Prometheus: Ridley Scott returns to Sci-Fi - Page 3

Asbo Zaprudder · April 24 2010, 11:22 PM

jefferiestubes8 wrote:

the prequel takes place about 30 years before the first movie, in 2085. Weyland-Yutani doesn't exist yet, but Weyland, pre-merger, does. And it's very much in the terraforming business. Adds Scott:

It's fundamentally about going out to find out 'Who the hell was that Space Jockey?' The guy who was sitting in the chair in the alien vehicle - there was a giant fellow sitting in a seat on what looked to be either a piece of technology or an astronomer's chair. Remember that? And our man [Tom Skerritt as Captain Dallas] climbs up and says "There's been an explosion in his chest from the inside out - what was that?" I'm basically explaining who that Space Jockey - we call him the Space Jockey - I'm explaining who the space jockeys were.

Not something that I ever thought needed explaining.

kathrynJaneway2 · April 24 2010, 11:23 PM

i think it would be interesting to see an alien movie in 3D as i bet it will be scary. but at the same point i dont believe that any more alien movies should be made, as i believe it wont be as good as the others. the last i heard sigourney weaver had actually refused to do another alien movie. as she beleived the 4 was enough. but this was a while ago and i know people change there minds. if there is money to be made from a 3D version of alien then they will probably do it.

jefferiestubes8 · April 25 2010, 12:18 AM

kathrynJaneway2 wrote:

i bet it will be scary.

You have got to admit this is a little like George Lucas starting up the prequel in 1998 for Star Wars after not having done one for 15 years. Although there have been other Alien films Ridley Scott has not been involved in them and it will be 32 years since he's done the first one.

I wonder what kind of atmosphere Ridley Scott would have in this prequel film?
horror & heavy tension like Alien (1979) or or more of a horror scifi film like Event Horizon (1997) or a glossier scifi film with some horror elements?

Starbreaker · April 25 2010, 02:21 AM

Link

TWO prequels??

Gil T.Azell · April 25 2010, 03:31 AM

Kegg wrote:

Daneel wrote:

So apparently Alien and Star Wars art director Roger Christian

Not putting 'director of Battlefield Earth' on his resume, is he?

I can't fathom why.

Were the FX that bad in that movie?
(BFE)

I never watched it after seeing paned worse than a Simon Cowel verbal bashing.

crouteru · April 25 2010, 10:03 AM

Great Mambo Chicken wrote:

jefferiestubes8 wrote:

the prequel takes place about 30 years before the first movie, in 2085. Weyland-Yutani doesn't exist yet, but Weyland, pre-merger, does. And it's very much in the terraforming business. Adds Scott:

Not something that I ever thought needed explaining.

I agree -- I think it's best left as a mystery. Trying to explain something like that will no doubt ruin some fans' expectations.

Reverend · April 25 2010, 10:43 PM

I think given that this is Ridley Scott we're talking about, he deserves the benefit of the doubt. I mean just look at the man's filmography for goodness sake and it's not like he's made a habit of churning out sequals or spinoffs (crappy or otherwise) from any of his other films.

Hell if Ridley Scott made a prequel to 'Wizard of Oz' which explains how Dorothy ended up orphaned and colour blind, or a sequel to 'Seven Samurai' where the dead ones come back as zombies and start up barbershop quartet on a Mississippi steamboat, I'd go see them!

Deckerd · April 27 2010, 10:04 AM

Apologies if this is already posted

Linky

Director Sir Ridley Scott has revealed that his 3D Alien prequel will be "really nasty" and will respond to the standard set by James Cameron's Avatar.

Starkers · April 27 2010, 10:10 AM

Well I'm gladd Scott is involved, but the prequel idea makes me nervous, and God does everything have to be in 3D now?

Deckerd · April 27 2010, 10:19 AM

I wonder if Russell Crowe will be in it?

Starkers · April 27 2010, 11:52 AM

ha ha, I have visions of Crowe punching out an alien now!

Tulin · April 27 2010, 12:30 PM

Deckerd wrote:

Apologies if this is already posted

Linky

Director Sir Ridley Scott has revealed that his 3D Alien prequel will be "really nasty" and will respond to the standard set by James Cameron's Avatar.

God - I don't want to think of "Alien" and "Avatar" mixing.

Will the xenos be smurf blue?

Yeah and I KNOW that is not what Scott meant but I just have to vent that Avatar is being used as some kind of benchmark.

Admiral Buzzkill · April 27 2010, 03:54 PM

Starkers wrote:

...God does everything have to be in 3D now?

Yes.

Tulin wrote:

...I just have to vent that Avatar is being used as some kind of benchmark.

And it will be until it's surpassed in any way. Movies are made by people who are in the business of making movies and understand that business, not by fannish critics. They can go ahead and ignore Avatar and become irrelevant; they know that.

Starkers · April 27 2010, 04:23 PM

Dennis wrote:

Starkers wrote:

...God does everything have to be in 3D now?

Yes.

Aw

Admiral Buzzkill · April 27 2010, 04:32 PM

There will be 2D films produced for a long time, just as black-and-white commercial films didn't disappear overnight. That said, big-budget wide-release movies are going 3D.

April 24 2010, 11:23 PM	#32
kathrynJaneway2 Lieutenant Location: North Yorkshire England	Re: The latest "Alien" prequel rumours - Scott directing, in 3-D? i think it would be interesting to see an alien movie in 3D as i bet it will be scary. but at the same point i dont believe that any more alien movies should be made, as i believe it wont be as good as the others. the last i heard sigourney weaver had actually refused to do another alien movie. as she beleived the 4 was enough. but this was a while ago and i know people change there minds. if there is money to be made from a 3D version of alien then they will probably do it.

April 25 2010, 02:21 AM	#34
Starbreaker Fleet Admiral	Re: The latest "Alien" prequel rumours - Scott directing, in 3-D? Link TWO prequels??

April 25 2010, 10:43 PM	#37
Reverend Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: The latest "Alien" prequel rumours - Scott directing, in 3-D? I think given that this is Ridley Scott we're talking about, he deserves the benefit of the doubt. I mean just look at the man's filmography for goodness sake and it's not like he's made a habit of churning out sequals or spinoffs (crappy or otherwise) from any of his other films. Hell if Ridley Scott made a prequel to 'Wizard of Oz' which explains how Dorothy ended up orphaned and colour blind, or a sequel to 'Seven Samurai' where the dead ones come back as zombies and start up barbershop quartet on a Mississippi steamboat, I'd go see them! __________________ Star Trek Logos - Dark Knight Adventures - DeviantArt

April 27 2010, 10:10 AM	#39
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April 27 2010, 11:52 AM	#41
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April 27 2010, 04:32 PM	#45
Admiral Buzzkill The Man Location: Defying Gravity	Re: Scott talks about Alien prequel There will be 2D films produced for a long time, just as black-and-white commercial films didn't disappear overnight. That said, big-budget wide-release movies are going 3D. __________________ I had steak and a loaded baked potato for dinner on Sunday. As a steak I enjoyed it a lot, but as macaroni and cheese I thought it was disappointing.