Ridley Scott Filming on Skye

Posted January 21, 2012 6:49 PM Darkness21 Comments

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.

Thanks to ‘We must go on’ for the scan.

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Some Mothers Do Have Em!
Posted Jan 30, 2012, 12:02:07 PM

Oh there's front page material if I ever saw it. Noomi needs a shit.

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Space Sweeper
Posted Jan 30, 2012, 10:48:48 AM

Very interesting location.
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LarsVader
Posted Jan 29, 2012, 07:20:38 PM

This just screams potential freak-accident to me:
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portabletoilethire.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F01%2Fimage001.jpg&hash=9a0780d20440d0e9a1e5a6d1b5afe3872e1c1132
http://www.portabletoilethire.org/?p=470

*edit*
Oh, and I just found this:
http://ecossemountains.blogspot.com/2012/01/alien-on-skye.html
and even more with a picture of Noomi:
http://skyeguides.tumblr.com/
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Promethean Fire
Posted Jan 24, 2012, 02:17:49 PM

Damn it. Right on my doorstep and I miss the whole bloody thing. Typical.
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ikarop
Posted Jan 24, 2012, 02:04:17 PM

Quote from: scaryscotsgirl on Jan 24, 2012, 09:57:34 AM
I was on a weekend trip to Skye on the 14/15th Jan - drove all the way round the Trotternish peninsula anticlockwise and came across a huge load of trailers/cars and 3 helecopters parked up. We were going to walk up to the Old Man but decided it give it a miss there being nowhere left to park! We knew it must have been something big going on but suspected Top Gear or James Bond.

Thanks for the confirmation!

Isn't it wonderful? This community literally has eyes everywhere, lol.
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scaryscotsgirl
Posted Jan 24, 2012, 09:57:34 AM

I was on a weekend trip to Skye on the 14/15th Jan - drove all the way round the Trotternish peninsula anticlockwise and came across a huge load of trailers/cars and 3 helecopters parked up. We were going to walk up to the Old Man but decided it give it a miss there being nowhere left to park! We knew it must have been something big going on but suspected Top Gear or James Bond.
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RoaryUK
Posted Jan 23, 2012, 03:39:02 PM

Think we should treat this with some caution, I have a friend living in that area who knows nothing about the movie filming anywhere on Skye, and as someone pointed out, there may be some confusion as this report has been circulated before earlier this year. That doesn't mean it isn't happening of course, these studio people have ways and means to decieve us all, but for now I dont believe a word of it, I'll let you know if I hear anything.
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St_Eddie
Posted Jan 22, 2012, 02:21:58 PM

Quote from: bobkind3 on Jan 22, 2012, 02:04:22 PM
Maybe he has suited stuntmen jockeys bouncing over the heather after Pinnochio and Jiminy Cricket

Now, that's a Disney movie I'd pay to see!
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bobkind3
Posted Jan 22, 2012, 02:04:22 PM

I would imagine "final scenes" simply means final footage to be photographed for the film. As I thought the film had wrapped and cast gone off to other projects this must be 2nd unit stuff. However I'm intrigued Ridley Scott would oversee this, so it does suggest it is important. Is there any link here to the phantom Spanish shoot that was to have happened in January but never materialised? Maybe that was misinformation to avert eyes from here. Maybe he has suited stuntmen jockeys bouncing over the heather after Pinnochio and Jiminy Cricket
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We must go on
Posted Jan 22, 2012, 12:01:16 PM

Definitely NOT reshoots. I live nearby, and this is the first time that the Prometheus crew have been filming on Skye. There was a report over a year ago that they were scouting for locations in Scotland.
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Wobblyboddle77
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 08:12:39 PM

Not necessarily, if the director shows a cut of the film to the head and his execs, and there's something they're unhappy with, they can demand reshoots , as obviously it's studios money which is being invested into it. But yes, in most circumstances reshoots are by and large demanded after test screenings, and at times they can result in a better quality film too.
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LarsVader
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 08:00:28 PM

Reshoots come after the test-screenings.
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Wobblyboddle77
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 07:55:03 PM

Thank god these are not reshoots, one thing i always dread is when reshoots are reported and with fox that's never good news. It looks like just some scenic footage, pick ups fingers crossed.
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Kol
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 06:41:59 PM

i hope so...
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Squidlovez
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 06:37:40 PM

Quote from: 180924609 on Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.

The intriguing part is this paragraph:

"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."

The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...

Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...

Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?
impressive! Great find.
Quote from: Kol on Jan 21, 2012, 06:11:39 PM
Quote from: 180924609 on Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.

The intriguing part is this paragraph:

"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."

The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...

Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...

Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?

whoa!
that's quite spoilery.

*fingers crossed* i hope it's not about time travel, i hope it's not about time travel, i jut hope it's not earth!
It doesn't have to be related to time travel themes. Maybe he just wanted to shot more penis-like rocks for beginning of the film: the creation of the earth, then that's how the earth will look at the end of the creation process. From grey dead-rocky landscapes to all green and alive.
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Kol
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 06:11:39 PM

Quote from: 180924609 on Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM
This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.

The intriguing part is this paragraph:

"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."

The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...

Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...

Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?

whoa!
that's quite spoilery.

*fingers crossed* i hope it's not about time travel, i hope it's not about time travel, i jut hope it's not earth!
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180924609
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 05:58:31 PM

This is fascinating - I hadnt seen an official confirmation article (with photo evidence) to support the Scotland shoot before.

The intriguing part is this paragraph:

"Scott was overseeing filming of some of the final scenes for his latest sci-fi blockbuster 'Prometheus' in the area around the Old Man of Storr."

The rock formations on the planet surface in Prometheus...
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn549%2Fsmarty9000%2Fprometheus2%2Frocks.png&hash=d24dd8906627dbdb431129e43abd7b9653464556

Look a very much like The Old Man of Storr...
https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn549%2Fsmarty9000%2Fprometheus2%2FOldManOfStorr1.jpg&hash=13766cdb4bee9d46066919b052f25b85d890b586

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1139.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn549%2Fsmarty9000%2Fprometheus2%2FOldManOfStorr2.jpg&hash=7bd9eb2839377969ac431aaf06e9687500589180

Are we going to see a before / after terraforming sequence for the planet in Prometheus?
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ThisBethesdaSea
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 05:42:33 PM

Just because they're back doesn't mean the information is false....they'd also have to knowingly publish an old image. The date says January 20th on the paper...so unless they're known for out and out lies and falsifying stories, I think it's safe to say this is legit, and they're back there filming pickups.
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Infected
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 03:24:34 PM

Quote from: LarsVader on Jan 21, 2012, 03:00:11 PM
*.jpg repost

Looks like false information,
in december or november it was also there with filming.
You can see the same black Sykorsky chopper in the background.
I dont think this is up to date.
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LarsVader
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 03:00:11 PM

*.jpg repost

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi162.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft253%2FLarsVader%2Fwhfp2.jpg&hash=441700790be994d6bd62e1bff6f72fd8c99f852e
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ThisBethesdaSea
Posted Jan 21, 2012, 02:49:05 PM

Pickups are normal....and I would imagine they're just wide shots maybe?
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