Tag: Damon Lindelof
Another PROMETHEUS Teaser Poster
Check out the new teaser poster for Ridley Scott‘s upcoming sci-fi tale Prometheus, which centres on a group of explorers who uncover answers to the greatest of our mysteries when they find themselves trapped on a distant world.
The film features a pretty great cast, including Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson (in flashbacks) and more.
Star Trek Sequel Adds Noel Clarke
Soon after Star Trek’s new Scotty (Simon Pegg) has arrived in Los Angeles to prepare for the role, another British actor has a flight booked from London over the next few days.
Hi-Res PROMETHEUS Movie Photos
We had low quality magazine scans of multiple Prometheus photos earlier this week, but 20th Century Fox has just released new high-resolution versions of each photo.
Ridley Scott, director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ returns to the genre he helped define. With ‘Prometheus’ he creates a groundbreaking mythology in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Ridley Scott to Helm a New Installment in the BLADE RUNNER Franchise
Next project after Ridley Scott finished his adaptation of Dune was a feature film version of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi novel ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ starring Harrison Ford and featuring an unforgettable soundtrack by Vangelis. But Blade Runner flopped in theatres in 1982 and was removed shortly thereafter. Today Blade Runner is considered one of the most important science fiction films of the century. Today – literally, Scott has signed on to direct and to produce a new installment of Blade Runner.
Writer Damon Lindelof Explains Alien Connection to Prometheus
So, what do we know about the upcoming Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus? We know that it’s going to be a sci-fi action spectacle. That’s for sure.
We also know that the movie was originally developed as an Alien prequel. And, that some great cast is on board, because Logan Marshall-Green, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Rafe Spall, Idris Elba, Sean Harris and Kate Dickie are all set to star in it.
But we hate the fact that the plot details are still a mystery and that, beside above mentioned things, we know absolutely nothing about this project!
So, thank God somebody finally revealed some interesting details about the whole thing! And that person is Damon Lindelof, man responsible for the Prometheus story, who appeared on the Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show and spoke at length about the genesis of Prometheus and its connection to the Alien universe.
Damon Lindelof to Write Secret Sci-Fi Feature for Disney
Damon Lindelof is definitely one busy man. Just in case you don’t trust us, here’s the newest thing about this guy – apparently he’s about to write a secretive sci-fi film for Disney that, at this moment has the working title 1952.
Doesn’t sound too modern? Well, unfortunately, not much is known about the whole thing yet, but we guess that with Lindelof on board, something good is coming.
According to Deadline, the project came out of a series of meetings that Lindelof had with Disney’s production president Sean Bailey and senior exec Brigham Taylor, and it’s the first film that Lindelof is producing from the ground up.
New Cowboys and Aliens TV Spot
Below we have the third TV spot for Cowboys & Aliens courtesy of Universal Pictures.
Blockbuster filmmaker Jon Favreau directs Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford in an event film for summer 2011 that crosses the classic Western with the alien-invasion movie in a blazingly original way: Cowboys & Aliens. Joined by an arsenal of top moviemakers — Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci — he brings an all-new action thriller that will take audiences into the Old West, where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world.
Rafe Spall Joins Prometheus, Noomi Rapace Talks About Her Character
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is coming! Ok, we do know that the movie is scheduled for release June 8, 2012, but we’re also curious to find out more details about this project, right?
Well, today is our lucky day, because we just learned that British actor Rafe Spall has joined the cast of this sci-fi movie, that already stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris and Kate Dickie. For more interesting details check out the rest of this report.
So, what do we know about the Prometheus? First of all, we still have our doubts about the plot. Ok, the film began as a prequel to Scott’s Alien, but then we heard that it’s going to be a wholly original project. But then, some rumors came in, saying that:
“Ridley’s movie is about gods and monsters and, contrary to the director’s claim that it’s not an Alien prequel, I hear the complete opposite. I’m told a monster is being developed right now that is so terrifying it’s scaring the designers!” (this comes from The Daily Mail reliable Baz Bamigboye).
Michael Fassbender Joins Ridley Scott’s Prometheus
German actor Michael Fassbender has joined Noomi Rapace as the second official star in Ridley Scott‘s Prometheus.
As we mentioned before, Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof are rescuing the script’s corpse by renovating the original idea into a new film titled “Prometheus”. Right now we find out the movie just shifted release dates, moving from a March 2012 to a high-profile summer release of June 8, 2012.
THR reports that Michael Fassbender has officially signed on to star in Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus”, an original sci-fi epic that jumped out of discussions of an Alien prequel. Fassbender will play an android. Noomi Rapace was recently announced as the female lead of the film, a character named Elizabeth Shaw, after a long period of speculation as well. No word yet on whether Charlize Theron or Angelina Jolie will be skip to board as the role of Vickers.
