Prometheus Review Thread (Spoilers)

[Foggy]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Seems to me, the higher your placement in the Character List, the more importance your character has in the movie. Pearce is 5th from the top. How could he only be in the movie for a minute??

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/fullcredits#cast

IMDB is basically Wikipedia, any one can put anything on there and he was probably the 5th member of the cast who was announced and got placed, no ones seen the film yet.

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by TheWildWhelk

That seems to be a fairly immovable timeline that you have there. Seems to me there is no reason to have Pearce play the part in Aged prosthetics if you aren't going to see him as a younger man. By that rationale something from or akin to the viral video will be in the final film, even if it is a crewmember watching an excerpt from it on a monitor or whathaveyou.

I had his age wrong in the post you quoted. Peter Weyland would be around 85 rather than 70 in 2085 when the prometheus movie takes place as Ridley Scott said. Maybe he's the old guy in the wheelchair as seen in the trailer. You would think that, if at all possible, he would want to go on the Prometheus expedition. Or, as Pearce said, he's only in the movie for a minute, and (speculation) he waves bye-bye to the crew from his death bed, or the character he plays in the movie is Peter Weyland's son. The suspense of it all is overwhelming.

[jjbsn5192]

so excited to finally see this film, in june.. def my biggest anticipation of the year of 2012.. and so excited, Special to see Scott Return to the Franchise that made Science Fiction really something, im also excited to see that this movie brings back Sci-Fi in a way most films havent been able to do Besides James Cameron's Avatar! lol.. there's so much i wanna know about this film, the Space Jockey's where the facehuggers originated.. what the Alien was doing? why or what was the Jockey Doing Driving the Derelict Spacecraft..

[raygendreau]

Time to check out all the new stuff on the Weyland Industries home page:

https://www.weylandindustries.com/

For example: About Weyland Corp: At Weyland Industries we apply science, technology and our unparalleled global network of resources to the pursuit of Building Better Worlds.

Everyday Weyland biologists, military scientists, chemical engineers, geologists, mechanics, pilots and more work across our solar system to advance human interests and life. As they labor, new planets, natural resources, industries, modes of transportation, and medical advancements emerge and evolve before our eyes.

As the largest company on the planet we have taken it upon ourself to constantly explore, expand, and discover what lies beyond our own heavens.

50 years ago our founder Sir Peter Weyland set out to change the world. Now, the company he created so many years ago works tirelessly with the same unlimited ambition to improve the world he changed.

Worlds have risen and worlds have fallen. That’s why at Weyland Industries we’re in the business of Building Better Worlds.

[Shawn Elestren]

So, I take it that Charles Bishop Weyland from AVP has been retconned out of existence.

[Wally Q]

I hope everything from the Anderson abomination was incinerated out of existence. Only problem is, I actually enjoyed Requiem. Wasn't a perfect film as the cinematography was too dark but I loved a lot of the violence in the flick and loved the face hugger stuff in the maternity ward.

It was a film that had a lot of balls and gets more flack than it deserves.

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Time to check out all the new stuff on the Weyland Industries home page:

https://www.weylandindustries.com/

For example: About Weyland Corp: At Weyland Industries we apply science, technology and our unparalleled global network of resources to the pursuit of Building Better Worlds.

Everyday Weyland biologists, military scientists, chemical engineers, geologists, mechanics, pilots and more work across our solar system to advance human interests and life. As they labor, new planets, natural resources, industries, modes of transportation, and medical advancements emerge and evolve before our eyes.

As the largest company on the planet we have taken it upon ourself to constantly explore, expand, and discover what lies beyond our own heavens.

50 years ago our founder Sir Peter Weyland set out to change the world. Now, the company he created so many years ago works tirelessly with the same unlimited ambition to improve the world he changed.

Worlds have risen and worlds have fallen. That’s why at Weyland Industries we’re in the business of Building Better Worlds.

There is rampant speculation in the forums about the morse code? found in the tiny blinking star at 250 degrees in the image of the planet earth in the 'about us' section on the weyland industries web page.

I just decyphered it: Dah Dit, Dah Dah Dah, Dah; Dit Dah Dah Dit, Dit, Dah Dit, Dah Dit, Dah Dit Dah Dah, Dit Dit Dit; Dah Dit Dit Dit, Dah Dah Dah, Dit Dah, Dah.

[Show spoiler]Not Penny's Boat

[Show spoiler]Of course I'm kidding!

Seriously, if anyone is interested in following the quest for meaning in the twinkling star: http://weylandinvestors.tumblr.com/ This has been solved. Check the link if you're interested.

Check this Space Jockey pic: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/v...ttach&id=27314

[raygendreau]

Scheduled for March 17 in Anaheim, CA. Anyone planning to attend?

updated Tue, Mar 06, 03:29PM
1:15-2:15 20th Century Fox: Prometheus and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter...in 3D—20th Century Fox and WonderCon attendees have two big reasons to celebrate the year's event. Sir Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define and he'll be live on stage to tell you all about Prometheus, his epic and groundbreaking new mythology. Sir Ridley and co-screenwriter Damon Lindelof will screen some exclusive footage.http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_prog_sat.php

I may go myself since its only $10 for a one day badge (senior) http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_reg.shtml
Just printed my ticket! I know where I'm going to be on Saturday, March 17th. I hope they mean it when they say they will screen exclusive footage of Prometheus. I won't be too happy if I see the trailer again.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Scheduled for March 17 in Anaheim, CA. Anyone planning to attend?

updated Tue, Mar 06, 03:29PM
1:15-2:15 20th Century Fox: Prometheus and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter...in 3D—20th Century Fox and WonderCon attendees have two big reasons to celebrate the year's event. Sir Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define and he'll be live on stage to tell you all about Prometheus, his epic and groundbreaking new mythology. Sir Ridley and co-screenwriter Damon Lindelof will screen some exclusive footage.http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_prog_sat.php

I may go myself since its only $10 for a one day badge (senior) http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_reg.shtml
Just printed my ticket! I know where I'm going to be on Saturday, March 17th. I hope they mean it when they say they will screen exclusive footage of Prometheus. I won't be too happy if I see the trailer again.

Well...since I am on the other side of the continental divide, I guess that I will check it out LIVE online!

Exclusive: AMC Theatres, 20th Century Fox & Livestream Present LIVE Q&A With Director Ridley Scott and Premiere Of New Prometheus Trailer!


On Saturday, March 17th at 4 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. EST, legendary director Ridley Scott will premiere the first full trailer for one of 2012's most anticipated films, PROMETHEUS, at the AMC Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA. This invite-only premiere will follow a 30 minutes Q&A session with the iconic director conducted by Prometheus writer/producer Damon Lindelof (Co-creator, Executive Producer and Writer of TV's LOST).

So how can you see the Q&A and trailer premiere? We've got you covered!



Livestream will be streaming the entire event LIVE online and it will be viewable at the following destinations:


AMCTheatres.com: http://go.amctheatres.com/prometheus

Facebook: http://facebook.com/amctheatres

Twitter: http://twitter.com/amctheatres

Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to get the latest updates about the event.

With an event like this, you don't just want to be a viewer, you want to be a participant! Submit your questions now for Ridley Scott by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. We'll also be taking questions during the event on the destinations listed above.

Immediately following the live event the new Prometheus trailer will be available on the AMC Theatres YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/amctheatres. Make sure you subscribe to our channel so you can be among the first to see it!

Make sure to mark your calendars and join us next Saturday, March 17th at 4 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. EST!

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http://www.amctheatres.com/movie-new...etheus-trailer

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[Duffy12]

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Another pic of the stellar cartography room from the website, minus the awful teal.

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[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Another pic of the stellar cartography room from the website, minus the awful teal.

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Thanks. An upgrade for my desktop wallpaper. It's good that everyone will be able to see the trailer and q/a on line. I've already spent my ten bucks and for me it's only a 30 minute drive to Anaheim, so I'll get to see it a couple of hours ahead of you and see how old Ridley looks in the flesh.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Thanks. An upgrade for my desktop wallpaper. It's good that everyone will be able to see the trailer and q/a on line. I've already spent my ten bucks and for me it's only a 30 minute drive to Anaheim, so I'll get to see it a couple of hours ahead of you and see how old Ridley looks in the flesh.

Maybe if you are lucky, they will have some set pieces from the movie there.

Like the space jockey from the original premier way back in 79.

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[bmore007]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Another pic of the stellar cartography room from the website, minus the awful teal.

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sweet, wallpapered

[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

Maybe if you are lucky, they will have some set pieces from the movie there.

Like the space jockey from the original premier way back in 79.

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Not much chance of that Duffy. The original (26 ft) prop as well as a smaller copy were burned by an arsonist (religious extremest?) at the Egyptian theater in L.A. during a 1979 exhibition. Some casts of the props are in the hands of some California collectors. Also, I don't think they are interested in emphasizing the tie in with the Alien movie per se. But, whatever they have, I'll be happy to see.

I'm beginning to wonder if these are two separate events, or if the presentation at the Anaheim convention center earlier in the afternoon on the 17th continues with the screening at AMC? The two locations are less than 2 miles from each other.

[Duffy12]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

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Another pic of the stellar cartography room from the website, minus the awful teal.

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Originally Posted by raygendreau

Thanks. An upgrade for my desktop wallpaper.

Originally Posted by bmore007

sweet, wallpapered

Regarding that pic, something about it that I have been wondering since the trailer was first shown, and now the Marketsaw website has also just brought it up-

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Crazy Orbits Abound In The PROMETHEUS Realm! WHY?

Wow - the new image from viral marketing for Ridley Scott's PROMETHEUS looks absolutely amazing!






What was my first reaction though? What laws of astrophysics are these guys using? Clearly the notion that we are used to involving a solar system's (or even a galaxy's) plane of the ecliptic is nonexistent. Of course our system may not be the norm in the entire universe, but it is far from rare and is indeed common in our neck of the universe. So I prefer a bit of grounding when it comes to science in science fiction - unless this is all part of the story! If an alien race is sufficiently superior to another they may appear as gods, so if they were to create their own systems then perhaps the standard rules don't apply.

My understanding is the orbits of our solar system planets are in a (more or less) flat plane because when the system formed the planets were created out of a disk of dust surrounding the Sun. Because that disk of dust was shaped as a plane, all of the planets formed within that flat zone as well. Again, rings and disks are extremely common in our universe. The conservation of angular momentum amplifies any initial tiny spin of a cloud. With the cloud spinning faster and faster, it collapses into a disk as it seeks a "happy middle ground" between gravitational collapse and the centrifugal force of its rapid spin. The result is our plane of the ecliptic. Furthermore, it's the reason why we have spiral galaxies, and black hole accretion disks.





See? This photo is a somewhat disturbing to me as an amateur astronomer who studies such things not as a profession, but as a passion. Still it is deeply intriguing to know why they did this and in what context this is all in. I'm begging for more! Viral photo? DEFINITELY.

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http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2012/0...abound-in.html

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[raygendreau]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

Regarding that pic, something about it that I have been wondering since the trailer was first shown, and now the Marketsaw website has also just brought it up-








http://marketsaw.blogspot.com/2012/0...abound-in.html

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The image is described as the Orrery by one of the writers, Spaihts. I believe Scott has referred to it that way as well. An orrery is a mechanical representation of solar system. But, there is more going on here. The rings are probably not defining orbits. They are circular data bases made up of what appear to be computer icons. Look closely at the ring in the foreground. You can easily see the rectangular icons with symbols on them. This is a navigation/control system of some sort, but not a Orrery in the true sense of the word. That's my take on it.

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/v...ttach&id=27316 More detail: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/v...ttach&id=27318

The same symbols are used on the sarcophagi.http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/v...ttach&id=27320

Where are the linguistics experts?

[TheWildWhelk]

Originally Posted by Foggy

IMDB is basically Wikipedia, any one can put anything on there and he was probably the 5th member of the cast who was announced and got placed, no ones seen the film yet.

The IMDb can be apocryphal at the best of times, i have seen Movie listings with the same actor listed twice under variations of name. I wouldn't read anything into Pearce's importance based on his placing.

[raygendreau]

Prometheus in IMAX 3D in select theaters. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...141961063.html

[TheWildWhelk]

Rildey Scott is premiering a new trailer for Prometheus on March the 17th. It will be the first full theatrical trailer, and i am hoping that the final rating for the film will be released very shortly afterward. To be honest, i can't recall my anticipation at a prospective film since i heard about Fellowship Of The Ring. Scott, back again in the Alien universe after 30 years! (And i know that the Xenomorph won't be seen in the film, it's the idea of giving is major backstory on the Weyland Corp etc and Space Jockey that has me salivating!)

[Aerodude73]

Originally Posted by raygendreau

Prometheus in IMAX 3D in select theaters. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...141961063.html

Excellent (if not TOO Surprising) News. Hopefully my area IMAX theater gets this

[Show spoiler](but I'll be shocked if they don't; they usually get the big features)

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Originally Posted by TheWildWhelk

Rildey Scott is premiering a new trailer for Prometheus on March the 17th. It will be the first full theatrical trailer, and i am hoping that the final rating for the film will be released very shortly afterward.

[Show spoiler]To be honest, i can't recall my anticipation at a prospective film since i heard about Fellowship Of The Ring. Scott, back again in the Alien universe after 30 years! (And i know that the Xenomorph won't be seen in the film, it's the idea of giving is major backstory on the Weyland Corp etc and Space Jockey that has me salivating!)

Excellent News here as well! 6 more days & hopefully it'll be Online that night.