The ship's crew travels in stasis while the android David monitors their voyage. Peter Weyland, the elderly CEO of Weyland Corporation, funds an expedition, aboard the scientific vessel Prometheus, to follow the map to the distant moon LV-223. They interpret this as an invitation from humanity's forerunners, the "Engineers". In 2089, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover a star map in Scotland that matches others from several unconnected ancient cultures. Its remains cascade into a waterfall and the alien's DNA falls apart and recombines. A sequel, Alien: Covenant, was released in May 2017, tying the film permanently to the Alien franchise.Īs a spacecraft departs a planet, a humanoid alien drinks a liquid, causing its body to dissolve. The film grossed over $403 million worldwide. The film earned generally positive reviews, receiving praise for the designs, production values and cast performances, but was criticized for its uneven script and unresolved plot points. Prometheus was released on June 1, 2012, in the United Kingdom and on June 8, 2012, in North America. Three videos featuring the film's leading actors in character, which expanded on elements of the fictional universe, were released and met with a generally positive reception and awards. It was promoted with a marketing campaign that included viral activities on the web. The film was shot using 3D cameras throughout, almost entirely on practical sets, and on location in England, Iceland, Scotland, Jordan and Spain. Principal photography began in March 2011, and concluded in October 2011, with an estimated $120–130 million budget. Prometheus entered production in April 2010, with extensive design phases during which the technology and creatures that the film required were developed. According to Scott, although the film shares "strands of Alien 's DNA," and takes place in the same universe, Prometheus explores its own mythology and ideas.
In late 2010, Lindelof joined the project to rewrite Spaihts's script, and he and Scott developed a story that precedes the story of Alien but is not directly connected to the original series. Spaihts wrote a script for a prequel to the events of the Alien films, but Scott opted for a different direction to avoid repeating cues from those films. Predator took precedence, and the project remained dormant until 2009 when Scott again showed interest. Scott and director James Cameron developed ideas for a film that would serve as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science-fiction horror film Alien. Seeking the origins of humanity, the crew arrives on a distant world and discovers a threat that could cause the extinction of the human species. Set in the late 21st century, the film centers on the crew of the spaceship Prometheus as it follows a star map discovered among the artifacts of several ancient Earth cultures. The film features an ensemble cast including Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron. Prometheus ( / p r ə ˈ m iː θ i ə s/ prə- MEE-thee-əs) is a 2012 science fiction horror film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, with the screenplay co-written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof.
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