Io9 got to chat with Jon Spaihts, who wrote five drafts of Prometheus, before it was handed off to Damon Lindelof. In this interview, the Prometheus writter talks about his original script for the film, working with Ridley Scott and sci-fi in general.
“The Alien universe has its own rules, and they extend to character archetypes. The android is one of these. It’s always a challenge to honor the archetype and still find something new to do. Ridley wasn’t interested in repeating his own work or others’. He was always reaching for the new idea.“
In related news, there’s a brief new interview with Prometheus concept designer Daniel Simon. You can watch it here.
It'll be interesting to hear the writers and Ridley talk in-depth about the story when the film has opened. That's what is missing from the big picture right now...
Prometheus is a franchise reboot. It's that simple , and I'm more than happy about that.
Likewise. A bit of a 'breathe easier' revelation for me that one.
I always assumed the Shaggy God Story ideas were added by Lindelof after his claims that Spaiht's "sub text" needed to become "text". I guess all Lindelof really did was remove the more obvious Alien elements. Although, I believe he changed the character of Shaw (the only character whose name was changed from Spaiht's draft).
This is an immensely encouraging thing to read. +1000 points for Spaihts.
I'll be watching his Mummy project with interest.