why need to the reveal the mystery  , sci fi are best when there is unanwser question.

Ridley Scott Drops Alien Prequel News

72 year-old director Ridley Scott sat down with the Independent where he dropped a few little nuggets about his upcoming pair of “Alien” prequels.



“Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof is polishing the still untitled Jon Spaihts script, and the films are set to shoot back-to-back in 3D.

Yup, that's another thing I'm worried. 3D needs to be shot in bright lighting, or in low light with bright flashy elements because watching in 3D will make the visual a little bit dim.

So, needless to say, Alien isn't Alien if it's there's no dark creepy scenes. But what do I know, maybe with improve technology they can make 3D work in dark scenes, maybe even enhance the creepy atmosphere. We'll see but like you guys I'm skeptical.

By the way, Alien Anthology will be released on October 26th with both theatrical & director's cut for all movies.



http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Alien-Anthology-Blu-ray/5090/

Alien 3 is a much improved movie with Director's Cut (or better known as Assembly Cut). And the documentary on making it will be uncut, showing David Fincher cursing the studio (FOX) on the set!

You mean the Limited Edition Egg:

Gemma Arterton Not Meeting with Ridley Scott for Alien Prequel



Despite previous reports from the UK tabloids/newpapers (is there really any separation there?) that had British lovely Gemma Arterton (“Prince of Persia”, “Clash of the Titans”) scheduled to meet with Ridley Scott about possibly playing the female lead in his upcoming “Alien” prequels, word from MTV via Arterton’s publicist is that the meeting was never scheduled, and that there is “no truth to that”.

Of course, this wouldn’t be the first time a celebrity’s publicist told a bold face lie, but when it comes to lying publicist versus the UK tabloids, you gotta figure the publicist wins this one hands down.

Then again, Gemma Arterton fighting off acid-spewing aliens would be kinda hot, in a, “Wow, that’s very unexpected, but I’m so turned on anyway” kinda way…

The only reason I don't want the Aliens boxset is because I'm OCD with my film arrangements. I wouldn't be able to stand the fact I paid such and such an amount on a limited edition egg set which is labelled as the complete anthology when few years down the line, I will get another COMPLETER version of the franchise. This time with Gemma Arterton's pubic hair as a memorabilia. 

This actually sets JC up for Avatar 

This post speaks the truth.

And as for Avatar...

Hey, if you guys don't quit it back there, I turning this car around.... oh! I'm not driving!!

The only Alien movie apart from AVP 1 & 2, was Alien3...

The reason I didn't like it was the really REALLY bad script and the fact the Sigourney Weaver went on TV during the promos and STATED for the record that that would be the LAST Alien movie she would be involved in...

So why did she do  4????

James Cameron's Aliens & Mechwarriors

Noomi Rapace and Natalie Portman Top Alien Prequel Candidates List



It looks like Natalie Portman might be heading back into outer space after all. After being rumored for Alfonso Cuaron’s lost-in-space movie  “Gravity”, Portman’s name has now surfaced as the top dog in Fox’s “Alien” Pequel. Apparently doing a supernatural ballet movie with Darren Aronofsky was the best thing that ever happened to her. God knows wooden acting in George Lucas’ “Star Wars” prequels sure didn’t do much.

The latest word on the Scott “Alien” prequels (there will be two) now has Natalie Portman at the top of the list to front the sci-fi/action movie.

Yes, Natalie Portman. Potentially fighting aliens in outer space. Sheesh. Didn’t they already try this with Winona Ryder in “Alien: Resurrection”? That worked out really well, Fox.

In any case, Portman isn’t the only one on the short list to play a “Colonel Marine General” (???), but Noomi Rapace is right behind her. The “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” actress is quite the hot commodity nowadays, and honestly, I’d take her over Portman at the drop of a hat. She would definitely be more convincing slaying aliens with a pulse rifle. Could Natalie Portman even hold a pulse rifle? What is she, five feet tall?

Anyways, the other news is that “Lost” guy Damon Lindelof has turned in his script for the movie, which Fox apparently “flipped” for. Why the enthusiasm? Because it can be shot on the cheap (or as “cheap” as big studio movies can be nowadays, anyway), and doesn’t have any big action set pieces. It’ll also be set 35 years before the events of Scott’s original “Alien” movie, and there aren’t enough out-and-out visceral action that the film couldn’t achieve the desired PG-13 rating.

So, a pair of Ridley Scott-directed “Alien” prequel movies starring either Natalie Portman or Noomi Rapace, coming to you in PG-13 goodness. You ready for it?

Is anyone here reselling this. Was looking for it... 

Still havent got the Blu Ray yet...

Ridley Scott Talks Prometheus, Including How It Sets Up Alien



While talking with the Speakeasy blog at the “Wall Street Journal”, “Blade Runner” director Ridley Scott dropped a few bombs about “Prometheus”, his upcoming return to the realm of science fiction. And what he has to say sounds really damn intriguing, as he drops story nuggets, details of how “Prometheus” fits into the “Alien” mythology, and whether or not Sigourney Weaver will make an appearance.

First up, the plot:

   

This stealing technology from the gods theme is fertile ground to explore, especially from a sci-fi perspective, and it will be curious to see how this plays out in space with space-age tech.

It has long been speculated, reported, assumed, and denied, that “Prometheus” is a prequel to “Alien”. Scott sheds a bit of light on that one, saying that, “The last eight minutes of the “Prometheus” story evolve into “a pretty good DNA of the ‘Alien’ one.” To my mind that sounds suspiciously like an admission that “Prometheus” sets up the “Alien” franchise, though it is, of course, vague and inconclusive. But whatever, I’ll take it.

The Speakeasy article also confirms that Sigourney Weaver, who appeared in the previous four “Alien” movies (am I the only one that doesn’t count the “Alien Vs. Predator” movies into this cannon, or is that the way most people see it?), will not show up in “Prometheus”. So, those of us hoping to see Ripley kick a little more alien ass will have to settle for rewatching the original quadrilogy. Worse things have happened.

Scott also discusses that, while he has accepted and welcomed some of the technological advances in speculative film making, he still has mad love for old school, practical special effects. He says, “I’m a great believer in filming the real thing if you can and so I did a lot of building the real thing.” That brings a smile to my face. The visceral fear that the monsters in the original films create is one of my favorite parts of that movie, and I know there have been great advances in digital technology, but there is a primal, animal reaction that concrete effects can create that are hard to duplicate with pixels and a green screen.

Shot in 3D, “Prometheus” is now in post-production and stars Michael Fassbender (“X-Men: First Class”, “Inglorious Basterds”), Academy Award winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”), Idris Elba (“The Wire”), and Noomi Rapace (“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”), among others, and is scheduled for release June 8, 2012.

New Official Images from Ridley Scott’s Prometheus



Check out three new official images from Ridley Scott’s sci-fi not-”Alien”/”Alien” prequel “Prometheus” in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. The film is due out June 8th, 2012, just in time for Summer, of course.

The plot goes thusly:

   

The film stars Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, Ben Foster, and of course, the ever ubiquitous Michael Fassbender.

Bootleg Teaser Trailer for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Takes Off Online



I suspect this bootleg teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s return to his “Alien” roots will disappear pretty fast, but until it does, take a gander at your very first look at a whole minute of “Prometheus” goodness. It’s an awful copy, and if I were you I wouldn’t ruin your first-looksee at the trailer via this miserable copy. But hey, you’re not me, so do what you have to. I ain’t gonna judge. Much.

   

“Prometheus” takes flight with Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Logan Marshall-Green, Kate Dickie, and Sean Harris, with Ridley Scott once again back in the Captain’s Chair.

The fun begins June 8, 2012.

First Official, Dark, and Shadowy Poster for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus



After all the teasing and the usual lawyer-happy tactics Fox has been using to keep Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” away from the online universe for as long as possible, here’s your first look at the movie’s official poster. Yes, it’s dark and shadowy and you can barely tell what’s happening, but I suppose that’s part of the studio’s whole “this movie is so good, so awesome, we don’t want to show you too much!” angle to selling the film. Let’s hope the finished product is worthy of all that hype.

With the poster now out, will the official trailer be far behind? One hopes so, especially with “The Dark Knight Rises” full trailer expected this Friday or thereabouts.

In the film, “a team of scientists and explorers are on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life’s ultimate mystery.”

Starring Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Logan Marshall-Green, Kate Dickie, Sean Harris, and directed by Scott.

The film is due out next Summer.

Here’s The Trailer For The Trailer For Ridley Scott’s Prometheus (UPDATED)



Apparently we’re at the point as movie fans where just a trailer is not enough to get us excited. Now we get trailers for trailers. The latest upcoming film to make use of this trend is “Prometheus”, Ridley Scott’s (“Alien”, “Blade Runner”) impending return to the sci-fi genre. The full trailer drops this Thursday, December 22, but until then you have this little glimpse to sate your appetite.

There isn’t a whole lot to this, but you get a peek at Michael Fassbender with some stylin’ blond highlights, some decidedly “Alien” looking set pieces, and some of that sweet boiling acid that fans of the original series love so much. “Prometheus” is loosely connected to the “Alien” cannon, though exactly how much remains to be seen. From this footage the relation seems obvious, but that could easily be a publicity ploy banking on the fan nostalgia for the original.

   

“Prometheus” is still six months away, and opens June 8, 2012. Directed by Scott, the film stars Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, and Guy Pearce.

The Third and Final Teaser for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Trailer



Here’s the third and final preview for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus”, which unveils its first official trailer tomorrow. The rest of the teasers (three in all) are also added below in order. Enjoy. (Or not. See if I care.)

   

Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Charlize Theron, and blowing your minds (or not) June 8, 2012.

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Teaser Trailer FINALLY Launches Online



Well, the studio’s certainly made you wait for it long enough, so here it is, the first official teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s return to the genre he helped defined … or so Fox keeps telling me. So, is it everything you hoped it would be? Was all the mysterious set images and the mind-boggling question of “is it or isn’t it” an “Alien” prequel finally answered? Well, that probably depends entirely on your expectations, I suppose. I thought it would be an interesting sci-fi movie, but I never really bought into the hype that “Prometheus” would somehow re-define the genre — again. In any case, judge for yourself by viewing the trailer below.

The plot of “Prometheus” finds a team of scientists and explorers are on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life’s ultimate mystery. Yeah, not all that ambitious whatsoever, just that whole meaning of life stuff, heh.

The impressive cast includes Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Ben Foster, Logan Marshall-Green, Kate Dickie, and Sean Harris.

Launching June 8, 2012.