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Old 02-27-2012, 10:34 AM
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The plot of Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' has been kept fairly secret since it's appeared on our radar like a looming planet in the sky.

Is it a sequel to the seminal sci-fi film 'Alien'?
Is it a prequel?
Is it just in the same universe?

Scott's spilled a bean or two recently, and while it's only a small detail, we're sucking it up like a hungry face-hugger. The first link between the two movies is Guy Pearce's character, a businessman who owns the ship Prometheus.

Total Film ferreted out the following information Scott quote from fansite AVPGalaxy:

Quote:
"When the first 'Alien' movie and 'Blade Runner' were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in 'Blade Runner', and Weyland-Yutani in 'Alien'. They sent the Nostromo spaceship.

"The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That's the connection between the two films, and nothing more. 'Prometheus' is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well."
Assuming this quote is real, it possibly falls into a bit into conflict with Scott’s early statement where he said that the last eight minutes of Prometheus would evolve into “a pretty good DNA of the Alien one.” Then again, he could be saying that Weyland doesn’t have any connection beyond being on the ship rather than having a direct influence on the Weyland-Yutani’s acts in the future movies, and he could be part of those final eight minutes.

Although, it would provide a bit of a nice tie-in to why the Nostromo would go to the Space Jockey planet, especially since Ash (Ian Holm) says that he was ordered to bring the creature back to the corporation.

Finally, to provide a “canon” time-line, Alien vs. Predator, which introduces Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen), takes place in 2004. Prometheus takes place in the 21st century (considering the technological advancements, probably late in the 21st century), and Alien is in 2122.

The film also stars Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, and Michael Fassbender.

Prometheus opens in 3D on June 8th.
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