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"Alien" Prequel Now "Promethemus"
The Alien prequel is now Prometheus
Source: 20th Century Fox January 14, 2011 It appears that the Alien prequel has become something else entirely. Twentieth Century Fox announced today that Ridley Scott will direct Prometheus, described as "an original science fiction epic". Now scheduled for worldwide release on March 9, 2012, the project was originally intended as a prequel to Scott's 1979 original. Noomi Rapace has also been announced as the first actor to sign on from the project. She will star as a scientist named Elizabeth Shaw opposite other as-of-yet-unnamed talent. "While '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," says Scott, "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." "In a world flooded with prequels, sequels and reboots," adds Damon Lindelof, who worked with Scott to rewrite an original draft by Jon Spaihts, "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." Prometheus is scheduled to hit March 9, 2012. 
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Interesting, was looking forward to a good Ridley Scott Alien film but Im not going to complain if he has got something similar yet brand new on the agenda.
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It turns out that Ridley Scott's recent comments that Prometheus would be a departure from the Aliens series are somewhat misleading.
An exclusive source has told us that not only are HR Giger's classic aliens in it, but that they're integral to the plot. Mere hours after the announcement that Michael Fassbender is locked in to play an android with rumoured links to Aliens' Bishop series, our insider sources have revealed that he's not the only one with strong links to the series' past. "They’ve built the ‘space jockey’ cockpit at Pinewood as seen in the original Alien film, so it definitely takes place in the same world as Alien", they told us. "Despite that press release that seemed to indicate there were no aliens in the movie, the familiar HR Giger-style aliens do appear. Big ones apparently." And as for Scott's comments noting that "keen fans will recognise strands of Alien's DNA"? It turns out there was the slightest hint of misdirection - apparently the actual DNA of the xenomorphs is integral to the plot - and will see the cast jet off to the alien homeworld itself. "Part of the film will be shot in Morocco. I’ve heard that some sort of archaeological dig where they discover alien DNA takes place there and that DNA gives them the coordinates for an alien world. I’ve also heard Morocco is being used for alien planet landscapes so I’m not sure if it’s an archaeological dig on another planet," they revealed. It gets weirder too, with Damon Lindelof's script set to crank up the sci-fi angle to maximum effect. "The main spaceship in the film will be piloted by an enormous head which I assume will be CGI. Yep, sounds weird but I assume some of the technology will be sort of biomechanical."
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Really looking forward to this one. I really hope they this time make it as great as the original Alien films were... and try to stay as far away from AvP as possible.
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Shooting is finally underway on Ridley Scott's Prometheus, the rumored Alien prequel that reintroduces the Space Jockey and original Alien DNA.
Website Alien Prequel News reports that both Benedict Wong (Sunshine) and Emun Elliott (Black Death) have both been added to the growing cast in the sci-fi horror filming lensing in England. They join the previously announced Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, and Logan Marshall-Green. It's kind of baffling that nobody can really pinpoint exactly what Prometheus is yet. Whether it's a prequel, stand-alone film or something in the same universe but not directly related doesn't really matter anymore though, because a worker at Pinewood Studios has reportedly spotted a few Aliens hanging around the set. According to the insider, he "can confirm seeing 3 aliens having lunch. Not the whole costume but blueish costumes and the unmistakable heads hanging around their shoulders. The alien heads were the same shape but no markings, only a plane bronze colour. As for the suits black boots and shoulder pads the rest was a Chelsea blue body suit could be for SFX, all the sets around the back of the bond stage have huge green chromokey maybe that's a clue.I have witnessed foam cut outs of unmistakable aliens all cut in half lengh ways so they could be in the floor walls etc and very much from the original film." The spy also spotted a "a very, very long tunnel that leads to an enormous structure at the back of the stage which is the same height as the stage and probably extends out another 200 ft.", which he speculates is where the Space Jockey scenes will be shot. Fox is planning on releasing in 3-D on June 8, 2012.
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This is shaping up to be...very interesting. Whilst I hope they don't take the focus too much away from the Alien, I'm very glad they're doing something new with it.
Slightly worried about what seems like could be a lot of SFX on the aliens.
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The boys over at CHUD just landed a monster scoop as they're reporting multiple sources have confirmed that Guy Pearce - Memento, The Hurt Locker, The Road, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and many, many more insane films - will be starring in Ridley Scott's now filming Prometheus, the presumed prequel to his classic 1979 Alien.
Unfortunately there are no details on his character, but expect some sort of official announcement as early as next week (assuming it's true). He joins Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Benedict Wong, and Emun Elliott in 20th Century Fox's 3-D sci-fi horror aiming for release June 8, 2012.
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