Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox
A truly chilling performance by Michael Fassbender as the android David in a new faux commercial from Weyland Industries, the sinister company in Prometheus and the Alien films. Take a look – even if you think you’ve seen this, keep watching – especially the Rorschach looking symbols peppered in the spot.
Thanks to Digital Spy. Prometheus opens June 8. As I watch this I can’t help but think of Ian Holm telling the crew of the Nostromo the company’s orders in Alien.
As I watch this – I can’t help but also think of how perfect Michael Fassbender would be at the Vision in The Avengers.
Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox
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.”
What’s more dangerous than the monstrous creatures of the Alien universe? How about the ruthless company that will stop at nothing to turn the xenomorphs into a profitable bio weapons? Now you can get an insider look into the notorious corporation from the Alien films.
Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox
Once inside scroll down to see the development of the company’s android. The 8th version of “David” is a crew member on Prometheus and will be played by Michael Fassbender. You can see a Weyland commercial for David 8 here.
Michael Fassbender in Prometheus courtesy 20th Century Fox
A new viral video has emerged online for a new “product” from Weyland Industries from the Alien movies. This new video is an advertisement for “David” an android played by Michael Fassbender in Prometheus.
The “David 8” Demo is voiced by Fassbender and ends with the same eerie tagline from the new full length Prometheus trailer.
This is the second viral video promoting Prometheus. The first was a TED video starring Peter Weyland.
