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I am waiting for HDC's consensus opinion on this before going to the theater.

Critics are loving it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1577660.html

Absolutely love what one critic has written -

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"PROMETHEUS is the type of big budget sci-fi that studios rarely make. Extremely well done.
Don't read reviews. Just go see it."

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Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 926650)

Critics are loving it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1577660.html

Absolutely love what one critic has written -

I really want to see this!

In related news -

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Alien prequel Prometheus soared to the top of the U.K box office chart in its opening weekend (01-03 Jun, 2012).

The sci-fi hit, starring Michael Fassbender, took more than $9.3 million (£6 million) in ticket sales, placing it above Kristen Stewart's Snow White and the Huntsman, which took $5.4 million (£3.5 million).

Men in Black III dropped from the top spot to third place, banking $4.7 million (£3 million), and The Avengers - titled Avengers Assemble in the U.K - dropped one place to fourth, with $1.3 million (£848,000).

Last week's number two, The Dictator, completes the top five with takings of $1.2 million (£754,068).

http://www.wenn.com/

Video interview with Noomi Rapace & Michael Fassbender where they reveal about deleted scenes :-

http://collider.com/michael-fassbend...erview/172062/

Also, check out this great poster of the 5 major characters :-

http://collider.com/wp-content/uploa...theus-cast.jpg

Ridley Scott Talks 'Prometheus" & 'Blade Runner' Sequels; Reminds Audiences He Doesn't Understand Power Of Mystery

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In a recent interview with Metro U.K. the filmmaker discussed both the "Blade Runner" sequel and the continuation of the "Prometheus" story which will further veer off course from the "Alien" saga to tell a different kind of tale altogether (or so they say).

“ ‘Prometheus’ evolved into a whole other universe,” Scott said of the way the narrative moves away from the "Alien" origin. Although earlier, he contradicts himself and admits, “...no one else had addressed the [‘Alien’] origin question and I thought that was interesting to tackle.”

“You’ve got a person [Noomi Rapace] with a head in a bag [Michael Fassbender’s David] that functions and has an IQ of 350,” he continued about the conclusion of “Prometheus” and where it could possibly go from there. “It can explain to her how to put the head back on the body and she’s gonna think about that long and hard because, once the head is back on his body, he’s dangerous. They’re going off to paradise but it could be the most savage, horrible place. Who are the Engineers?”

So lots of not-so-subtle hints of what’s next in “Prometheus 2.” Scott should understand this, but evidently it's not clear at all and instead of creating epics for audiences to ponder for ages, he's seemingly stuck on forging clue-based puzzles with concrete, discoverable answers.

“Prometheus” was maddening and uneven, but the various questions it raises were its strength.

Who were those guys at the beginning?
What was the weird black goo they swallowed, and was it some sort of suicide or sacrifice?
What planet was that?
How did they tie into the rest of the story?
Etc. etc.

And one by one, Scott, in various interviews (including this one in particular) has revealed exactly what he meant and what happened (and in the recent “Prometheus” DVD commentary track he basically answers and responds to all these questions in one nice neat package).

Even more, the film’s Facebook page released some cryptic “Prometheus” viral infographic about the etymology of the “black goo” that it supposed to hint and tease at “Prometheus 2”.

“Prometheus” is on DVD/Blu-ray now. If you want every single clue revealed, just listen to the commentary track. We promise you it won’t be as satisfying as the questions your imagination raised.

Or do we just expect much, much more from the guy who created "Blade Runner" and "Alien?"

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...stery-20121012

Breathe a collective sigh of relief, Alien fans - Damon Lindelof is not writing Prometheus 2.

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In an interview with Collider, the writer-producer genially explains: “Much to the delight of all the fanboys, I don’t see myself being involved in Prometheus-er.”
Which is to say: Lindelof is no longer involved in the vaguely-planned but heavily-hinted-at sequel to Prometheus.

After noting that he has been working on next year’s Star Trek sequel, a new TV show, and the mysterious 1952 project (a collaboration between Lindelof and Entertainment Weekly writer Jeff Jensen, with Brad Bird currently slated to direct), Lindelof explains:
“The thing about Prometheus was it was a rewrite. Jon Spaihts wrote a script and I rewrote it. And still it was a year of my life that I spent on Prometheus, kind of all in. The idea of building a sequel to it—from the ground up this time—with Ridley is tremendously exciting. But at the same time, I was like, “Well that’s probably going to be two years of my life. I can’t do what J.J. [Abrams] does. I don’t have the capability. I’m usually very single-minded creatively. I can only be working on one thing at a time. So I said to [Ridley Scott], ‘I really don’t think I could start working on this movie until I do this other stuff. And I don’t know when the other stuff is going to be done.’ And he was like, “Well, okay, it’s not like I asked you anyways.” He and I are on excellent terms and it was a dream come true to work with him.”

A representative for Twentieth Century Fox confirms that Lindelof is not currently involved in a Prometheus sequel.

http://collider.com/prometheus-seque...ndelof/219084/

And so, ladies and gents, Prometheus 2 tees off.

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Work has begun on a "Prometheus" sequel.

The Playlist spoke with Noomi Rapace during her press tour for "Dead Man Down," and the actress confirmed that she met with Ridley Scott earlier this month to talk sequel plans.

"They're working on the script. I met Ridley in London a couple of weeks ago," Rapace said. "I would love to work with him again and I know that he would like to do another one. It's just like we need to find the right story. I hope we will."

And for those of you hoping that a second "Prometheus" would drop the religious and philosophical elements that many complained about in the original just because Damon Lindelof wouldn't be around this time, we've got more bad news for you.

"And it's interesting because people, most people I've talked to who see the movie, see things that are quite different. Some people who see the movie many times and discover new things," Rapace said. "There are all these religious aspects and there are very interesting conversations. And for me, if we do a second one, there are a lot of things to explore in there and to continue."

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...n-now-20130226

As much as I am excited about a new Alien movie, I am seriously sick of all these remakes. Hollywood is getting very desperate...where is the creativity? where is the originality? It's gone.

We need more movies like Hugo and Django, not remakes. Let the classics remain classics.