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Prometheus - Probably an Alien prequel, unless it isn't (it totally is)

Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
edited December 2011 in Social Entropy++
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftuxbvGwiU

So there was this movie called Alien, you may have heard of it
Then there was this movie originally conceived as a direct prequel to the story of Alien, but over time the story evolved and changed and no longer directly leads into that movie

But despite various filmmakers' comments that it "shares some DNA" with Alien or that it's about 5 percent a prequel or something, we know that it takes place in the same universe and before the events of the main series, and honestly I think that's enough to call it a prequel in the commonly accepted sense of the term

ANYWAY

Not much is actually known about it but it has Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender and Idris Elba and Charlize Theron and Guy Pearce, and that trailer looks pretty nifty

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Michael Fassbender and Idris Elba and Guy Pearce

    i uh

    I want to see this now

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    YoSoyTheWalrusYoSoyTheWalrus Registered User regular
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    although man they all better make out for a bit before they get chestplosions

    Hey Satan!
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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    i don't really care about fassbender but guy pearce and idris elba are awesome

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    YoSoyTheWalrusYoSoyTheWalrus Registered User regular
    More of an Avon man myself

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    Vargas PrimeVargas Prime King of Nothing Just a ShowRegistered User regular
    Seriously, that cast

    Hnnnnnnnnnnnngggg

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    AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    YoSoyTheWalrus wrote:
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

    Well, there's at least one of the same aliens, since there's that space jockey room.

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    chiasaur11chiasaur11 Never doubt a raccoon. Do you think it's trademarked?Registered User regular
    Rolo wrote:
    although man they all better make out for a bit before they get chestplosions

    The early draft apparently was way more making out (and further) than chestsplosions. I mean, if what I read about the leaked script was true.

    Seemed legit.

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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Aneurhythmia wrote: »
    YoSoyTheWalrus wrote:
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

    Well, there's at least one of the same aliens, since there's that space jockey room.

    I thought it was heavily implied in the earlier films that the "space jockey" race is different from the aliens we see.

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    Oh dang Dru I didn't even see your Alien thread

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    Druhim wrote:
    Aneurhythmia wrote: »
    YoSoyTheWalrus wrote:
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

    Well, there's at least one of the same aliens, since there's that space jockey room.

    I thought it was heavily implied in the earlier films that the "space jockey" race is different from the aliens we see.
    Yeah, but he is saying there is one common race between the Aliens films and Prometheus: the space jockeys. Not that the Xenomorphs are in Prometheus.

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    op_gamemasterop_gamemaster Registered User regular
    It looks good. If done right it could take a place among my favorite movies.
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    YoSoyTheWalrusYoSoyTheWalrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    Aneurhythmia wrote:
    YoSoyTheWalrus wrote:
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

    Well, there's at least one of the same aliens, since there's that space jockey room.

    Missed that

    e probably because I didn't have a fucking clue what a space jockey was

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    edit: nevermind

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    AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    chiasaur11 wrote:
    Rolo wrote:
    although man they all better make out for a bit before they get chestplosions

    The early draft apparently was way more making out (and further) than chestsplosions. I mean, if what I read about the leaked script was true.

    Seemed legit.

    I don't know if you're joking about a leaked script or not, but if you actually did read one, please do not make any further comment on the ratio or general proportion of chestbursting in the film.

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    DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Oh dang Dru I didn't even see your Alien thread

    It's cool man, this deserves its own thread. And yeah, I get what Annie means now. I was remembering the space jockey in Alien as being a statue, but it was actually a corpse. So we have seen them before.

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    peterdevorepeterdevore Registered User regular
    I have never before seen a fast cut no exposition random shots trailer that got me so excited for a movie ever.

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    AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    Druhim wrote:
    Aneurhythmia wrote: »
    YoSoyTheWalrus wrote:
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

    Well, there's at least one of the same aliens, since there's that space jockey room.

    I thought it was heavily implied in the earlier films that the "space jockey" race is different from the aliens we see.

    Right. "one of the same aliens" should read "one of the same alien species." Not same aliens as in the titular type.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    Rolo wrote:
    Michael Fassbender and Idris Elba and Guy Pearce

    i uh

    I want to see this now

    also Noomi Rapace

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    babyeatingjesusbabyeatingjesus Registered User regular
    Charlize Theron naked pushups: the movie

    Projected gross: $everything. (USD)

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    YoSoyTheWalrusYoSoyTheWalrus Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    babyeatingjesus wrote:
    Charlize Theron naked pushups: the movie

    Projected gross: $everything. (USD)

    I'm more of a naked-turkish-get-ups man

    telling you guys what kind of man I am itt

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    TankHammerTankHammer Atlanta Ghostbuster Atlanta, GARegistered User regular
    Aneurhythmia wrote:
    Druhim wrote:
    Aneurhythmia wrote: »
    YoSoyTheWalrus wrote:
    "Alien But This Time It Is A Different Alien"

    Well, there's at least one of the same aliens, since there's that space jockey room.

    I thought it was heavily implied in the earlier films that the "space jockey" race is different from the aliens we see.

    Right. "one of the same aliens" should read "one of the same alien species." Not same aliens as in the titular type.

    Space Jockeys but no Xenomorphs.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    has it been absolutely confirmed that there will be no Xenomorphs?

    Or has Ridley just been hush about the subject

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    AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    No official word. I think there are rumors that I don't want to read.

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    AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    If I had to venture a guess based entirely on the trailer, maybe an earlier form of the xenomorph. An even less organic one based on the shots starting around 28 seconds. Though that might just be a visual echo of the original movie.

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    TallahasseerielTallahasseeriel Registered User regular
    This I am looking forward too.

    Also Elysium, from the District 9 guy, since I loved District 9.

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    TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Time to contradict all the comics and books from this universe, maybe?

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    BlankZoeBlankZoe Registered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote:
    Time to contradict all the comics and books from this universe, maybe?
    Yup.

    Which is mostly a good thing.

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    nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    @Grey Ghost did you research this at all before your OP?
    There's a LOT more information known than you're posting.

    It isn't 5% prequel, it IS a prequel and is set ~30 years before Ellen Ripley and the Nostromo's journey in Alien.

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    YoSoyTheWalrusYoSoyTheWalrus Registered User regular
    neville wrote:
    @Grey Ghost did you research this at all before your OP?
    There's a LOT more information known than you're posting.

    It isn't 5% prequel, it IS a prequel and is set ~30 years before Ellen Ripley and the Nostromo's journey in Alien.

    Stop this

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    The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    Seriously, no joke, that is the highest quality cast I've seen for decades. Just exceptional through and through.

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    NotYouNotYou Registered User regular
    Futore wrote:
    has it been absolutely confirmed that there will be no Xenomorphs?

    Or has Ridley just been hush about the subject

    yes it has. spoilered for those who don't want to read it.
    ridley himself said that there were no xenomorphs.
    http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52324

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    NotYou, you are a bastard for placing that temptation there.

    God damn this thread now

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    stupid June 2012 is so far away

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    nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    Futore wrote:
    stupid June 2012 is so far away

    yeah, lots of great movies (well they look great anyway) coming out next year!

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    neville wrote:
    @Grey Ghost did you research this at all before your OP?
    There's a LOT more information known than you're posting.

    It isn't 5% prequel, it IS a prequel and is set ~30 years before Ellen Ripley and the Nostromo's journey in Alien.

    Scott himself has been continually coy about actually calling it a prequel, and other members of the production have varied on how much they think it's a prequel

    And I did say that we can pretty safely consider it one based on the conditions of 1) shared universe and 2) taking place before

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    ProhassProhass Registered User regular
    Also that ship is definately the space jockey ship, which is falling to its side, a position its on in Alien 1. I mean saving some whacky time travel or parallel universey stuff it seams pretty clearly to be the same ship, and to have either just crashed, or crashed on its top ages back, then fallen on its side in Prometheus.

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    GumpyGumpy There is always a greater powerRegistered User regular
    Eeeeeeeh

    Something about the trailer didn't feel right

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    SolarSolar Registered User regular
    FUCK

    YES

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    SolarSolar Registered User regular
    Gumpy wrote:
    Eeeeeeeh

    Something about the trailer didn't feel right

    For me it was perfect

    This is gonna rule so hard

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