man who described AVP2 as "a great movie", needs therapy.
There'll be 2 edits hopefully. It's the school holidays in a month (less in Scotland). Fox want a piece of that pie the Avengers is currently gobbling up.
The only thing that has made me even slightly think it might be an R film is the de-scrambled audio puzzle. But when you think about the way the visuals could be shot/edited, it would be easy to keep that scene PG-13, even if the audio alone sounds disturbing.
It's like star trek in my mind. the original series leads into Next Generation, and they have some crossover but it is not the same thing. Not a direct pequel.
A direct prequel would suck. After 30 years of people building up anticipation there is no way it could meet the fan base expectations. "Chinese Democracy" anyone?
How do you mean?
I don't think he is doing a favor to the fans. I just think that the movie will be more profitable this way.