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RIDLEY SCOTT RETURNS TO THE GENRE HE HELPED DEFINE
Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender Lead an Extraordinary Cast in
the Epic Sci-Fi Thriller Debuting on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD
10.09.12
Contains Over Seven Hours of Bonus Material Including an Alternate
Opening and Ending, Deleted and Alternate Scenes and Access to Peter
Weyland’s Files
LOS ANGELES, CA. (September 28, 2012) – Renowned director Ridley
Scott takes fans on a gripping sci-fi adventure that “kicks ass so hard
and often that it's impossible not to be thrilled by it” (Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone). Launching into space to discover the mysterious creators of the human race, the “genuinely epic” (Tom Long, Detroit News) film, PROMETHEUS,
debuts globally on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD October 9 from Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment. An unmatched home entertainment
experience, watch the highly-anticipated blockbuster hit in the format
it was meant to be viewed, stunning 3D high-definition.
Written by Damon Lindelof (“Lost”) and Jon Spaihts, PROMETHEUS features outstanding performances by Academy Award® winner* Charlize Theron (Monster), Golden Globe®-nominee* Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds), Guy Pearce (Memento), Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Logan Marshall-Green (Devil).
Archeologist couple Elizabeth Shaw (Rapace) and Charlie Holloway
(Marshall-Green) discover a star map that they interpret as an
invitation from humanity's forerunners, the “Engineers.” Determined to
find out more about them, the couple boards the scientific vessel Prometheus,
created and funded by Peter Weyland (Pearce), CEO of Weyland
Corporation. Lead by mission director Meredith Vickers (Theron) and
monitored by Weyland’s android David (Fassbender), the team of explorers
find a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth and embark on a
thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe where they
fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Loaded with over seven hours of bonus material, the PROMETHEUS 4-Disc Collector’s Edition and 2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack feature
the original theatrical release and are available in premium
packaging. Fans can get the ultimate Prometheus experience with an
Alternate Opening and Ending, Deleted and Alternate Scenes, access to
“Peter Weyland’s Files,” commentary by directors and writers, a
cutting-edge Prometheus Weyland Corp. Archive Second Screen App and more!
*2004, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Monster
**2012, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama, Shame
| PROMETHEUS 4-Disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray Special Features | |||||
| Disc 1 | |||||
| ● | Theatrical Cut | ||||
| ● | Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott | ||||
| ● | Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof | ||||
| ● | The Peter Weyland Files | ||||
| ● | Deleted and Alternate Scenes that include an Alternate Opening / Ending | ||||
| ● | Prometheus - Weyland Corp Archive Second Screen App | ||||
| Disc 2 | |||||
| ● | The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus | ||||
| ● | Enhancement Pods | ||||
| ● | Weyland Corp Archive | ||||
| ● | Pre-Vis | ||||
| ● | Screen Tests | ||||
| Disc 3 | |||||
| ● | 3D Theatrical Cut of Movie | ||||
| Disc 4 | |||||
| ● | DVD / Digital Copy | ||||
| PROMETHEUS 2-Disc Blu-ray Special Features | ||||||
| Disc 1 | ||||||
| ● | Theatrical Cut | |||||
| ● | Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott | |||||
| ● | Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof | |||||
| ● | The Peter Weyland Files | |||||
| ● | Deleted and Alternate Scenes that include an Alternate Opening / Ending | |||||
| ● | Prometheus - Weyland Corp Archive Second Screen App | |||||
| Disc 2 | ||||||
| ● | DVD / Digital Copy | |||||
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| PROMETHEUS 4-Disc COLECTORS EDITION (Catalog# 2281400) | |
| Street Date: | October 9, 2012 |
| Screen Format: | 16:9 (2.40:1) |
| Audio: | BD: |
| English DTS-HD-MA 7.1 | |
| English Descriptive Audio DD 5.1 | |
| Spanish (Latin Spanish) DD 5.1 | |
| Quebecois (Canadian French) DD 5.1 | |
| Portuguese (Brazilian) DD 5.1 | |
| Russian DTS 5.1 | |
| Hindi DD 5.1 | |
| Tamil DD 5.1 | |
| Telugu DD 5.1 | |
| Ukrainian DD 5.1 | |
| English COMMENTARY DD 2.0 Stereo: Ridley Scott | |
| English COMMENTARY DD 2.0 Stereo: Writers | |
| DVD: | |
| English 5.1 Dolby Digital (DVD) | |
| English Descriptive Audio DD 5.1 | |
| Spanish (Latin Spanish) 2.0 | |
| French (Quebecois) 2.0 | |
| Subtitles: | BD: |
| English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
| Spanish | |
| Danish | |
| Finnish | |
| Norwegian | |
| Portuguese | |
| Russian | |
| Swedish | |
| Estonian | |
| Hindi | |
| Latvian | |
| Lithuanian | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Ukrainian | |
| DVD: | |
| English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
| Spanish | |
| U.S. Rating: | R |
| Total Run Time: | 124 Minutes - Original Theatrical Version |
| Closed Captioned: | YES |
| PROMETHEUS 2-Disc BLU-RAY (Catalog# 2281407) | |
| Street Date: | October 9, 2012 |
| Screen Format: | 16:9 (2.40:1) |
| Audio: | See above |
| Subtitles: | See above |
| U.S. Rating: | R |
| Total Run Time: | 124 Minutes - Original Theatrical Version |
| Closed Captioned: | YES |
| PROMETHEUS DVD (Catalog# 2281409) | |
| Street Date: | October 9, 2012 |
| Screen Format: | 16:9 (2.40:1) |
| Audio: | See above |
| Subtitles: | See above |
| U.S. Rating: | R |
| Total Run Time: | 124 Minutes - Original Theatrical Version |
| Closed Captioned: | YES |
Is Prometheus
worth the wait? Does it live up the
hype? This weekend hundreds of thousands
of people will crowd theaters for Ridley Scott’s long awaited return to sci-fi
with Prometheus. For over a year fans have been trying to figure
out if Prometheus is a prequel to
Scott’s 1979 Alien…or not. So is it, or isn’t it? The film contains “strands of Alien’s DNA,” hints
director Ridley Scott. Which after
seeing the movie, I find it’s the perfect description.
Prometheus is a prequel of sorts. You don’t need to see Alien to enjoy this masterpiece, but for those fans of Alien, I think watching it again before Prometheus is an added bonus.
Two scientists, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Dr.
Charles Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green), find ancient drawings and carvings
across Earth from different millennia and civilizations showing the same
message or map. The scientists take this
as an invitation to find the origins of mankind. A group of biologists, geologists, and others
assembled by Weyland industries, which we now know from viral ad campaigns is
the creator of the androids seen in all the movies in the Alien franchise, set
out to find the “Engineers” of our race and end up finding much much more.
The crew finds large dome shaped caverns complete with a maze like network below. Chilling events are set in motion after David, the android, played masterfully by Michael Fassbender, starts touching stuff.
David has an almost childlike quality. He has no fear, no emotions, but has facial expressions are full of wonder and amazement. His mischievous actions could be taken as the inquisitiveness of a child, or programed orders. Of course, we know the answer, but Scott likes to play with our minds. Nevertheless, David accelerates things.
I don’t think Prometheus
lands on LV-426, the planet in Alien. We do see in the many trailers that there is
a ship, a chair, and an alien (affectionately named by fans the “Space Jockey”)
that seem identical to the ones found by Dallas and his crew in Alien.
But Prometheus takes place roughly
30 years prior to the events in Alien
and the planet just looks completely different to me.
But just like the magic of Alien, we don’t see much at first, but when we do…pooh man. Scott lets us see ripples and dripping and
melting and shadows, but saves the big stuff for later. He smoothly progresses from tiny to small to
large to big. As David says, “Big things
have small beginnings.” By allowing the
story to evolve this way, Scott keeps the main focus on the characters and how
they handle evolving situations. Even
the questions constantly evolve, with most being answered with more questions. It is really a philosophical and
psychological thriller.
Prometheus is a prequel of sorts. You don’t need to see Alien to enjoy this masterpiece, but for those fans of Alien, I think watching it again before Prometheus is an added bonus.
Greek legend tells us Prometheus was a God who stole fire
from Zeus and gave it to man. For
punishment, he was bound to a rock for eternity. Everyday an eagle would peck out his liver, and
every day it would grow back, just to be pecked at again. There’s a cycle, just as all things have a
cycle. Meredith Vickers (Charlize
Theron) states, “A king has his reign and then he dies.” Again, it’s a cycle. So, is the cycle of the Human race at an end?
The crew finds large dome shaped caverns complete with a maze like network below. Chilling events are set in motion after David, the android, played masterfully by Michael Fassbender, starts touching stuff.
David has an almost childlike quality. He has no fear, no emotions, but has facial expressions are full of wonder and amazement. His mischievous actions could be taken as the inquisitiveness of a child, or programed orders. Of course, we know the answer, but Scott likes to play with our minds. Nevertheless, David accelerates things.
Meredith Vickers (Theron) is the company watchdog that
actually seems to have a different agenda than the company; something new to
the Alien franchise. She doesn’t believe in sacrificing human life
to fulfill someone else’s quest for knowledge.
Scott also gathered a stellar cast (excuse the pun…I couldn’t
help myself). I mainly noticed the
chameleon type actors he chose. Noomi
Rapace, Charlize Theron, and Michael Fassbender have all had recent films
released where their characters are completely different from Prometheus’. I didn’t watch Dr. Shaw and think she’s The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. It’s the
same for Meredith Vickers and David; the actors morph themselves into different
people.
Prometheus is beautifully written by Damon Lindelof &
Jon Spaihts. It delves into the quagmire
of religious beliefs vs. scientific evidence, and the questions that linger. Pay close attention to the opening scene, it’s
brilliant. In fact, Lindelof, Spaihts,
and Scott ask the question, if was populated by an alien race, where does God
fit in if anywhere? Most questions are
not answered. They leave that up to us.
One such question could be about the beacon in Alien,
thought to be an SOS, and the cave drawings in Prometheus, thought to be an
invitation to find a civilization. Some
characters later believe they were warnings to stay away, but what if they were
an invitation and an SOS to lure us in?
This is a type of the delicious questions you will have leaving the
theater.
Not that you need any more reasons to see Prometheus, another new featurette is released. We see more of what I think is the alien figure in a chair apparatus at the begining of Alien and commentary from Ridley Scott himself.
In theaters June 8th.
In theaters June 8th.
The new international trailer for Prometheus offers more
views of what we can expect. I suspect these
may not the aliens we’ve seen before, but it appears Ridley has included a new,
more terrifying face sucker plus an eye worm. Eww, gotta love that. There's also a glimpse of what looks like the dead alien and it's chair for the beginning of Alien. One thing
is for sure; Prometheus will increase your heart rate, terrify you, and make
you think twice about visiting a strange planet in hopes of finding alien life
forms. “Big things have small
beginnings.”
The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Rafe Spall, Sean Harris, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron. Prometheus opens in 3D on June 8th.
On Saturday, March 17th at 4 p.m. PST/ 7 p.m. EST, legendary director Ridley Scott premiered the first full trailer for one of 2012's most anticipated films, PROMETHEUS, at the AMC Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA. This invite-only premiere followed a 30 minutes Q&A session with the iconic director conducted by Prometheus writer/producer Damon Lindelof (Co-creator, Executive Producer and Writer of TV's LOST). You can watch the Q&A on Livestream.
During the Q&A, an audience member asked if there would be a scene like in Alien where the cast didn't know that something was going to pop out of John Hurt's chest. Scott grinned and simply responded, "Oh yeah." Scott also made a point that he doesn't like "Old school" as a term for not using CGI. He commented that CGI is much more expensive than "Sensible school" and "Practical sets," commenting that it takes the actors out of the set, "Actors are in a green or blue vacuumm and everyone is guessing." He also said that there is always a repair bill at the end that is expensive. He feels Prometheus, "... came out rather economical on a seriously good looking film."
There was some discussion on the evolution and scientific tone of the film. Lindelof posed the question "Will there be any scientific discovery in my lifetime that may change my beliefs of God? We don't have the answer to it, but the movie is certainly asking that question."
June 8th can not come soon enough. I lost count how many times I've watched this new trailer, it's that good. All hail the return of Scott to sci-fi. I better start saving up, cause I have a feeling I will see Prometheous multiple times and will discover something new with each viewing.
Here's the official synopsis for Prometheus:
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.
During the Q&A, an audience member asked if there would be a scene like in Alien where the cast didn't know that something was going to pop out of John Hurt's chest. Scott grinned and simply responded, "Oh yeah." Scott also made a point that he doesn't like "Old school" as a term for not using CGI. He commented that CGI is much more expensive than "Sensible school" and "Practical sets," commenting that it takes the actors out of the set, "Actors are in a green or blue vacuumm and everyone is guessing." He also said that there is always a repair bill at the end that is expensive. He feels Prometheus, "... came out rather economical on a seriously good looking film."
There was some discussion on the evolution and scientific tone of the film. Lindelof posed the question "Will there be any scientific discovery in my lifetime that may change my beliefs of God? We don't have the answer to it, but the movie is certainly asking that question."
June 8th can not come soon enough. I lost count how many times I've watched this new trailer, it's that good. All hail the return of Scott to sci-fi. I better start saving up, cause I have a feeling I will see Prometheous multiple times and will discover something new with each viewing.
Here's the official synopsis for Prometheus:
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.
As promised, it's Thursday and here is the first official Prometheus Trailer.
The kick-ass cast includes Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Patrick Wilson, and Noomi Rapace, directed by Ridley Scott, and promises one amazing sci-fi thrill ride.
I don't know how I will wait til June 8, 2012.
The kick-ass cast includes Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Patrick Wilson, and Noomi Rapace, directed by Ridley Scott, and promises one amazing sci-fi thrill ride.
I don't know how I will wait til June 8, 2012.
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.
See It Thursday, December 22, 2012
See It Thursday, December 22, 2012
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