Prometheus 2 Shooting in Australia?

[Infected]

Australia's Daily Telegraph says it's for "The Martian".

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/ridley-scott-is-in-australia-scouting-locations-for-a-martian-blockbuster-featuring-matt-damon/story-fni0cvc9-1226927300254

Nobody is really wanting a movie like that LoL we saw Mission to Mars and some other crap and that was enough for me...more then enough
Its really boring and a money throw away.
f**k the Martian thats my opinion.

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Riddles is still pissed that Fox wouldn't let him make Ash a Martian.

[Gazz]

The Daily Fail... err, I mean The DailyMail are still reporting that the film is Prometheus 2 and Riddles has met with Cate Blanchett for a role in the film.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2637544/Cate-Blanchett-heading-space-Sir-Ridley-Scott-Prometheus-2.html

yeah, this is probably for The Martian.

[acrediblesource]

  I'm so pleased!!!!!! She's such an amazing figure, beautifully dynamic! And Riddles just doesn't meet up with a female to star in the famously female star driven Alienesque movie for no apparent reason.

[Shinawi]

I agree that it'll be a desert scenery. It would look too much like Earth if it was a coral reef scene or a rainforest one.

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IGN is also reporting that Prometheus 2 and Blade Runner 2 will film in Australia.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/24/director-ridley-scott-scouting-locations-in-australia-for-prometheus-2

Though they might simply be copying and pasting from The Daily Mail as they are wont to do.

[Gazz]

Yeah, a few other websites have reported it (Comingsoon.net also) but all cite The Daily Mail as their source.

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Yeah, but most of the more reputable news sources seem to be holding off for something more official.

He chose to eventually film Blade Runner 2 in Australia because of the country's "vast farmland where there's no hedges or anything else in sight...where you can see for miles, but it's dirt."

[ThisBethesdaSea]

I must admit, I'm not as excited about Prometheus 2. I'm following the news, interested to hear what's happening with production, but I just can't shake the idea that the sequel will be any better the the first film.

[acrediblesource]

I'm also fearing the worse for the sequel as HR Giger will now NEVER grace the headlines again in another movie unless its a "shout out". And whose going to care about a "shout out"? NOBODY! That is unless the next movies will have a drastically impressive prop making department  out to envision HIS type of work. But that much I doubt. THEY DON'T HAVE THE BALLZ!!

I must admit, I'm not as excited about Prometheus 2. I'm following the news, interested to hear what's happening with production, but I just can't shake the idea that the sequel will be any better the the first film.

[Ratchetcomand]

Once I hear more on the plot, I can be excited. I still can't be excited for a new movie as I used too after AVPR.

[Ultramorph]

Given that Fassbender said "Yeah, but when I don't know." when McAvoy asked about Prometheus 2, I'm pretty sure we won't see filming start this year.

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/2014/05/10/michael-fassbender-confirms-prometheus-sequel/

[NickisSmart]

Desert scenery? How about Desert Planet?

"Never one drop of water on Arrakis."

Engineers already got the stillsuits.

[ChrisPachi]

Don't know or care much for Martian, but it will be interesting to see how Scott's second foray into sci-fi in over 30 years turns out. Maybe it's like learning to ride a bike all over again; Prometheus was a face-first swan dive into the pavement without a helmet (geddit?), but maybe Martian will see him getting some of his balance back.

I for one really want to see him get back on that bike.

[Blacklabel]

The Martian sounds like an attempt at getting some of that "GRAVITY OSCAR" buzz all over again.

Oscar bait.