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Prometheus: Charlize "Vickers" Theron Gets the Spotlight in Latest Featurette
21 May 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
After witnessing the nefarious lengths that Ash (Ian Holm) and Carter Burke (Paul Reiser) were willing to go to in the service of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in Alien and Aliens, respectivly, we admit to having pre-judged Meredith Vickers, the Weyland Corporation employee played by Charlize Theron in Prometheus. But, after watching the latest Prometheus featurette dedicated to Vickers, we're starting to think that director Ridley Scott might be throwing us yet another curveball — the whole Alien-universe-movie-with-no-actual-Aliens being the biggest curveball — setting up Vickers to be a heroic figure, if a bit of a control freak, rather than yet another duplicitous corporate stooge. Or, at the very least, Vickers might simply be the one sane person on the entire mission.
Next Showing: Prometheus opens June 8
Prometheus: Behind the Scenes
Ridley Scott takes you behind the scenes on the set of Prometheus
Prometheus - Full Length Trailer
- BrentJS Sprecher
Win! Fantastic ‘Prometheus’ Merchandise!
21 May 2012 4:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Prometheus is less than two weeks away from release and we’ve got two very special merchandise packs to giveaway, thanks to those lovely people at 20th Century Fox.
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.
Prometheus stars Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron and opens on June 1st in the UK.
For your chance to win the featured prize-pack that contains a T-Shirt, a laptop skin, a Usb & Tin plus an amazing backpack, just answer the following question:
Who played Ash in the original, classic »
- Dan Bullock
Review: Waterlogged 'Battleship' Is A Cynical, Nonsensical & Boring Blockbuster
17 May 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
The following is a reprint of our review from the U.K. release in April.
Expectations are a tricky thing with films. In an age where every teaser, trailer, teaser-for-a-trailer, poster and publicity still are pored over endlessly, many go into a film thinking they know what they'll think afterwards. This can lead to hopes being crushed, or sometimes, for a film that you'd previously dismissed, it turns out to be a pleasant surprise. Last summer, we were dreading "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," only to discover that it was perhaps the best blockbuster of the season. Honestly, very little makes us happier than such a film: a picture that's been mis-marketed that turns out be an absolute treat, that is an entirely different beast to what you thought it was going to be.
"Battleship" is not one of those films. "Battleship" is exactly the kind of film »
- Oliver Lyttelton
[Now Streaming] Your ‘Battleship,’ ‘The Dictator,’ and ‘Hysteria’ Alternatives
17 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Battleship, The Dictator, and Hysteria.
It’s the Navy versus extraterrestrials in Peter Berg’s star-studded adaptation of the popular board game. Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgard and Rihanna co-star.
The armed forces against alien forces:
Starship Troopers (1997) In this schlocky cult classic Earth’s greatest military force looks to conquer a planet populated by man-eating bugs. It’s a gory and absurdly good time. Paul Verhoeven directs; Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards and Neil Patrick Harris co-star.
Pitch Black (2000) When an interstellar flight crash lands on a dangerous planet, a by-the-book pilot and a sneering convict must team up to help those stranded survive a night plagued by an army of creatures whose only weakness is light. David Twohy directs; Radha Mitchell and Vin Diesel co-star. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Charlize Theron Was Originally Going To Play Noomi Rapace's Role In 'Prometheus,' And More On Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Epic
16 May 2012 5:59 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We're now only a little over two weeks before "Prometheus," the much-anticipated sci-fi opus from Ridley Scott, set in the same universe as his solid gold classic "Alien," begins to roll out in theater: the film opens internationally on June 1st, before coming to the U.S. the following week. And as such, the publicity tour for the film is starting to gear up, with the films' stars, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron gracing magazine covers the world over.
As such, a few more tidbits about the film's production are starting to leak out, and we've scoured the web and the newsstands for a few select highlights on the film's genesis and production, as well as a hint on where Scott's other sci-fi follow-up to "Blade Runner" might be heading. Check them out below.
1. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof's first conversation with Ridley Scott happened over the phone at the side of the road. »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Is 'Prometheus' an 'Alien' Prequel? The Answer, Once and for All
14 May 2012 10:56 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Is director Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is a full-on prequel to his 1979 sci-fi horror masterpiece "Alien" or not?
That's the question movie fans have been asking for months and we're going to answer it for you, once and for all. The answer, friends, is yes ... basically.
Scott has been adamant that while "Prometheus" "carries the DNA" of "Alien," it is an original piece of science fiction that delves into everything from biotechnology to artificial intelligence to the origins (and possible destruction) of mankind itself.
Those are lofty goals for a summer movie about the title spaceship star trekking to a hostile planet, but we're gonna walk you through the evidence that this is indeed an "Alien" prequel no matter how look at it. As Michael Fassbender's David says, "Big things have small beginnings."
Logos and Music
The first thing we noticed from the movie's initial teaser trailer is the "Prometheus" logo, »
- Max Evry
Peter Jackson responds to The Hobbit criticism
30 April 2012 2:38 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
One of the big surprises coming out of the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas this past week was the reaction towards 10 minutes of footage from director Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - or more specifically, the look of the footage, which Jackson has chosen to shoot at 48fps (frames-per-second), as opposed to the industry norm of 24fps. While many, including James Cameron (Avatar), have touted this approach as the future of cinema, those in attendance were taken aback by the footage... and not in the way Jackson would have intended.
"The change from 24 frames per second to 48 frames per second is Huge. It completely changes what every image looks like, the movements, the tone, everything is different," wrote Peter Sciretta in his report over at /Film. "It looked like a made for television BBC movie... It looked uncompromisingly real — so much so that it looked fake. »
- flickeringmyth
Sneak Peek Ridley Scott's "Prometheus"
30 April 2012 11:52 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Sneak Peek two new international trailers, filled with movie spoilers, supporting director Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel, "Prometheus", opening June 8th, 2012, starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Logan Marshall-Green and Patrick Wilson :
"...A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe.
"There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race..."
Scott shot "Prometheus" @ Pinewood Studios (UK),for Twentieth Century Fox, Scott Free Productions and Brandywine Productions.
"Prometheus" re-teams Scott with long-time collaborators production designer Arthur Max ("American Gangster"), Oscar-winning costume designer Janty Yates ("Gladiator"), Oscar-winning editor Pietro Scalia ("Black Hawk Down") and set decorator Sonja Klaus ("Kingdom of Heaven").
The initial draft of "Prometheus" was written by Jon Spaihts ("The Darkest Hour") from an idea by Scott, with Damon Lindelof »
- Michael Stevens
Peter Jackson Debuts New 48Fps Format With Footage from The Hobbit at CinemaCon
26 April 2012 12:00 PM, PDT | ScifiMafia | See recent ScifiMafia news »
At this year’s CinemaCon, attendees were treated to the debut of not only ten minutes of footage from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but also the innovative 48 frames-per-second format. This new format doubles the traditional 24 fps we are used to seeing in the theaters and provides a “heightened sense of reality” according to Jackson.
Though reaction to the new format seems mixed, it’s to be expected. As with the emergence of any new technology, there will be traditionalists who buck the emerging trend and skeptics who question how well this format pulls of a “heightened sense of reality.” Jackson believes that 48 fps will help the quality of 3D as well as function fully reverse-compatible:
“It’s terrific for 3D; I’ve looked at the 48 fps dailies for ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ in 3D for over a year now, and with the reduction in strobing and flicker, »
- Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
The Hobbit 48-Frame Problem
25 April 2012 9:19 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and its sister (brother?) movie The Hobbit: There and Back Again were shot in 3D for a reported $500 million, which is about half the gross domestic product of African nations such as The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Liberia. Jackson’s gamble goes further when you take into account that The Hobbit movies were shot in 48 frames per second — twice the normal speed rate. About ten minutes from The Hobbit were screened at the theater owners’ CinemaCon convention earlier this week. The results were at best mixed. Wide vistas received wide praise; indoor scenes were panned. "Indeed, the footage shown did seem hyper-realistic," wrote Amy Kaufman in the Los Angeles Times‘ "old school" (joke…) blog 24 Frames. "An opening aerial shot of dramatic rocky mountains appeared clearer than the images in most nature documentaries. But »
- Zac Gille
Warner Bros.Pictures Unveils Never-Before-Seen Footage Of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Showcasing Stunning High-Frame-Rate Results
25 April 2012 2:49 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Warner Bros. Pictures screened approximately 10 minutes of never-before-seen footage from New Line Cinema and MGM’s upcoming epic “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which showcased the filmmaking innovation of 48 frames-per-second (fps), doubling the typical frame rate of 24 fps. The footage was part of the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato).
The film, slated for worldwide release beginning December 14, 2012, is the first major motion picture to be made using this state-of-the art high-frame-rate technology.
The footage was introduced via a taped greeting from director Peter Jackson, who gave a bit of history as to how 24 fps became the industry standard and why today’s technology allows for higher frame rates. He also explained that 48 fps is actually closer to the way the human eye views the world. Jackson offered, “As a filmmaker, I always want to create a strong sense of reality, »
- Michelle McCue
Film News: Sci-Fi Spectacular 6 to Invade Chicago’s Portage Theater on April 28, 2012
24 April 2012 10:18 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Sci-fi film buffs in the Windy City are invited to attend an April marathon bursting with cinematic gems. “Sci-Fi Spectacular 6” kicks off at noon Saturday, April 28, at the Portage Theater, 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. It showcases over 14 hours of beloved features, shorts and rare trailers as they were originally intended to be experienced—on the big screen.
Two major highlights at this year’s event are key masterpieces in the career of Terry Gilliam. 1985’s “Brazil” creates an unforgettable portrait of a dystopian future both amusingly absurdist and unsettlingly provocative. Jonathan Pryce stars alongside Kim Greist, Ian Holm and Robert De Niro, while cinematographer Roger Pratt and production designer Norman Garwood provide unforgettable imagery. Equally mesmerizing is Gilliam’s 1995 thriller “12 Monkeys,” in which a grizzled convict (Bruce Willis) travels back in time to prevent a man-made virus from destroying the future. Brad Pitt’s Oscar-nominated turn as a crazed virus »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Ridley’s universal robots: artificial life in Alien, Blade Runner and Prometheus
20 April 2012 8:18 AM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Alien, Blade Runner and Prometheus all display an interest in artificial life. Here, we look at Ridley Scott's complex depiction of androids...
“All of those moments will be lost, like tears in rain... Time to die.”
Those final words marked not only the death of existentialist replicant Roy Batty in 1982’s Blade Runner, but also Ridley Scott’s 30-year departure from the science fiction genre. With Alien, released in 1979, and Blade Runner, released three years later, Ridley Scott established a visual style which would define the way sci-fi movies were shot for decades afterwards, and it’s little surprise that his belated return to the genre, with this summer’s Prometheus, has been the subject of so much scrutiny, and such intense anticipation.
It could even be argued that, in Scott’s career after 1982, he never bettered Alien or Blade Runner, despite the financial success of such movies as Black Hawk Down, »
Clip And Trailer For Chariots Of Fire Re-Release; In UK Theaters July 13 And On Blu-ray July 10
19 April 2012 3:20 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
With the Olympics set to kickoff in less than 100 days, take a look at the new trailer for the forthcoming re-release of Chariots Of Fire – in UK cinemas July 13th. For the first time in a generation, audiences across the UK will have the opportunity to enjoy the Great British movie classic, Chariots Of Fire on the big screen as Twentieth Century Fox, in association with The Sun and BT and with the support of the BFI, release the internationally acclaimed, multi Oscar®-winning Olympic drama in a stunning digitally restored version.
An official part of the London 2012 Festival, Chariots Of Fire will help get this summer.s Olympic celebrations off to a flying start on July 10th, with the British Premiere for the film taking place simultaneously in London.s Leicester Square, at Edinburgh.s iconic Festival Theatre, and at selected locations across the country. The events will be »
- Michelle McCue
Prometheus Q&A with Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Noomi Rapace
19 April 2012 2:02 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Returning to the world of sci-fi following his iconic films Alien and Blade Runner, filmmaker Ridley Scott has caught everyone's attention with the exciting trailer for his upcoming Prometheus.
Although it began life as a straightforward prequel to Alien, the project spun off into something else.
Damon Lindelof, who co-wrote the script with Jon Spaihts, had earlier explained how Prometheus and Alien are connected.
He said: "It started as an Alien prequel. That is what everybody wanted it to be. Obviously, Ridley Scott has not made a science fiction movie in 25 years, since Blade Runner, so the idea that he's returning to this genre is huge.
"But there is a real issue which is - what is the state of the Alien franchise at this point in our lives? There has been Alien vs Predator and all these things, and its been completely and totally diluted.
"I've always felt that »
- David Bentley
New Prometheus Viral Video
18 April 2012 5:35 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Prometheus, the new film in the 'Alien' universe, has enjoyed a distinct marketing campaign thus far, centring on viral videos promoting Weyland Industries - a company from the future that produces androids. They even have their own website.
And now we have a new viral video, advertising their latest model - David (Michael Fassbender), an android capable of "understanding human emotions, although I do not feel them myself." Which pretty much screams "I Will Murder All Humans By The End Of The Film"...
The viral is overly eerie, which would hint at a case of misdirection. After all, androids turning into murder machines isn't the freshest idea; Alien itself was graced by Ash (Ian Holm).
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott, who also helmed Alien, the continuity's first installment. It stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class), Idris Elba (Thor), Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Guy Pearce »
- Chris Villeneuve
Must Watch Prometheus Viral Ad - Happy Birthday David
17 April 2012 10:01 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
The viral marketing campaign for Ridley Scott's Prometheus continues with this fantastic new video featuring Michael Fassbender as the android David. Androids have always played a big part in the Alien universe that Scott created. In the first film we had Ash played by Ian Holm, Aliens had Bishop played by Lance Henrickson and even Winowna Ryder played one named Call. Now we have the android David.
Welcome to the eighth generation of cybernetic advancement. The new David 8 has been re-imagined, re-engineered and brought to life with better technological, intellectual, physical and emotional performance than ever before.
In the first viral video we saw for this movie Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce) did a Ted Talk discussing the massive technological advances made in the future in which the story is set. That included the creation of artificial intelligence. In this latest video we witness the birth of the very first android, »
- Venkman
Watch: 'Prometheus' Viral Campaign Introduces Michael Fassbender's Android
17 April 2012 7:48 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The "Prometheus" viral campaign rolls onward! Following in the footsteps of that nifty Ted 2023 clip featuring Guy Pearce's Peter Weyland, comes this relatively awesome video introducing Michael Fassbender's David. He's an android.
"Produced" by Weyland Industries, the company that sends the likely doomed crew of the Prometheus to the ends of the universe in the new film, David is a robot that understands human emotions (he hates war and cruelty!), even if he doesn't actually feel them.
The video is cool and detached, and Fassbender makes an alarmingly convincing non-human. "I can blend in with your workforce effortlessly," he says with terrifying blankness. "I would like to express gratitude to those who created me." Ok, creeper! Maybe send an email? From your robot brain.
Since "Prometheus" takes place before the events of Ridley Scott's "Alien" and James Cameron's "Aliens," David is a likely precursor to the »
- The Huffington Post
Prometheus Q&A with Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Noomi Rapace
17 April 2012 5:23 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Returning to the world of sci-fi following his iconic films Alien and Blade Runner, filmmaker Ridley Scott has caught everyone's attention with the exciting trailer for his upcoming Prometheus.
Although it began life as a straightforward prequel to Alien, the project spun off into something else.
Damon Lindelof, who co-wrote the script with Jon Spaihts, had earlier explained how Prometheus and Alien are connected.
He said: "It started as an Alien prequel. That is what everybody wanted it to be. Obviously, Ridley Scott has not made a science fiction movie in 25 years, since Blade Runner, so the idea that he's returning to this genre is huge.
"But there is a real issue which is - what is the state of the Alien franchise at this point in our lives? There has been Alien vs Predator and all these things, and its been completely and totally diluted.
"I've always felt that »
- David Bentley
New Prometheus Viral Vid "Happy Birthday David" Featuring Michael Fassbender
17 April 2012 5:02 AM, PDT | ComicBookMovie.com | See recent ComicBookMovie news »
Androids (or artificial people as they prefer to be called!) have been a staple of the Alien film series since Ridley Scott first memorably introduced Ash (Ian Holm) in his first film. Since then we have had Bishop (Lance Henrickson) and Call (Winowna Ryder), and in Scott's upcoming prequel we meet David (Michael Fassbender). In the first viral video for Prometheus, Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce) discussed the massive technological leaps and bounds made in the future in which the story is set, including the creation of artificial life. Here we witness the "birth" of the very first android.. 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. »
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