Fox’s initial plan for Prometheus was to release it on March 9th 2012, but the film has now been pushed back to June 8th. Whilst the typical reaction to such a delay might be concern, planting Prometheus in such a high-profile summer window could be interpreted as a confident move from Fox.
Now effectively being pushed as a summer tentpole, Fox’s bullishness suggests to us that the Alien prequel aspect will be a lot more prominent come the time of release. It would be a gutsy play to release a serious piece of “hard sci-fi” amongst the usual blockbuster fare, and whilst this still could be what Ridley has in store, we think it’s far more likely the Alien element will be the main selling point.
Let’s face it, if the traditional aliens are said to be returning, and a set has been purpose-built to recreate a scene from the original movie, it can’t be a completely unrelated project. And whilst we’d like to see the franchise injected with some new ideas, it’s probably safe to say we all want to see some Xenomorphs somewhere along the line…
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Jeffbiscuits
Jan 31st 2011, 11:53
So it still is a prequel to the Alien films? In all but name.
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ChrisWootton
Jan 31st 2011, 12:55
Yeah, thats what i get from it.. very confusing
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ChrisWootton
Jan 31st 2011, 12:55
Yeah, thats what i get from it.. very confusing
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Agent69
Feb 1st 2011, 1:07
An archaeological dig in Morocco??? LAME. Of course they have to kill the mystery by involving Earth in the story.
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Agent69
Feb 1st 2011, 1:12
Oh and, “The main spaceship in the film will be piloted by an enormous head,” Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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manfromthezoo
Feb 1st 2011, 14:06
Not sure if there's some confusion here, but the script 'Whoa Is Not Me' are mentioning there is fact Jon Spaiht's earlier script, 'Shadow 19'. It's an awesome screenplay, but certainly nothing to do with the 'Alien' universe as far as I picked up on. It was written by Spaihts, I believe, after another sci-fi screenplay he wrote called 'Passengers', the combination of which convinced those involved he was the man for the job. Of course, I suppose it's possible that elements of 'Shadow 19' have been cannibalised and used, but the technological scope of the story (to me) wouldn't fit in the chronological context of the Alien movies. Just sayin'
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Jeffbiscuits
Feb 1st 2011, 14:40
It's really confused me. If the rumour is true about the space jockey being in it then it's part of the Alien universe and a prequel. But if it's based on a stand-alone script and Scott says it's not part of the Alien story then there just seems to be loads of mixed signals being put out. I'm a massive fan of Alien and would like nothing more than to see him return to the franchise.
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