Tag: Guy Pearce

“Prometheus” Viral Video Starring the Company Man

 

 

Prometheus still of Noomi Rapace courtesy 20th Century Fox

The only thing more dangerous to humanity than the species in the Alien mythology is the evil company and its greedy corporate minions. A new viral video is online starring Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland, head of the shadowy company appearing in the Alien films. It appears on the TED website which hosts special corporate conferences. In this video Weyland is addressing thousands in the year 2023 before the events in Prometheus.

 

Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox

I think Guy Pearce is pretty mesmerizing in this. Weyland is part inspiring, part menacing as he addresses the conference. Weyland references artificial lifeforms. Michael Fassbender will be playing one in the film.

 

 

As Weyland shares the Greek legend of Prometheus, it’s eerie to think of how they mirror the events of Alien and of what is said to happen in the new film.

Thanks to Digital Spy for spying this online. This follows up the previous post in which director Ridley Scott revealed Pearce’s role and the connection between the films. By Editor

Ridley Scott Reveals Prometheus/Alien Link & Mystery Role?

Prometheus still of Noomi Rapace courtesy 20th Century Fox and USA Today

  Has Ridley Scott revealed the link between Prometheus and Alien. Fans speculated that Prometheus started as a possible sequel or prequel to Alien. The famous director and others have commented that the new film has the DNA of Alien. Scott gave an interview with a Hungarian news outlet that has now been picked up by Coming Soon via AVP Galaxy comes this translation.

 

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  Ridley Scott gives the connection between the two films and reveals the role played by Guy Pearce. It was revealed that Charlize Theron would play a corporate officer. Now we may know her boss.

  “When the first Alien movie and Blade Runner were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner, and Weyland-Yutani in Alien. They sent the Nostromo spaceship,” Scott said.

  “The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That’s the connection between the two films, and nothing more. Prometheus is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well,” Scott continued.

Any update on this exciting project is cool news. This could be an early clue about how Ridley Scott will approach a new film set in the Blade Runner world.

What do you think of this reveal?