Prometheus still of Noomi Rapace courtesy 20th Century Fox
Secrets of Prometheus are unfolding like those slick eggs peeling away in Alien. The creature in the new film takes on four different forms as it grows and changes “organically” in what actress Noomi Rapace calls “every woman’s nightmare” according to an upcoming story in The Hollywood Reporter.
Do you remember seeing the international trailer? It featured a creature that reminded me of one of those things inside the belly of the monster in the asteroid on The Empire Strikes Back but a lot nastier. What kind of cargo is that “Space Jockey” carrying?
Prometheus still of Noomi Rapace courtesy 20th Century Fox
“Is there an agenda that you’re not telling us about?” asks the scientist to the Weyland Corp officer. I love that line in this new trailer and it lets you know you’re back in the Alien universe!
A new international trailer for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus launched featuring new footage. More of the ship! More of Charlize Theron as Meredith Vickers – who seems as robotic as Michael Fassbender’s David. A new alien life form! More of the Space Jockey! And I have a new theory – see below but warning you may consider it a spoiler!
This Geek’s Theory! Warning – you may consider it a spoiler!
I think the aliens from the earlier films we all love and fear were the Space Jockey’s cargo. But after seeing this trailer, I wonder if the humans of Prometheus are part of the DNA of what will become the aliens of Alien? There’s definitely a new parasitic life form in this film. What if the Space Jockey’s cargo merged with the humans to give us what we will come to know as Alien?
Prometheus marks Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien universe. In an upcoming issue of Empire the director reveals his passion to return to explore the back story especially the Space Jockey – an obsession of mine too.
“[I’ve wanted to revisit it for] years! Years, years, years,” he stresses of Alien‘s space traveller subplot. “I always wondered when they did [Aliens] 2,3 and 4 why they hadn’t touched upon that, instead of evolving into some other fantastic story. They missed the biggest question of them all: who’s the big guy? And where were they going? And with what? Why that cargo? There’s all kinds of questions.”
Prometheus is out June 1st. The Empire issue is out March 29th.
Prometheus still of Noomi Rapace courtesy 20th Century Fox
“Prometheus, are you seeing this?”
The full length trailer to director Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien universe is here. This is beautiful with jaw dropping and awe inducing imager. The DNA of Alien is truly in this film yet it feels new and different. The final minute is extremely intense. Take a look.
Noomi Rapace looks to make a great heroine. Michael Fassbender as the android is particularly chilling at the end. I’ve always wondered about the “Space Jockey.” When I was a kid and saw the original Alien the image of him scared me even though I knew he was dead.
Now there’s a website for the evil corporation from the films and this beautiful but frightening image.
On the page you can see this image and description under coming soon:
courtesy Weyland Industries
“OUR FAMILY IS GROWING
Weyland engineers have been working around the clock to bring you the newest, most advanced addition to the Weyland family. Stay tuned for a special announcement.”
This Geek’s Opinion: This will likely be the introduction of the artificial person that will be played by Michael Fassbender in Prometheus. Ian Holm played an android in Alien.
The picture above appears to be inside the ship of the “Space Jockey” from the first Alien film with an egg and a map showing multiple star systems. What do you think?
Ridley Scott is not just a brilliant director but expert marketer too.
When I look at this new photo from Prometheus – I can’t help but think those pillars are what the alien eggs were on in Alien before poor John Hurt got face hugged. I had a flashback to the first AVP movie when the ancient pyramid had a sacrificial chamber with pillars for the eggs.
So are the Aliens created by the Space Jockeys but the masters lost control over their pets? This definitely appears to be the ship the crew of the Nostromo explored in Alien. I can’t wait!
Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox
In a year full of comic book films my must see movie is Prometheus. Ridley Scott is set to reinvigorate science fiction again.
Ridley Scott’s return to science fiction will dive deeper into the Alien universe he created. Michael Fassbender is praising his Prometheus director for exploring new territory and classic approach to building suspense in a new interview with IFC.
“It’s a slow burn,” Fassbender said. “There are again sort of action sequences in it of course, but they’re there at the right time to serve the plot as opposed to just filling in another scene.”
The man who played a young Magneto in X-Men: First Class credits Lost writer Damon Lindelof for his script.
“There are connecting veins and you will recognize things,but it’s like wow this is a whole new world altogether,” Fassbender said.
The connections between Alien and Prometheus will be clear on June 9th. The star gives assurance from the director who gave us the Space Jockey, his ship and those nasty aliens.
“I haven’t seen anything yet, “Fassbender said, “but speaking to Ridley and he seems to be pretty happy.”
