This thread's purpose is to keep you up to date on all of the progress that the film has made. Please scan through the news for clarification on any of your questions. If you can't find any answers, then please refrain from posting inquiries as we do not know anymore about the film then the articles posted.
September 28, 2011-December 22, 2011April 27, 2009
Ridley Scott circles on an Alien prequel:
QuoteThere's been some talk. Ridley Scott, Ridley is right now working on Robin Hood, but I think he's toying with the idea and that would be great for us. I mean, it's always been a matter of, really, if you can get the originator to do it that would be the greatest thing, so I've got my fingers crossed, all of them.
http://bit.ly/uiNUzMay 28, 2009
Commercial director Carl Rinsch is tapped to direct a reboot of Alien:
http://bit.ly/3ZKZDMay 29, 2009
Tony Scott confirms Rinsch's involvement and that the film is still a prequel:
http://bit.ly/fzSmrlJune 8, 2009Fox does not want the film made without Ridley attached to direct:
http://bit.ly/GugoSJune 23, 2009
Sigourney Weaver shares her enthusiasm on the film:
QuoteRidley is producing it and that makes me happy. I wasn't thrilled with the whole Alien Vs. Predator thing. I never saw them, but one of the reasons I died in (Alien) 3 was to not have anything to do with those (laughs). Just because, you know, I think it just seemed so economically motivated somehow. I feel we did four good movies, and I'm content with that. I hope if they do something new, they will encompass the idea of where the alien first came from, because I think that's an interesting idea -- to find out what happened and "how did it get to us?
http://aol.it/fuH8yTJuly 30, 2009Ridley Scott officially signs on to direct with Jon Spaihts writing the script:
http://bit.ly/g7ZGN0October 28, 2009Ridley states that the film will take places 30 years prior to Alien:
QuoteIt's a brand new box of tricks. We know what the road map is, and the screenplay is now being put on paper. The prequel will be a while ago. It's very difficult to put a year on Alien, but [for example] if Alien was towards the end of this century, then the prequel story will take place thirty years prior.
http://bit.ly/4tZJWXJanuary 2010A script titled 'Alien Harvest' leaks onto the internet, in which it supposedly explains the origins of the doomed Space Jockey on LV-426:
http://bit.ly/e9W2zlMarch 4, 2010
It is revealed that the film will be shot in 3D:
http://bit.ly/e0g4x4April 22, 2010Ridley Scott reveals more information on the story, saying that the film will specifically take place in 2085 when the Weyland corporation hasn't become a merger yet; and it will tell the origins of the Space Jockey. They are currently on the fourth draft of the script:
QuoteIt's set in 2085, about 30 years before Sigourney [Weaver's character Ellen Ripley]. It's fundamentally about going out to find out 'Who the hell was that Space Jockey?' The guy who was sitting in the chair in the alien vehicle — there was a giant fellow sitting in a seat on what looked to be either a piece of technology or an astronomer's chair. Remember that?
QuoteWeyland hasn't joined Yutani yet, so they go and see Weyland. [The film] is about the discussion of terraforming — taking planets and planetoids and balls of earth and trying to terraform, seed them with the possibilities of future life.
http://on.mtv.com/hegJ5IApril 23, 2010Ridley addresses the atmosphere-foiling issue of brightness in the film due to shooting with 3D cameras. He also states that the film is the first in a duology, although they are only focusing on the first film for now:
QuoteYou'll have to grade it later. You'll have to grit your teeth and light it not the way you'd like it, and then later, regrade it. Repaint it, basically.
http://bit.ly/i14MIFMay 12, 2010Scott reveals in a German interview that part of the film takes place millions of years in the past in which it will most likely show the origins of the Space Jockey:
http://bit.ly/eMGrnuJune 14, 2010It is reported that the script is now complete. Ridley states that the film explains where the Space Jockey came from and that the film will go further into terraforming and focus on what it takes for interstellar travel. It is also implied by Ridley that the original Space Jockey was a biological suit with another being inside it. The original Zeta II Reticuli system will play a large part in the two films as well:
http://bit.ly/blLTSQJuly 28, 2010
Lost writer Damon Lindelof signs on to rewrite Jon Spaihts' script, possibly into a free-standing science fiction film:
http://bit.ly/9nMMxMAugust 25, 2010
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Noomi Rapace meets with Ridley Scott for a role as the lead actress:
http://bit.ly/epOIejSeptember 6-7, 2010
Gemma Arterton is also rumored to be in talks for the lead role. However her publicist responds on this, saying "There's no truth to that".
http://bit.ly/f9qEsUhttp://bit.ly/bBtWH4September 21, 2010Production designer Arthur Max discusses his plans on designing the prequel:
QuoteI'm in Pinewood now doodling spaceships. I've got a little art department and we're trying to get it off the ground...we can deconstruct the original. That's an interesting challenge to anticipate. Where it all came from. It's origins. It's almost like archeology. You're designing in reverse time.
http://bit.ly/aCXE9iSeptember 30, 2010The film is put into jeopardy as budgetary and creative differences arise:
QuoteScott wants a budget of around $250m to make it a sci-fi spectacular, and is also pushing for an 18-rated level of violence and horror. Fox, however, don't plan on investing anywhere near that sum, and are keen to get a 15 rating to maximise the audience appeal.
http://on.io9.com/hr1iAoOctober 7, 2010
More actresses are in talks for the lead role, while Noomi Rapace remains as the likely candidate:
QuoteCarey Mulligan and Abbie Cornish (Scott directed her in A Good Year). But another intriguing possibility I've heard more than once today is that Noomi Rapace also met and left a strong impression.
http://bit.ly/cp4H0IOctober 12, 2010Damon Lindelof turns in his first draft of the Alien prequel, satisfying Fox executives due to his script requiring less set pieces and atoning to a PG-13 rating. Natalie Portman is rumored to star as a Colonial Marine general. Vulture also explains why the PG-13 rating doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing:
http://bit.ly/goaacqQuoteThe thinking is that if the original Alien were released today, minus the F-bombs, you could still get a PG-13. Alien is a very Jaws-ian movie: There's no sex, and while there's lots of violence, most of it is off-camera. Maybe you'd have to cut away from certain scenes two seconds earlier, but it could be done.
http://bit.ly/bEFOhEOctober 18, 2010
James Franco and Anne Hathaway meet with Ridley to star in the film:
http://bit.ly/akkZyuOctober 21, 2010
Lance Henrikson is rumored to return in the film. This rumor is later debunked by Henrikson on his facebook page:
http://bit.ly/bjXsXAQuoteAccording to Internet rumors, Ridley Scott has met with me and Noomi Rapace about starring in an ALIEN prequel. That's news to me.... but I like the idea of acting alongside The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
http://on.fb.me/hMiB4YOn the same day, details emerge on the film's plot, entirely restating the premise of the previously leaked Harvest script:
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The Space Jockeys (called 'Growers') are traveling from planet to planet and terraforming each one as they breed Alien xenomorphs as biological tools which aid in the terraforming process. They are also holding two human males captive who reportedly take part in mind-controlled homosexuality
A forum user reports that a pyramid is being built in Morocco for the film, possibly as the second alien construct found on one of the neighboring planets of LV-426:
http://bit.ly/hU82QLNovember 10, 2010VFX artist Henry South reveals in a tweet that production has begun:
http://bit.ly/9amfeUNovember 12, 2010Ridley Scott confirms that the film is budgeted and that film stages have already been booked in England:
http://bit.ly/aLjhvzDecember 2, 2010The prequel release dates are reported to be pushed back to 2013 and 2014:
http://bit.ly/gxdjfEDecember 8-9, 2010
The Alien prequel is rumored to be titled 'Paradise', but Fox denies that claim. Michael Fassbender and Michelle Yeoh are also in talks to star in the film. Yeoh is rumored to play the role as 'Vickers', "a fortysomething, tough-but-sexy woman". Other roles offered in the film are an elderly businessman and an entirely CGI character named 'Engineer 1', which is speculated to be a Space Jockey:
http://bit.ly/ejywbfhttp://bit.ly/hRQuquDecember 13, 2010
Olivia Wilde says that she has met with Ridley for a possible role:
http://on.mtv.com/i6vcdPDecember 17, 2010
H.R. Giger's wife reportedly reveals Giger's possible involvement in the film:
http://bit.ly/e3E5pfJanuary 10, 2011
It is reported that Charlize Theron is in talks to star:
http://bit.ly/hnGu1zJanuary 14, 2011The Alien prequel is officially titled 'Prometheus' with a release date on March 9, 2012. Of the five major roles to be cast, Noomi Rapace is the first actor that has officially signed on to star as 'Elizabeth Shaw'. Angelina Jolie and Charlize Theron are both circling the other big female lead as Vickers. It is revealed that the story has expanded into new directions, and that Damon Lindelof was instructed to "go off and come up with what they want" using the 'Alien DNA'. Ridley Scott and Lindelof elaborate below:
QuoteWhile Alien was indeed the jumping off point for this project, out of the creative process evolved a new, grand mythology and universe in which this original story takes place. The keen fan will recognize strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak, but the ideas tackled in this film are unique, large and provocative. I couldn't be more pleased to have found the singular tale I'd been searching for, and finally return to this genre that's so close to my heart.
QuoteIn a world flooded with prequels, sequels and reboots, I was incredibly struck by just how original Ridley's vision was for this movie. It's daring, visceral and hopefully, the last thing anyone expects. When I sat in a movie theater as a kid, feet raised off the floor for fear that something might grab my ankles, I never dreamed in my wildest imagination I would one day get to collaborate with the man responsible for it. Working alongside him has been nothing short of a dream come true.
http://bit.ly/i7BWtZJanuary 18, 2011Due to a script titled Shadow 19 (an earlier work by scribe Jon Spaihts), it is speculated that 'Prometheus' refers to the name of a terraforming spaceship:
http://bit.ly/eW7EJBJanuary 26, 2011The release date is pushed to June 8, 2012:
http://bit.ly/dFCKQiJanuary 27, 2011Michael Fassbender officially signs on to play an android named 'David'. It is also reported that the Aliens are featured in the prequel and that the ship of the main crew will be piloted by a human head. The Space Jockey cockpit has also been rebuilt in Pinewood Studios and Morocco will be used as one of the filming locations for a supposed "archaelogical digsite" and other alien planet landscapes:
http://bit.ly/h1hhM5http://bit.ly/gA3wRlJanuary 28, 201140 visual effects workers from Australian company Fuel VFX sign on to work on Prometheus:
http://bit.ly/fwpEzlFebruary 8, 2011Noomi Rapace elaborates on her role:
QuoteThis role will be tougher than Lisbeth Salander, People think Lisbeth Salander was very physical, but there were only a few fighting scenes. I want to transform my body into something like a cat or a lion. One minute they're resting quietly, and then they can suddenly explode into action. I want to feel like whatever happens I'm prepared
http://bit.ly/gtyDLHFebruary 11, 2011Charlize Theron officially signs on to star in Prometheus. Fassbender states that Prometheus is "absolutely connected to Alien":
http://bit.ly/g8wgP1QuoteOh, absolutely. There's a definite connecting vein,. You realize you're part of something else, but it's definitely in keeping with the old ones." ... "When I read it, I was like, 'Well, okay, another Alien. Where do you go with this idea?' And then I sort of read the script, and it's new, yet it's in keeping with the old traditions as well. But there's a whole new revelation within this film.
http://bit.ly/ijqHI6February 16, 2011
'Monsters' actor Scoot McNairy is reported to be in talks to star as Noomi Rapace's love interest:
http://bit.ly/gawyblFebruary 19, 2011Australia is revealed to be another filming location:
http://bit.ly/etAslcFebruary 21, 2011It is revealed that the original Space Jockey was rebuilt as an eight foot-tall animatronic, with Giger guiding its design as an advisor. Recent tweets also arise, reporting of spaceship sets in Pinewood studios that are being built:
http://bit.ly/ggZGJ0February 24, 2011The budget for the film is reported by a Swiss article to be set on $250 million, though this is most likely just referred news from an old source. H.R. Giger confirms his involvement in the film, saying that it is "going to be huge". The article reports that Giger is currently working on numerous creatures for Prometheus in his studios in Zurich.:
http://bit.ly/elVJboOn the same day, another article surfaces, hinting at the validity of the Alien Harvest script that was leaked back in January 2010:
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It is reported that part of the film takes place on a planet that has been terraformed (presumably by space jockeys) to create a suitable environment in which the Alien would prosper as a bioweapon. It reveals that the Alien won't be recognizable until later in the film as it evolves. The article also states that the rebuilt Space Jockey is not being called by its cult name, hinting that it is rather simply known as "Engineer 1" as reported in previous news
Idris Elba, Sean Harris, and Kate Dickie are cast into the film. Their roles are yet unknown. Amidst of this, Ridley Scott denies that the film is a prequel to Alien, while Michael Fassbender reaffirms that the film still takes place in the Alien universe. Filming is reported to begin in three weeks. Ridley and Fassbender elaborate below:
QuoteIt's the story of creation, the gods and the man who stood against them. It's not a small film. I'm using the giant James Bond 007 stage at Pinewood and six other sound stages to film it.
http://bit.ly/g8N5CyQuoteIt's a different story, but it's also got the traditional roots. 'Alien' fans will recognize things in it. It's not ignoring 'Alien,' there's still a link to that world. But it's a different story. It's definitely connected, though.
http://bit.ly/dGXpxOMarch 3, 2011
The Scotland Highlands are revealed to be another filming location in which the film will continue to shoot in August though September with a crew of over 150 people. Other locations in Europe will be used as well in October through November. It is said that the location best suits the film's "grand mythology and universe":
http://bit.ly/dMG1UBMarch 7, 2011
British actor Rafe Spall is cast into the film. Noomi Rapace discusses the similarities between her character and Ripley. Shooting is scheduled to begin on March 21st at Pinewood Studios:
http://bit.ly/etdV2YQuoteShe's definitely her own. She's a scientist and she's very bright and she's a believer. They have some similarities, but she's very much her own. I don't think people will compare [her] so much to Ripley when they see her. Ripley was a hero for me. I have many ideas and he (Ridley Scott) has many ideas, and now we try to find her. I will step into her shoes in March and be here for six months, so it's quite a long shoot.
http://on.mtv.com/eknmOQMarch 8, 2011
It is revealed that shooting has commenced in Pinewood Toronto Studios for a three-week shoot. Michael Fassbender shares his enthusiasm on his involvement in the film:
http://bit.ly/gZUhvbQuoteIt's amazing. Jesus. I mean, I'm pinching myself on a regular basis, really. I couldn't have asked for a better position to be in. Ridley Scott is obviously a super-smart guy, and a great filmmaker. And it's a really, really good script. I was really surprised by the originality of it, and yet it still holds a lot of what the original films -- the story, rather; there's still a very strong link to that. But then it's a totally fresh outlook, as well. So, yeah. I'm really excited about it. It's a very intelligent script. I've got about a week between this film and that, so I've got to get my shit together.
http://aol.it/fEWsunMarch 14, 2011
Logan Marshall-Green is cast into the film as Elizabeth Shaw's love interest 'Holloway':
http://bit.ly/eHfUWNMarch 17, 2011Idris Elba confirms his involvement in the film and speaks on the film's relation to the franchise:
QuoteHe (Ridley) attracts the best people to work with him, actors as well as film crews and so it's a joy to work with him
QuotePrometheus is in some ways connected to that (the universe), yes. Is it in storyline? I'm not at liberty to say but I will tell you that if you can imagine a young Ridley Scott making a film like Alien [in the '70s], just imagine what he can do now.
http://bit.ly/fuurzMMarch 27, 2011Noomi Rapace speaks more on her role and on the characters in the film. Concerning whether or not the film brings back the psychological horror of Alien, she replies "Yes, kind of". It revealed that filming in the UK began on March 21st:
QuoteShe's not that damaged which for me is kind of nice. She has an inner strength that is quite beautiful and a pureness too. She's very obsessed with finding out [about] something. What I like so much about the Alien movies is that [the characters are] out there in space and it's weird, but [they] are [also] very human and very down to earth. That's what [Ridley] created and that's who he is, and I think we'll probably see that again on this one. I'm occupied until late July or August.
http://bit.ly/dKKTplApril 3, 2011
Part of the film will be shot in and around a ruined castle:
http://bit.ly/g2PlHAApril 5, 2011An insider reveals a plethora of information on the film:
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QuoteBe aware, there is a campaign of disinformation that is going to be used about this upcoming movie, I do not know that if inadvertently I am being used, however, the manner in which the conversation came about, I seriously doubt it.
Ridley Scott's sci-fi movie, currently going by the name Prometheus, is going to be a very large and intense story, with a scope that is epic, the final act is where the movie switches gears and shifts into Aliens territory. Pinewood houses an exact replica of the H R Giger Space Jockey command post. You may notice in the original Alien that the Space Jockey had a puncture on its considerably large chest, where the xenomorph broke out through the flesh of the creature and broke through the biomechanical armor it wears. You may also notice how big the Space Jockey is in relation to its human counter parts in the film. So imagine how big the baby must be, which is yet to grow. Then imagine quite a few of these. If you can do that, you got a pretty good grasp on the final act. And do not be expecting the traditional look either, these are very different creatures that will keep the general architecture of the xenomorph, but will have a considerably different look, and do very perverse things.
However, before all of this I hear that the story is not only reminiscent of 2001, but is also trying to push the boundaries of what a modern tent pole science fiction movie could be. This is all I can share, but trust me, you seriously need to start being excited about this project, because not only is this I am assured, not nostalgia for nostalgia reasons, but a whole new spin on that old chestnut.
The story is a very closely guarded secret in Hollywood, and while it is not a direct prequel "officially" it has more than just passing ties towards the Alien saga's canon. You will have all the things that worked in the Alien canon, and very new and fresh and some controversial ideas presented, sexuality is dealt with quite directly. There may even be a robot or two. And the ship, which I am told is the current titles name, Prometheus. Highly original, both in concept and design I hear.
Michael Fassbender, now three weeks into filming, talks about the spaceship set of Prometheus, the secrecy of his character in the film, and working with director Ridley Scott:
QuoteI walk on the set and I feel like I'm walking on a spaceship. It's breathtaking. All the various panels and screens and it's just dealing with a top-notch art department and carpenters and the riggers and everything that goes into putting that together. It's just, well, breathtaking, all of it.
QuoteI feel I've got it at my fingertips, it's there but challenging and, you know, I'm excited. I've got a few ideas that I'm running with and I think I've got a grasp on it but it's always something that, organically, moving on its own course. I'm having a lot of fun with it. There's a lot of interesting quirks and niches to him and I'm having a lot of fun exploring it.
QuoteIt's great. He's just so precise and fun and mischievous and just full of interesting and quirky ideas for the character. They come to you in passing but then he lets you run with it and there's a lot of freedom there. I'm really just enjoying it and everything in general, the whole crew is so veteran and talented from all departments down, the camera, wardrobe, makeup, props, the works — you've got the cream of the crop and it's an honor just to be allowed to be part of it.
http://lat.ms/fhN4K3April 19, 2011Fassbender shared his enthusiasm on working with Noomi Rapace:
QuoteI'm very impressed with her work ethic. She's extremely serious about her work and very dedicated. It's quite obvious how talented she is. I watched some of her films recently, including The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo and it was fantastic. I didn't expect the film to be so good.
http://bit.ly/e57boVApril 21, 2011
A casting call sheet reveals Idris Elba's character being named 'Janek' along with two new characters: them being actors Emun Elliot playing a character named 'Chance' and Benedict Wong playing 'Ravel'. The roles of these three characters are yet to be revealed. Alien costumes in Pinewood are also spotted; their heads being described as bronze-colored and lacking any markings. Prometheus will film in Pinewood Studios until mid-July:
http://bit.ly/hGIaPJhttp://bit.ly/dQb0vNApril 23, 2011The budget is revealed to be set at around $150 million. The film is currently shooting at one page of script per day:
http://bit.ly/mb6kf6April 28, 2011
Guy Pearce is rumored to star in the film:
http://bit.ly/jdUoMvMay 2-3, 2011Guy Pearce's involvement is confirmed. His role is still unknown. Locations in Iceland are being sought out for possible filming in the fall:
http://bit.ly/m2bAlVhttp://bit.ly/kdMzwdMay 17, 2011
British actor James Payton reveals his involvement in the film in a tweet:
http://bit.ly/jCKsnCJune 3, 2011Michael Fassbender elaborates on his experience working with Ridley Scott:
QuoteHe's very mischievous and he's very free and it's a very liberating process working with him because he lets you come up with an idea and run with it. He's open to any ideas you come up with and he will let you rewrite scenes or let you change a scene if he thinks they work. He's so precise; he's a legend, a real master of his craft. His attention to detail is amazing to watch, down to the props you are using, the set design as well as your character. He's got an enormous amount of energy and enthusiasm. It's like a master class everyday being on set with him.
http://on.wsj.com/jl8EY0June 8, 2011Idris Elba's role is revealed to be a ship captain. Shooting on the film will move over to Iceland in July:
http://bit.ly/m3Fmgihttp://bit.ly/ilcujUJune 9, 2011The first set photos are leaked:
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Ridley Scott confirms the human spaceship being named 'Prometheus', which was sent from earth by the familiar corporation in the past Alien films. Scott also states that the journey of the crew of the Prometheus is "a challenge to the gods" and that part of the film's storyline was inspired by Eric van Daniken's ancient alien hypothesis, which further hints at the space jockeys seeding our planet with life. Fassbender also hints at the possibility of his character being an earlier version of Ash from Alien. Noomi Rapace says that shooting with Ridley Scott has meant "hard and sweaty" days and that the 73 year-old director "still has more energy than all of us combined":
http://bit.ly/jRkgSyJune 30, 2011
Ben Foster joins the cast. An official sypnosis for the film is released:
QuoteVisionary filmmaker Ridley Scott returns to the genre he helped define, creating an original science fiction epic set in the most dangerous corners of the universe. The film takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions to life's ultimate mystery.
http://bit.ly/j3bnkkJuly 5, 2011Set photos revealing the interior of a space jockey construct are leaked:
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Filming has moved over to Iceland for a two-week shoot:
http://bit.ly/oyoldkJuly 11, 2011
It is revealed that Iceland will occupy around 15 minutes of the entire film as an ancient Earth prologue. Ridley Scott describes the location as "Jurassic-like". HR Giger is working on a major project which will make its appearance in the film:
http://bit.ly/pOdRhvhttp://bit.ly/nDqYTtJuly 16. 2011Set photos from Iceland are leaked:
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The official
facebook and
twitter pages are launched, revealing the official logo for the film:
July 21, 2011The first official still from the film is released:
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At Comic Con it is revealed that Charlize Theron's character Meredith Vickers is a head of the future corporation seen in the past Alien films. Damon Lindelof states that Blade Runner was one of the inspirations for the script. He states that the visual aesthetic of Alien was also used in Prometheus and that a few modern concepts were implemented as well. Lindelof also reveals that green screen was used minimally and that practical effects for the film were used whenever possible. Ridley Scott confirms the possibility of the presence of two androids in the film, hinting at the validity of marketsaw's leaked report back in April. Scott has also shot PG-13 and R-rated cuts of the film, of which FOX will decide which version to release in theaters once the film is completed:
http://bit.ly/pyRgmOhttp://bit.ly/ouD3sSA detailed description of the footage shown at Comic Con is also released:
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QuoteHere in Comic-Con's Hall H, we saw a special featurette about Ridley Scott's new alien movie. The featurette starts with a medley of past Ridley Scott films, and then the title card, "RIDLEY SCOTT RETURNS TO THE GENRE HE REDEFINED, WITH AN ORIGINAL SCIENCE FICTION EPIC PROMETHEUS." At first, you see Ridley standing in a studio, and then in a big open space with weird ribs on the walls, and Scott says, "So here we are, I'm back again." He explains that it's a James Bond studio (Pinewood) and he could fit seven and a half jumbo jets in here.
And then the actual footage from the film starts, and its a huge flood of creeptastic imagery that recalls Alien but also a bit of 2001: A Space Odyssey. There are guys in pressure suits exploring an ancient chamber with weird hieroglyphs, and a guy in a spacesuit walking through a sliding door into a clean white chamber. And a guy (who might be Michael Fassbender) pulling a weird jelly-looking thing out of a canister. And as Ridley Scott's voiceover notes that things that may look small in the film will turn out to be important, there is a shot of a drop of blood on a finger. There is Charlize Theron on a table with bandages wrapped around her breasts, as though she's waking from hypersleep.
And then the footage gets faster and more furious, with a guy in a visor looking down at something, a woman in a suit walking into a red entryway, and a globe, and then Scott says, "The cast find an establishment which is not what they expected it to be, it's a civilization but what we find in it is very uncivilized behavior." And then there is insane carnage and people with goop inside their space helmets and someone shooting a flamethrower, and mayhem breaking loose in confined spaces. Meanwhile, Scott's voiceover is saying that there will be biomechanoids and the film will "break new ground." We see a giant pale planet with rings around it.
And then we see Charlize Theron doing pushups naked. Says Scott in the video, "There is a DNA of the original Alien, [but] that's as far as it goes, everything else is completely different. It's all about everything." And now the people in the footage are crying and screaming and freaking out and the video is flickering like an interrupted signal. And Scott concludes, "Of course, what i want to do is scare the living shit out of you."
Jon Spaihts confirms that the Alien Harvest script is false:
QuoteI have neither written nor read "Alien Harvest," despite the charming addition of my name to the cover page.
http://bit.ly/pCvFwTAugust 1-2, 2011Snapshots from the Comic Con footage are leaked along with three set photos:
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It is revealed that Patrick Wilson has also joined the cast:
http://bit.ly/oAsaVMAugust 8, 2011Photos of the now-demolished sets at Pinewood Studios are leaked:
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It is reported that filming will move over to Spain from late September to December where scenes involving a water tank and a ship will be shot. Rafe Spall shares his enthusiasm on his involvement in the film, revealing a possible spoiler about his character's fate:
bit.ly/mOYzy1QuoteDoing Prometheus was what you imagine being an actor is like when you're five. In a spacesuit, on another planet, getting killed by an alien. It was a real treat, it felt like being a part of movie history. As an actor, you try and be cool, but one of the reasons you become an actor is because you're a film fan. And then you're like, 'Oh my god, Ridley Scott just spoke to me!' I did this screen test for him once before, for a part I didn't get in the end, but I went to his office and it was the most nervous I've ever been.
http://bit.ly/olQ1hiAugust 25, 2011It is reported that construction is already underway in Alicante on the water pit to recreate the ship of the protagonists in the film:
http://bit.ly/qe0iHVAugust 28, 2011More set photos are leaked:
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Patrick Wilson shares his enthusiasm on the film and talks about the significance of his character:
QuoteIt was an absolute thrill, I was blown away by [the script] and I don't use that sort of phrase a lot, but I was blown away by it, so excited that I wanted to read it again. I just kept re-reading it, even though I knew what was coming. And put it this way, I've never done this, I've never finished the shooting on a movie, and then on the ride home read the script again. I had no reason to read it, it was not work-oriented, I just really loved it, it's so cool. As you can imagine, [the film] is very wonderfully exiting, and yet so complicated and layered, which to me is what science fiction is all about, when it operates on many, many levels.
QuoteThere is an importance to my character, certainly size [of the role] was not the issue, It's an exciting, thrilling script, so to be a part of it on any level, I said 'Yes, just tell me where you want me to be, I will be there.' It was great. It was nice to come in just as they were finishing shooting, just to play a little bit.
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