Talk:Prometheus (2012 film) - Wikipedia

Regarding the "Cast" section, there is a set of actors who are verified to be part of the cast. On IMDb's page for the film, some of these actors have names for the roles. However, IMDb is notoriously inaccurate with character names from upcoming films, so we should not include names unless they are verifiable through other sources. For example, Rapace's character Elizabeth Shaw has been mentioned in Variety. For the other roles, this does not appear to be the case. In addition, the characters' names are especially unimportant because they are not preexisting characters and we have little idea of the story in which these characters exist. Erik (talk | contribs) 22:00, 13 May 2011 (UTC)Reply

I reverted 83.67.116.44 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) because the IMDb FAQ reference in the lead section was not reliable. However, I did not see the Fassbender MTV reference. Even so, I am not sure if it truly belongs. Scott is not denying a relationship with Alien, so there is not necessarily a contradiction. We should be careful not to play statements off each other. There has been a lot of speculation about the nature of the film, and we should keep the premise simple unless we can truly verify what Alien elements are part of it. Erik (talk | contribs) 12:58, 5 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

FOX released an "official synopsis" on July 1st, 2011. The movie definitely isn't about Alien. I don't know how to reference properly on Wiki yet. Can someone add it from this page: [1] (page is offical news service of SyFy cable channel). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.6.147.200 (talk • contribs) 14:06, 1 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Apparently there is this leaked synopsis which you can read here : [2], and it seems like it's quite close to an Alien prequel after all. It could be fake, or wrong, but my guess is to keep an eye on these rumors.Munin75 (talk) 20:18, 24 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

I attended the 20th Century Fox panel at San Diego Comic-Con International today, and Prometheus was the first item on the agenda. Damon Lindelof presented on behalf of Fox, Charlize Theron discussed her role in the film, exclusive footage was shown, and Ridley Scott and Noomi Rapace communicated live via video linkup from Iceland, where filming is currently taking place. Given the huge amount of media coverage at Comic-Con, it would be worth keeping an eye out for reliable source coverage popping up in the next few days covering details given at the event. In particular, the following items were covered:

• Theron's character is named Meredith Vickers
• On the relationship to Alien, Scott remarked that Prometheus has "the DNA of Alien, but that's where it ends", that the film's DNA "loosely applied to the original Alien" but that "we've gone in a completely different direction", and that this would all make sense to viewers at the end of the film.
• Scott also remarked that there would be 2 robot characters in the film.
• Scott also commented on the PG-13 rating.

Obviously I can't source these except to my own firsthand account, and thus wouldn't dare add them to the article, but anyone keeping their ear to the ground for new source coverage should watch for these points being covered, as many film sources (Ain't It Cool News, etc) have representatives at these things and coverage generally results swiftly. --IllaZilla (talk) 05:08, 22 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

I'm jealous! Thanks for the heads-up. Any pictures from the panel? Erik (talk | contribs) 13:54, 22 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Some, but I was pretty far back in the room so my pictures are all of the giant video screens and none of them are what I'd consider WP-worthy. I'm not much of a photographer. Hopefully someone closer to the front will have gotten some decent shots and may upload them. --IllaZilla (talk) 14:38, 22 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

I was just in Iceland. On July 23rd, I tried to get to Dettifoss (look it up if you're not familiar; it's the most powerful waterfall in Europe), but couldn't because of the film crew. I ended up driving right through their camp to get back to Hwy. 1. They had just finished the shoot near the falls and were airlifting crates of gear back to their camp, which was just to the east/northeast, right on top of 864. I got a couple cell phone pics of the chopper at work, although they're extremely low res; my high def video camera had just died the night before. :P

I didn't even know this movie was being made until I got back home and tried to figure out what was going on. It's a neat location for filming; the Jökulsá carved one heck of a canyon, pretty otherworldly in places. Hiking it under the midnight sun was practically a religious experience for me. I hope they got some shots from the west side of the river, too, as it's the more impressive side IMHO. -- 70.57.222.103 (talk) 07:29, 7 August 2011 (UTC)Reply

Not sure if I have the same understanding of the word "controversy" as other people....but....what controversy? Clarification might be a better word? Or just leave it for now as "Plot"? "Controversy" - well, it isn't one. BTW - keeping quite an eye on this page for updates etc - page rework is excellent. I just don't get the "controversy". Greg1138 (talk) 00:17, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

It is a badly named section, and the content should not have been parted from "Production". I've reverted the editor. Erik (talk | contribs) 00:21, 23 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

According to this The Guardian article, when the film was intended to be an Alien prequel, it was supposed to be in two parts, two seperate movies : Ridley scott alien prequelS. Has this info been debunked since?Munin75 (talk) 20:00, 24 July 2011 (UTC)Reply