Comic Con attendees got a first sneak peak at Ridley Scott’s return to sci-fi, Prometheus.
The Prometheus look began with a production video the combined Scott talking about the project and, more tantalizingly, quick shots from the movie, still nearly a year away from release.
The footage teased a star-spanning epic with massive sets, mystery, distrust and maybe (hopefully) horror. There was a shot of Charlize Theron telling someone to stay back, then obliterating the person with a flamethrower. Next came a spaceship, looking puny as it streaked past a massive planet, and an astronaut walking past a wall of alien hieroglyphics. A room full of alien pods reminiscent of Scott’s landmark Alien film appeared, then several shots of Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Idris Elba.
Scott spoke to the audience via a live feed from the movie’s Iceland set, perhaps a Comic-Con first, and was able to explain that the reason he took so long to return to sci-fi was that he was simply busy exploring other genres.
What bought him back was a desire to answer a mysterious question that he was surprised no one had ever asked about the Alien movies.
“That [question] could be the centerpiece of what we just completed. That said, that is the only DNA from the first Alien,” Scott said. Huh? So is Prometheus a prequel to Alien or not?
“You’ll hopefully understand what I mean in the last few minutes of the movie,” Scott said.
Leave a Reply