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Prometheus won’t land in U.S. theaters until tomorrow, June 8th, but the film already debuted overseas. Therefore, critics have already weighed in on Ridley Scott’s first sci-fi movie in 30 years, and for the most part they were not impressed.
A few well known critics have taken no precautions to minimize the amount of spoilers contained in their take on Prometheus. However, the spoilers in this review roundup will be mostly filtered out. | Full Story
A new clip has hit the web for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, which features Idris Elba, who plays Captain Janek, responsible for landing his team of scientists and explorers in the perfect spot to begin their expedition.
Scott, after a long stretch of making films in other genres, returns to his roots with Prometheus. He creates a ground breaking mythology, in which a team of scientists and explorers discover clues to the birth of mankind on Earth, which leads them to an epic journey to the darkest corner of the universe. | Full Story
A new trailer of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus was released over the weekend, revealing more information than the previous one. In the past, questions lingered of whether Prometheus is the prequel to Alien, but after watching this trailer fans may come closer to getting their answers.
Be warned that the new trailer reveals a lot of possibly big plot points and explains many parts of the movie’s exposition. Considering the massive marketing campaign, is it really necessary to watch another trailer to determine whether or not to see the movie? | Full Story
A new feaurette made it online for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. There is some impressive B-roll footage of Scott doing what he does best, scouting locations and directing some awesome looking scenes. It’s all about Ridley Scott in this video.
The cast breaks down why he is the cream of the crop when it comes to directing sci-fi films. Charlize Theron praises the Oscar winning director by calling him her “fantasy director”. | Full Story
Since 20th Century Fox released the trailer for Prometheus, fans have been itching for more and more “intelligence” on the project. Total Film caught up with Charlize Theron to discuss her role as Meredith Vickersin in the sci-fi thriller.
“I play somewhat of a villain in it,” she says. “…She’s not a believer. She’s not a scientist. She is the red tape that everyone has to go through… She’s working with the company that’s sponsoring this whole thing and you can feel she definitely has an agenda, which we pick up in the third act. | Full Story
Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron
Written by Damon Lindelof and John Spaihts
Source: iTunes Trailers
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Movies have enriched Dan Schindel's life so much that he decided
the best way to give back was to become a critic. In addition to Who Got the
Role?, he writes for ScreenPicks, We Are Movie Geeks, Off to
See the Elephant, and several other sites. He spent a year watching and
reviewing a documentary every day for his blog, Days of Docs, so now he
knows everything.
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