Prometheus

[Wrathborne]

Well we don't know how the events will unfold on this really, while it does kind of look like an alien remake...It also looks like it has its own story and everything leads up to stopping the Jockey's ship...but for all we know that could be the halfway point in the film.

And yes Chris, 40 years does make a difference. Its called a 'fact'. Think how silly you'd sound if you said D-day happened 30 years after WW2.

[[STARS]TyranT]

Well it apparently does lead straight into Alien and we will learn how that happens within the last 7 minutes of the movie, but yeah theme-wise many things look similar in concept to the original Alien, but I have faith Sir Ridley.

[Pikminister]

It seems that due to many similarities between the two projects, Guillermo Del Toro's
AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS will probably not go forward in a very looong time.

So says Wrathborne's favorite site, AICN: PROMETHEUS May Spell The End Of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS!!

GDT: "Prometheus started filming a while ago- right at the time we were in preproduction on PACIFIC RIM. The title itself gave me pause- knowing that ALIEN was heavily influenced by Lovecraft and his novella.

This time, decades later with the budget and place Ridley Scott occupied, I assumed the greek metaphor alluded at the creation aspects of the HPL book. I believe I am right and if so, as a fan, I am delighted to see a new RS science fiction film, but this will probably mark a long pause -if not the demise- of ATMOM."

IMO, he can still make ATMOM. Regardless of how good Prometheus is, it will be a minor hit at the B.O. and considering the short attention span of most people, they'll be quite receptive to see something similar in a couple of years.

[Wrathborne]

Apparently leads into Alien? Nay, from what they've been saying its more heavy foreshadowing than anything.

[[STARS]TyranT]

All Ridley has said is that the connection will made clear at the very end. So yeah perhaps the term lead directly into isn't really appropiate.

And don't write it off box office wise just yet, I think it'll do reasonably better than people think it will.

[Wrathborne]

Dunno Dude, all depends on what mood the audience is in when the film is available to be seen.

[Rick Hunter]

It's apparently not the same planet, nor the same ship. And yeah, I'm talking about hundreds if not thousands of year. The ship is fossilized in alien. It has been there for centuries. And as said before, it's parked, not crashed.

Also the interior is not similar, I don't think both ships had the same functions. The creatures we see in Prometheus are quite different than the one we see in aliens. It is possible that each ship has developped its own biological weapons.

There's a smilarity between both ships though, both of their crews seems to have been eradicated by their own biological weapons.

[Wrathborne]

It's apparently not the same planet, nor the same ship. And yeah, I'm talking about hundreds if not thousands of year. The ship is fossilized in alien.

Do the dead Jockey aliens bodies take as long as ours to become fossils? Do things fossilize faster on this planet?
Is there more than one Jockey ship in the film? Does the ship in the film we kind of see crashing actually crash, or does it make an emergency landing and manage to stay mostly in tact?

Answer: You don't know, and neither do I.

[Rick Hunter]

Yeah sure, and I guess the alien eggs magically pop out of nowhere too.

[Wrathborne]

Yeah sure, and I guess the alien eggs magically pop out of nowhere too.

[Rick Hunter]

What is a fail? Your post lacking proper arguments?

[Dark_Chris]

Rick Hunter: Prometheus is set in 2083 so it just can't happen hundreds if not thousands of years before first Alien movie which is set in 2123. http://time.absoluteavp.com/

[Rick Hunter]

That's exactly what I'm saying. Thanks for agreeing.

[Wrathborne]

Thats the opposite of what you're saying, you just confused yourself and am trying to take credit for being right.

That is why you fail.

[Rick Hunter]

You know, I wish you were able to understand basic sentences, that way we would really be able to have a proper discussion.

Prometheus happens 40-something years before Alien. Thus it can't be the same ship, since the one we see in Alien is much, much older.

Can your brain computes this or is it still too hard for you to understand that at this point?

[Wrathborne]

settle down, You just said you agreed with what Dark_ Chris said, which is what I was saying all along.

I was also saying that none of us know the facts because the film isnt even out yet.
The only person who is having trouble understanding the conversation is you.

[Pikminister]

Pfft! What's all this noise?... I won't care if that's the same ship or another one just like it (if we had several space shuttles, why can't those superior aliens have more than 1 similar ship?).

Anyway, such details are not the sort of thing that will even register with you, once you're in your seat watching Ridley's latest masterpiece.

You should get HYPED, not angry.

[Rombie]

I need to go find the Q&A but I'm fairly certain at this point some discussion has been made which implies it is the same craft. Additionally the rundown of the Aliens Colonial Marines game coverage recently has said people at Gearbox have seen the Prometheus script, talked to Scott and say that the deralict craft from Alien (which as a location briefly appears in the Directors Cut of Aliens) is the last location in the game which also ties in somewhat with Prometheus (as the games plot is suppost to exist within the established Canon and be included).

[Mr. Spencer]

Colonial Marines is part of the established canon? This is good.

Everything will hopefully tie in together better now. Alien 3 deserves better treatment, both by the fans and by Fox.

[Wrathborne]

once you're in your seat watching Ridley's latest masterpiece.

Dude, the film could end up as a space turd, even the most experienced directors cant read a script and know if its good or bad(Tim Burton, by his own admission).

Don't call it a masterpiece until ye has seen it!