Michael Fassbender plays an android named David in Ridley Scott’s (it has Alien DNA) Prometheus. Viral marketing (under the guise of a commercial from Weyland Industries) revealed David is a product of Weyland, the company that connects Alien and Prometheus.
Pocket-lint makes a great point: You might assume that Fassbender based his performance on Ash (played by Ian Holm) in Alien or Bishop (Lance Henricksen) in Aliens. But the actor says he looked to another Ridley Scott directed sci-fi classic and…Olympic medalist Greg Louganis?
“I watched Blade Runner,” said Fassbender during a Q&A in London that Pocket-lint attended. “I watched The Servant with Dirk Bogarde. Laurence of Arabia. The Man Who Fell to Earth. And Greg Louganis.
“It’s the way he moved. When I was younger, his weird walk made me laugh.”
“It’s very centred,” he continued. “There’s an economy of movement. I thought that would work out.”
Thanks to Pocket-Lint.com for the story. I just discovered this site – very cool, great layout!
This story makes me picture Fassbender uttering that famous line, “If you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes.”