People seem pretty excited about Prometheus, I assume because of the idea that it’s some kind of prequel to Alien with Ridley Scott directing, and I guess I can get onboard with that, as long as I try to forget that last horrible movie Ridley Scott directed. Damon Lindelof wrote the script with Jon Spaihts, and if there’s anything Lindelof and Scott’s last movies (Cowboys and Aliens and Robin Hood, respectively) have in common, it’s that they were boldly nonsensical. On the plus side, yay, Stringer Bell! (click through for the full sized poster)
Stars Noomi Rapace, Michael F[. ]assbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Guy Pearce, and Patrick Wilson. It will hit theaters on June 8, 2012. Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Guy Pearce, and Patrick Wilson.
Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. [official synopsis, via /film]
So yeah, doesn’t exactly tell us a lot about plot. Basically, there’s mythology, a battle, and they’re in space, welcome to every movie coming out next year. Some other rumors have leaked out, such as that Idris Elba’s character is a ship captain, and that “Prometheus” is the name of the ship. Which I guess does sound a little classier than “The SS Muffwagon,” but I still like my idea better.
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Taglinekkake strikes again. That poster would be awesomely vague but for the tagline.
I try not to get excited for most sci-fi films, since I get let down so often. But I’m legitimately excited for this one. Please don’t suck.
*crosses fingers for space polar bears*
It just eats my liver that Ridley Scott is trying to steal James Cameron’s thunder.
I think this is our best chance at finally seeing Michael F.Assbender bend space and time with his ass. Prometheus had to steal the fire of the gods for some reason… why not for fire space farts?
“Prometheus, who, like, steals something from the gods to give to mankind. Let’s run with that shit. Here, the ship steals the Facehuggers thinking they are the supreme weapon, to bring back to their own kind. But in an IRONIC twist, the facehuggers run amok, and Xenomorphs destroy our protagonists.
/hits volcanic vaporizer
Write that shit down, homey.”
It’s this same line of thinking that led to Oliver Stone’s sun imagery in Wall Street 2. For shame, Ridley.
Idris Elba will die saving the white crew by sacrificing himself so that they can make it back on the ship.
/black actors live a sad life.
Is it gonna turn out that Idris Elba IS Prometheus? Y’know, because black people like to steal things?
If I could get a bitchin’ tattoo that said BOLDLY NONSENSICAL, boy would I.
What? I can? Now if I can just find a flat spot…
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Once again for the first time
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