Prometheus Trailer

[Moby Halcyon]

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While the actual Alien might not be in the trailer, you can see the gun/thing/whatever from the original Alien movie in there. And as interesting as the connection to Scott's original film are, the film will probably stand on its own beyond a wink and nod. Scott's given interviews saying the film delves into the background of the Space Jockeys, but with a cast like that I just hope the story can stand on its own.

[DPDarkPrimus]

Trailer in HD.

With the title, the music, the Jockey cannon, the ship... everything but the pulpy-looking spacesuits, too "oooh future!"-looking HUD and space ship screams "ALIEN MOVIE GUYS". Heck, even those urns scream "these are Xeno eggs, we'll fix them in post".

[Zor]

Looks pretty good. But just wondering, did anyone else think that ship looked a bit like Serenity.

Zor

[Stofsk]

Looks pretty good. But just wondering, did anyone else think that ship looked a bit like Serenity.

We're talking about an Alien Prequel/Sequel/Possible Reboot and you're talking about fucking Serenity.

What is wrong with you?

[Havok]

Ok, tired of the heavy horns now.

[Stark]

We're talking about an Alien Prequel/Sequel/Possible Reboot and you're talking about fucking Serenity.

What is wrong with you?

I've ntoiced heaps of the CGI in modern movies (TF, Avatar, John Carter, Skyline) looks really really similar, probably because of the washed-out HDR thing they've got going on. The ship in the trailer looks pretty derivative.

[Stofsk]

Sure, but Serenity is very distinctive and has a personality to it. The only similarity is the engine pods jutting out at the sides both ships share; that's about it. If anything the ship in this looks fairly derivative of the Nostromo. Which I guess is good because it shows Scott wants to keep stylistic echoes in this iteration.

[Stark]

The Nostromo only stainless steel and clearly from Star Trek 09 instead of the truck stop?

[Stofsk]

Yeh :V

[lordofchange13]

Is this move suppose to be a revamping of the original Alien movie, or is it a continuation of the Vs. universe? Swear i saw the space jockey corpse in the trailer, either way it looks entertaining enough to watch. The ship did look like a blue-tinged serenity, Sci-Fi media rips each other off so much does it really matter?

[DPDarkPrimus]

It's a kind-of-but-not-really prequel to the original Alien.

[lordofchange13]

It's a kind-of-but-not-really prequel to the original Alien.

Cool, wonder how then at the end of this movie do they make sure no one else ever learns what happens. cause if you find alien life it's not like the entire human race wouldn't be clambering over the news, but still love the series enough to look over that.

[DPDarkPrimus]

Well in the Alien universe alien life has been known to exist for some time, but they have not found any alien civilizations.

[Alkaloid]

If anything the ship in this looks fairly derivative of the Nostromo

I was actually reminded of the dropships from Aliens, myself.

Is this move suppose to be a revamping of the original Alien movie, or is it a continuation of the Vs. universe? Swear i saw the space jockey corpse in the trailer, either way it looks entertaining enough to watch. The ship did look like a blue-tinged serenity, Sci-Fi media rips each other off so much does it really matter?

It started out as a prequel to Alien, where the ship, the dead alien pilot and the facehugger on the planet came form, and apparently evolved into its own thing along the way. It;s a separate story now I think, but stylistically it will be similar, and looking at the trailer there are going to be homages to the Alien films all over the shop.

[Shroom Man 777]

I'd prefer if this apparent dive into all sorts of gnarly transcendent cosmic terror stuff won't ever feature or show any acid-blooded parasite bugs that go around eating people in space oil tankers. Ideally, it shouldn't need that kind of referentials to stand on its own and be something else entirely.

I hope it has more material than "lol explosions" and I hope Scott can keep the whole human tension thing and not let it get sidelined by CGI shits (cause in the old movie, with only toy models for effects and guys in rubber suits, this means you had to maximize the performances of the actorbs to also immerse people in the experience, rather than just guise greenscreening everything).

[lordofchange13]

Well in the Alien universe alien life has been known to exist for some time, but they have not found any alien civilizations.

I was talking about the space Jockey, forgot that life isn't descriptive enough to describe him, thanks for pointing out my problem. civilization: intelligence, Life: any organism.

[RazorOutlaw]

Also interesting is the use of the wailing noise from the original ALIEN trailer...which I only know from watching all the extra features on the ALIEN Quadrilogy DVDs. I'm kind of excited to see it.

[Iroscato]

Man, this is looking amazing. The CGI is so pristine it makes my eyes bleed, the atmosphere is very tight and claustrophobic as it should be, the music is grand and foreboding...hoo boy. Bring on 2012!!!

[Stark]

It started out as a prequel to Alien, where the ship, the dead alien pilot and the facehugger on the planet came form, and apparently evolved into its own thing along the way. It;s a separate story now I think, but stylistically it will be similar, and looking at the trailer there are going to be homages to the Alien films all over the shop.

Its only a separate story if you let Scott get away with it. It very clearly is about how the derelict ended up on LV426 and why the Nostromo was redirected there. That its not a stand-alone original movie is simply branding.

[DPDarkPrimus]

It started out as a prequel to Alien, where the ship, the dead alien pilot and the facehugger on the planet came form, and apparently evolved into its own thing along the way. It;s a separate story now I think, but stylistically it will be similar, and looking at the trailer there are going to be homages to the Alien films all over the shop.

Its only a separate story if you let Scott get away with it. It very clearly is about how the derelict ended up on LV426 and why the Nostromo was redirected there. That its not a stand-alone original movie is simply branding.

Or rather, the lack thereof.

[Jon]

It’s definitely set in the Alien universe, I believe that’s all but confirmed now through various interviews and such given by writers, producers and cast members, but they are trying to position it as a separate property within that- so whilst it’s not a direct prequel to the first film it is very much part and parcel of the same continuity, they just want it to stand alone.
Spoiler

Apparently, based on an authoritative ‘script treatment’ that leaked earlier this month, the space jockeys are a super advanced race of aliens responsible for most life throughout the galaxy, and the film will explore how they seeded and shaped life on earth, including humanity- as well as how the alien/xenomorph creatures came into existence, via a source a little bit closer to home than most people might have imagined...

[jollyreaper]

I don't have much hope for this. Every time you try to delve deeper into something that was cool you run the risk of overexplaining it to the point of being dumb. Hellraiser was a great novella (hellbound heart), a great movie, and the spawn of many terrible sequels in film and comic. Every attempt at elaboration on the Cenobites and their realm just sucked the energy out of the original. I think it boils down to second visits never having the same impact as the first experience. Matrix was a self-contained movie and decent sequels proved impossible to make. The prequel Animatrix stories also fell short. Terminator had enough material for about two good movies. Telling the story of the war against the machines becomes a prequel in the sense that it's already been foretold due to the time travel and we know how it ends. They've made two more movies, a TV series and spin-off comics and novels and it was run into the ground.

Now I would dearly love to be surprised but am not expecting it.

[Anguirus]

Anyone else notice that we are apparently going to find out how the ship on LV-426 tipped over into its present position?

I get why they aren't calling this an "Alien" movie, but I think it's clearly a prequel. Which I appreciate. And I hope they don't bend over backwards to AVOID showing the Alien. It wouldn't even be hard to get this to fit within the existing canon of the films, unless Ridley just thinks they are so stupid that he's going to blast them out of existence (for instance, by depicting the Alien's creation in this film!).

[Shroom Man 777]

Jesus Christ. Finding how the xenomorphs are made is just going to ruin them for ever. Scott, please don't hit menopause like James Cameron.

[Alkaloid]

Especially if it turns out they arent actually alien.