Prometheus Sequel Development Reportedly In Trouble


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Lindelof transformed Prometheus into a ?trilogy?, thus stripping the first film?s conclusion of any meaning and setting Ridley and Fox up for disaster. This disaster was perpetuated when Lindelof announced he wouldn?t be penning the sequel. So, in short, the guy who convinced the filmmakers to make a trilogy, left them in the dust?

Sources close to the sequel have told Bloody Disgusting that the studio and Scott are literally ?freaking out? over how to continue the story of Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace), and are taking pitches from basically anyone who can crack the story*. While a sequel is nearly inevitable, it definitely puts it in flux, and in a state of jeopardy.

*We expect everyone surrounding the project to deny this story. That?s standard procedure. Don?t believe ?em.

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I very liked Prometheus too but problem with a prequel is how far you willing to go back and with more sequels it's even harder. Personally I'd leave this film as a one off. Don't make either a sequel or another prequel.

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it's not a prequel... supposedly.

it's a movie set in a different universe who just happens to include a ship identical to the one in Alien and Aliens and aliens who just happens to look very similar to the ones in the alien movies...

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it's not a prequel... supposedly.

it's a movie set in a different universe who just happens to include a ship identical to the one in Alien and Aliens and aliens who just happens to look very similar to the ones in the alien movies...

what a waste of time and money, just make it a prequal and move on, people want to see a prequal to aliens!! While i enjoyed the movie (somewhat) i would love to see a tie into the alien movies!

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it's not a prequel... supposedly.

it's a movie set in a different universe who just happens to include a ship identical to the one in Alien and Aliens and aliens who just happens to look very similar to the ones in the alien movies...

It's not that simple. It was announced as a prequel, then they decided it was going to be a standalone film and then they decided to set it in the same universe. While it might not be referred to directly as a prequel it is in fact a prequel.

As for a sequel, I'm not really bothered. Prometheus had excellent cinematography and some great acting by some of the actors but was pretty bad as a movie - terrible characters, awful dialogue, major plot holes, appalling acting and it was overtly pro-Christian to the point it was nearly propaganda. The script seemed like a first draft. It's a shame, as I love the Aliens franchise.

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It was never announced to be a prequel, but it was very strongly hinted and expected to be a prequel in the alien universe.

When it was decided it definitely wasn't going to be, they changed the story in such a way it became a trilogy and no longer a prequel.

also how was it pro christian ? I'm pretty sure any religious person except scientologists would say it wasn't.

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Prometheus made so little sense that they almost have to make another to give the first context.

The problem is, after the first, I don't think many people care what that context is, or have much hope of it making sense either.

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it's a movie set in a different universe who just happens to include a ship identical to the one in Alien and Aliens and aliens who just happens to look very similar to the ones in the alien movies...

Where on Earth are you getting that from??

Prometheus is set in the same universe. It is a prequel.

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Where on Earth are you getting that from??

Prometheus is set in the same universe. It is a prequel.

Except it's not a prequel, though they claim it's "sort of" in the same universe... but then so is AvP and several other movies who all don't match being in the same universe as well.

read up on Prometheus, it was supposed to maybe be a prequel but never announced as such and has instead strictly been claimed to not be a prequel.

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Prequel, not a prequel, regardless.... It was a terrible movie.

Prometheus made so little sense that they almost have to make another to give the first context.

The problem is, after the first, I don't think many people care what that context is, or have much hope of it making sense either.

It was a great movie for those of us that love thinking and complex movies, even my teenage Son got it, it was definitely NOT a movie movie goer that needs the story to be spoon fed to them

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I care little for what they claim. Scott said he was revisiting the Alien universe, and it's set before the events of Alien - thus is IS a prequel, because it IS telling what came before.

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Even IF it is in the alien universe, it's a dead end story that has nothing to do with the story in the alien movies. outside of being ONE of the possible places the "military" in Aliens has heard of the aliens before, one of the other options being the AvP storyline.

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It is not necessarily a dead-end story. There's a lot of things that COULD lead into Alien. I know - not the same planet, ship, etc. But explain the alien at the end...

Come on, you know enough to realise that it IS a prequel in all but name. Prequel doesn't necessarily imply it's a direct lead to the original film.

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It's a prequel only in that it's set sort of in the same universe at an earlier time. and it's the first movie of a trilogy so the end of it doesn't tie into the alien movie but into the next Prometheus movie.

And aliens have always in alien lore been said to be all over the universe, it's the very base of their existence that they can adapt and survive anywhere.

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If they actually cancel it, I might reconsider my faith in God. One can only hope.

Seriously, Prometheus was such a piece of garbage it hurt. Glad to see hiring Lindelof is coming back to hit them hard.

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also how was it pro christian ? I'm pretty sure any religious person except scientologists would say it wasn't.

You're kidding, right? The film tried to explain an alternative theory to the origin of the human race but it didn't want to offend Christians so it kept ham-handedly treating Christianity as a form of spirituality. One of the main sub-plots is the conflict between the religious woman and her atheist boyfriend. There are numerous articles discussing it, and unsurprisingly Fox News covered it.

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Or, it included a religious person in the story for contrast and for here to have a crisis of faith which was also part of the story and will probably be more so in the sequels, or would be.

As for the movie, it wasn't a bad movie, it could have been better yes, but I want the rest of the trilogy to see where the story goes. the first movie in a trilogy is rarely the best (hence why trilogies are excluded from the rule that sequels always suck), to much of the movie is used for setting up the story and characters, granted only one character survived this one but...

And what is it with people who don't like a movie or series think those that like them should be denied it because "they" don't like it. If we where only ever going to make movies and series everyone liked, there would be no movies or series made, not even your favorite movies or series.

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It was a great movie for those of us that love thinking and complex movies, even my teenage Son got it, it was definitely NOT a movie movie goer that needs the story to be spoon fed to them

Well it was a lousy movie for us that love movies with a good script. Even my nephew thought the dialogue was pedantic and that the characters lacked chemistry. The movie is only revered by fans who choose not to see the critical flaws.

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It was a great movie for those of us that love thinking and complex movies, even my teenage Son got it, it was definitely NOT a movie movie goer that needs the story to be spoon fed to them

Since when was this movie complex? It was straight forward, and when I "got" anything there was to get, I didn't want it anymore.

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It was a great movie for those of us that love thinking and complex movies, even my teenage Son got it, it was definitely NOT a movie movie goer that needs the story to be spoon fed to them

Ah, that must be why I didn't like it, it was far too complex for my meandering mind. Gosh golly.

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