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Sir Ridley Scott suggested that an Engineer was sent to Earth to stop humanity's increasing aggressi [...]	D
Producers Walter Hill and David Giler rejoin Sir Ridley Scott, for the first time in over thirty yea [...]	D
Scene where Meredith Vickers (Charlize Theron) does push-ups was shot in two different ways, one in [...]	D
The hologram star map scene was inspired by a painting "A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery." by E [...]	D
The head on the outside of the ship closely resembles the newborn from Alien: Resurrection.	D
The 'Yutani' part of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation (mentioned frequently throughout the Alien franc [...]	D
According to Sir Ridley Scott, the decision to film in 3D added $10 million to the film's budget.	D
There were considerable difficulties in creating a working duplicate of the Engineer's chair from Al [...]	D
The Last Engineer who appears in the climatic scene is different in appearance than the Engineer who [...]	D
The original screenplay clearly specified that the action was set on LV-426, the same planetoid from [...]	D
In an extreme close-up we can see the Weyland Corp logo printed on David's finger.	D
The character of David is introduced as he is meandering around the ship, while the rest of the crew [...]	D
Milburn and Fifield discover a pile of Engineer corpses that all have what appear to be holes in the [...]	D
In May 7, 2012, Guillermo del Toro declared that his long proposed adaptation for "At the Mountains [...]	D
Counting the two crossovers Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2007), this movie i [...]	D
Alien (1979): Ripley - "Ash, do you hear me? Ash!" Android Ash - " Yes, I can hear you." Prometheus [...]	D
Charlize Theron was originally cast as Elizabeth Shaw, but had to decline the role due to scheduling [...]	D
Unlike other films in the Alien franchise, Prometheus was the first film to be rated 14A in Canada, [...]	D
Noomi Rapace landed the role of Elizabeth when a scheduled meeting in Los Angeles with producer Mich [...]	D
Although many viewers scoffed at the depiction of Shaw and Vickers running away from the rolling shi [...]	D
The film was originally intended to be a true prequel to Alien (1979), and the first draft of Jon Sp [...]	D
Elizabeth Shaw was originally named Elizabeth Watts, but was renamed due to fear of confusion for Fo [...]	D
When Prometheus approaches the alien solar system, it's mentioned that it's 3.27 x 10^14 (327,000,00 [...]	D
Was originally conceived as a prequel to Sir Ridley Scott's Alien (1979), but Scott announced his de [...]	D
In a 2012 interview to promote this film, Charlize Theron said she has no qualms about being naked i [...]	D
In an extended deleted version of the scene of the final confrontation between Shaw and the seemingl [...]	D
As Elizabeth dictates her notes she wonders if the Engineers had experienced some sort of outbreak. [...]	D
There is an expanded version of the scene between Vickers and Weyland that lends far more depth to h [...]	D
This is not Ian Whyte's (who plays the Last Engineer) only attachment to the Alien (1979) films. Why [...]	D
In The Peter Weyland Files: Quiet Eye, Elizabeth Shaw (2012), a promotional video set within Prometh [...]	D
Principal photography took 82 days and involved the use of eight sound stages at Pinewood Studios ou [...]	D
In the original concept art for Alien (1979), the Facehuggers were also squid-like but they were far [...]	D
The squid-like alien offspring that looks like a giant Facehugger and attacks the Engineer is referr [...]	D
The three-triangle logo of the Weyland corporation (while visually similar to that of the actual Wei [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott initially wanted Max von Sydow for the role of elderly Peter Weyland. However, Scot [...]	D
Before Fifield's attack, the Prometheus crew find him folded up on the ground outside the ship, at w [...]	D
When Meredith Vickers comes out of cryosleep, she demands to know from David if anyone died during t [...]	D
The first film to feature two actors who played Charlotte BrontÃ«'s creation of Edward Rochester i [...]	D
Quite a few of the actors in this movie have also appeared in movies based on comic books. Michael F [...]	D
In the sequence where a holographic Peter Weyland addresses the crew of the Prometheus, the musical [...]	D
Charlize Theron and Patrick Wilson previously appeared in Young Adult (2011). However, they don't sh [...]	D
In the scene where Peter Weyland is being awakened from hibernation, a prop in the background is an [...]	D
The film takes place in 2089 and 2093. The bulk of the movie takes place 29 years before Alien (1979 [...]	D
Patrick Wilson, who appears briefly in Shaw's dream as her father, shot his scene in one day, in a s [...]	D
This is the second sci-fi film to feature a main robot character named David, after 2001's "AI. Arti [...]	D
At one point the captain paraphrases a line from a song in Finian's Rainbow.	D
When Janek talks with Vickers, he mentions that his concertina was property of Stephen Stills. Still [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott described the Engineers as "tall, elegant dark angels." Some early designs made the [...]	D
The clip David watches showing a man extinguishing a lit match with his fingertips and saying, "The [...]	D
At about 10 minutes David's ability with a basketball harks back to Ripley's in Alien: Resurrection	D
Sir Ridley Scott originally chose Carl Rinsch to direct, something Fox objected strongly to. They we [...]	D
The mutated Fifield gets run over and crushed by a vehicle in exactly the same way as one of the Xen [...]	D
The briefing scene aboard the Prometheus resembles the briefing from Aliens - Scontro finale (1986), [...]	D
To prepare for his role as the android David, Michael Fassbender watched Blade Runner (1982) (anothe [...]	D
The Vatican's official newspaper L'osservatore Romano gave a negative review of this film saying tha [...]	D
During the first investigation of the Pyramid's interior structure, Elizabeth Shaw and her team disc [...]	D
Elizabeth Shaw is also the name of the Third Doctor's scientific assistant in Season 7 of Doctor Who [...]	D
David, despite stating that he feels no emotion or desires, clearly does. His resentment of his huma [...]	D
Screenwriter Jon Spaihts wrote the first screenplay during many talks with director Sir Ridley Scott [...]	D
There is an extended dialogue sequence of the climactic confrontation between the Engineer and Peter [...]	D
Charlie Holloway says a similar line, in the same manner as Corporal Dwayne Hicks in Aliens - Scontr [...]	D
Costume designer Janty Yates gave the characters unique clothes that would represent their nature: V [...]	D
The Hammerpede's design was inspired by translucent sea creatures with visible arteries/veins/organs [...]	D
Charlie Halloway's fate, death by immolation in order to prevent him from infecting Peter Weyland on [...]	D
Janek acknowledges his radio communications with the crew by using the phrase "copy that". This term [...]	D
This was the first Alien film to be specially formatted in IMAX.	D
After discovering the rooms full of Black Liquid jars and the giant head, Elizabeth Shaw notices tha [...]	D
During the intense scene where the crew returns to the Prometheus with the fossilized head of the En [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott was determined from the outset to have Michael Fassbender play the part of David de [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott approached SOAS, University of London, in 2011 to find experts who could help creat [...]	D
Charlize Theron found herself struggling during her action scenes, due to her smoking habit, particu [...]	D
Gemma Arterton, Carey Mulligan, Olivia Wilde, Anne Hathaway, Abbie Cornish, and Natalie Portman were [...]	D
Weyland's hologram-message to the crew bears a striking similarity to Hari Seldon's series of hologr [...]	D
The final Alien-esque creature that bursts from the Engineer's body was named the "Ultramorph" in th [...]	D
Prior to the film's release, Sir Ridley Scott said that he was open to the possibility of an extende [...]	D
Although it is never explicitly mentioned, the planet LV-223, where most of the film's action is set [...]	D
David is a model 8. similar to Ripley 8 in Alien: Resurrection who was a clone.	D
The film went through many screenplay drafts and many titles, starting with 'Untitled Alien Prequel' [...]	D
The effect with the shifting slime on the vases was accomplished with a mixture of corn oil and alco [...]	D
In 2002, James Cameron discussed ideas for a fifth Alien film with Sir Ridley Scott, with the intent [...]	D
Shaw and Holloway talk onboard the ship when they come back from the first expedition to the structu [...]	D
The POV Cams from Aliens re-appear. And, like that movie, the team disarms themselves with disastrou [...]	D
The film was originally envisioned to be a straight-up prequel to Alien (1979), via a script written [...]	D
The movie ends much like how the original Alien did: the survivor goes off into space, leaving behin [...]	D
The 15th highest grossing film of 2012, and the highest grossing film in the Alien franchise (not ad [...]	D
Vickers being Weyland's daughter is once again foreshadowed by the fact that she and David (who Weyl [...]	D
The Prometheus (originally called the 'Magellan', named after the famous 16th century Portuguese exp [...]	D
The original plan for exterior shooting was to film in Morocco but this was moved to Iceland as the [...]	D
Director Sir Ridley Scott made Prometheus to create his own backstory to Alien (1979), and thereby d [...]	D
Right after the reveal that Shaw is pregnant with an alien fetus, David comments it must feel like S [...]	D
Fifield's bright red mohawk hairstyle was designed by Sean Harris and Sir Ridley Scott, based on Sco [...]	D
Early drafts of the script had different introductory scenes. In one, the mission is set off after a [...]	D
During production, Sir Ridley Scott kept the use of computer-generated imagery (CGI) as low as possi [...]	D
For the scene where Vickers sets an infected Holloway on fire, Charlize Theron wielded a real flamet [...]	D
In one of the early scripts, the Company was called the Weyland-Tyrell Company, suggesting a merger [...]	D
For Elizabeth Shaw's abdominal surgery scene, a fake silicon body was attached to Noomi Rapace from [...]	D
Much criticism was directed at the fact that Dr. Elizabeth Shaw can run without tearing up her fresh [...]	D
The Orion constellation can be seen in the holographic star chart, during the explanation of Shaw an [...]	D
Considering the amount of crew members on the Prometheus who are present when Peter Weyland is disco [...]	D
Noomi Rapace wasn't yet born when Alien (1979) was released.	D
The Orrery was one of the most complex visual effects, containing eighty to one hundred million poly [...]	D
The moon's name in the film (LV223) is arguably a reference to the the bible verse Leviticus 22:3 - [...]	D
With the release of this film, Ridley Scott became the first (and to date, the only) person to direc [...]	D
The myth of Prometheus is a Creation myth: Prometheus shaped man from mud and Athena breathed life i [...]	D
Frequently throughout the film, the character of David quotes lines and references the movie Lawrenc [...]	D
There is an alternate and extended version of mutant-Fifield's violent attack in the cargo bay where [...]	D
Michael Fassbender also appeared in X-Men - L'inizio (2011) as Magneto. That role had previously bee [...]	D
James Franco was considered for the role of Holloway. He later played Captain Branson in the sequel, [...]	D
Much like Dallas in the original Alien production, Charlie Holloway provides little to no actual imp [...]	D
The Medical Pod has at least three emergency stop buttons. Two of these are on the INSIDE of the pod [...]	D
Max von Sydow and Rutger Hauer were considered for the role of Weyland, until the story requirements [...]	D
David performs an impossible basketball shot, just like Ripley in Alien: Resurrection. (Except he do [...]	D
David's love of the film Lawrence of Arabia. The scene he watches is referenced by Peter Weyland in [...]	D
The scene where Vickers refuses to allow the infected crew member on board is almost exactly like th [...]	D
According to Sir Ridley Scott, the film's plot was inspired by Erich von DÃ¤niken's writings about [...]	D
At 1:17:40, Dr Shaw makes the first reference to the edifice as a "pyramid"; in the original screenp [...]	D
In one of the screenplay drafts for Alien (1979), there was a sex scene between Ripley and Dallas, t [...]	D
For the scene of the Prometheus' descent to the alien moon LV-223, visual effects art director Steve [...]	D
At 1:36:59, the schematic of the Engineer's ship shows nearly the same lay-out as the Derelict Ship [...]	D
During the on-location segment shoot in Iceland (the movie's opening sequence), Noomi Rapace, who wa [...]	D
As soon as the movie was greenlit, Sir Ridley Scott set up an office next to the production design t [...]	D
During pre-production, a script called "Alien: Harvest" was leaked online. Although it was attribute [...]	D
The Trilobite shares its name with a species of extinct marine arthropods, known through its extensi [...]	D
There is no confirmation that the planet in the opening of the movie is Earth.	D
Rafe Spall later appeared in La fine del mondo (2013) which made reference to the Alien franchise. I [...]	D
The movements of the black goo consumed by the Engineer were based on the movements of starlings. To [...]	D
Logan Marshall-Green described his role of Charlie Holloway as "an ESPN X-Games (1994) scientist" wh [...]	D
Ann Scibelli created the sound of glistening ice forming on the stone cylinders by applying Pop Rock [...]	D
The names of Millburn and Holloway might be inspired from two characters from a 1959 science-fiction [...]	D
During the scene in which the Hammerpede erupts from Millburn's corpse, Sir Ridley Scott did not inf [...]	D
It is often debated among fans whether Vickers is a human or merely another android like David, albe [...]	D
Early on in the film David is seen imitating actor Peter O'Toole in an attempt to copy his accent. I [...]	D
The scene where Vickers incinerates Holloway has multiple reasons as to why Vickers didn't want Holl [...]	D
David idolizes British World War I hero T.E. Lawrence. In World War I, the British Army, including L [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott repeatedly told the crew not to tell the actors certain things or to let them see s [...]	D
A different design was necessary for the Engineer ship seen in the openings sequence, since this shi [...]	D
The make-up process to age Guy Pearce took five hours to apply and an hour to remove it.	D
In 1979, Sir Ridley Scott fought bitterly with the 20th Century Fox executives over including the sp [...]	D
In the Blu-Ray special features regarding the Peter Weyland Archives (the promotional videos for the [...]	D
Both the "Beginning of time" sequence that opens the film and the crash sequence near the end were s [...]	D
While Sir Ridley Scott suggested that the cast could have slept and effectively "lived" on the Prome [...]	D
Sound designer Ann Scibelli recorded sounds of her pet parrot over several weeks. The vocalizations [...]	D
Numerous white Stelton vacuum jugs appear in various interior shots of the Prometheus ship, includin [...]	D
The film contains approximately 1,300 digital visual effects shots.	D
When Prometheus approaches the landing zone, straight marks on the ground can be seen which are very [...]	D
For the alien planet, creatures and technology, director Sir Ridley Scott instructed the design team [...]	D
An innovative viral campaign was used to promote the film, consisting of several videos depicting th [...]	D
On the bridge of the Prometheus, one screen shows a diagram with a series of rectangles mapping out [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott stated that he was filming "the most aggressive film he could" by not caring about [...]	D
Originally, Fifield's appearance after he has been mutated by the black liquid was very different. T [...]	D
During the sequence in the Giant Head room where Shaw, Ford, David, and Holloway investigate the roo [...]	D
The first shot of the cave paintings at the beginning of the film, which showed a horse in motion, o [...]	D
The androids' names in the Alien films follow an alphabetical pattern: in Alien (1979) it's Ash, in [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott named the film "Prometheus", seeing the name aptly fit the film's themes: "It's the [...]	D
Jon Spaihts's original screenplay, apart from having far more recognizable elements from Alien (1979 [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott instructed Charlize Theron to stand in corners and move in lurking movements, in or [...]	D
Swedish Noomi Rapace, who plays British character Shaw, worked on-set with a dialect coach, to help [...]	D
Cinematographer Dariusz Wolski convinced Sir Ridley Scott that it would be possible to shoot the fil [...]	D
The Deacon's jaw resembles closely that of a goblin shark, which in turn received media attention up [...]	D
It took the CEO of the company, Tom Rothman, to name the film 'Prometheus', because the filmmakers c [...]	D
Composer Marc Streitenfeld had the orchestra play his compositions backwards, and then digitally rev [...]	D
One of the viral videos has various names cycling through over the image of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, incl [...]	D
Shaw and Holloway discussing their finds around the world in the conference on board the Prometheus [...]	D
Patrick Wilson, playing Elizabeth Shaw's father, is only six years older than Noomi Rapace.	D
Several famous actresses were considered for the role of Shaw, including Abbie Cornish, Angelina Jol [...]	D
During the briefing on the ship, Holloway and Shaw make a big to-do about the hieroglyphs from diffe [...]	D
The hologram of Peter Weyland at the beginning of the film refers to David as "the closest thing [he [...]	D
The autodoc very nearly says "Please state the nature of the medical emergency", the standard opener [...]	D
Michelle Yeoh and Angelina Jolie were originally considered for the role of Meredith Vickers.	D
According to Sir Ridley Scott, he was adamant to show the Prometheus and its science crew with appro [...]	D
There are actually two actors from Game of Thrones in the production. Besides Kate Dickie's characte [...]	D
Marks Sir Ridley Scott's first venture in 3-D filmmaking, and his third science fiction movie, after [...]	D
In an alternate version of the scene where Shaw and Holloway argue about the dead Engineer (which ca [...]	D
Idris Elba has been called a master of American accents. His Stringer Bell from The Wire was so spec [...]	D
Sir Ridley Scott decided against featuring the original Xenomorph (the titular Alien of the film ser [...]	D
Right before she has her non-traditional fetus removed with a C-Section, Shaw pretends to be doped o [...]	D
Shaw's final message at the end of the film closely mirrors that of Ripley's final log entry at the [...]	D
Damon Lindelof's contributions to the script took approximately eight months.	D
The fact that the medical pod in Vickers' living chambers is programmed for males is a hint that Wey [...]	D
As mentioned in the film, the original Prometheus was a character from Greek mythology. He was a Tit [...]	D
The movie may very well lay claim to having one of the the biggest flash-forwards in mainstream cine [...]	D

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