DON'T READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU DON'T WANT MORE INFO ON THE STORYLINE!
IT'S copied from various sources, so you may find repeats....
It will be interesting to see how much film footage has been taken from previous Ridley productions.
Can anyone recall the cost for each minute of SFX that is shot ... and how much of that expensive footage actually gets shown on the silver screen? I posted that once but have forgotten , but I do know that millions of dollars in any single production can be saved by using film footage from previous work that was cut for various reasons....
And one of the main reasons for not using that expensive footage is that it's not used due to time constrictions as most films like to restrict themselves to roughly 90 minutes.
Here are some storyline comments:
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.
The film takes a team of scientists and explorers 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.
the film is set in space for the most part. Similar to that of "ALIEN"; the jumping off point to this project. The film's name "Prometheus" is that of the space vessel, used by a crew of select individuals who set off to explore and investigate fragments of "Alien DNA".
The film itself revolves around the Space Jockey creature; as seen in the original film ALIEN (1979). When the team of scientists embark on this journey, they get stranded on an Alien world which tests their mental and physical limits.
Prometheus is also largely based on the creation of mankind, life and the earth. Prometheus involves a team of scientists, "The Company" representatives and robot / synthetics which investigate and search for keys to unlock man's ultimate mystery. But in the process, they threaten the future existence of mankind and are faced with unimaginable horrors.
The Aliens themselves are said to be much larger than the original "Xenomorphs" we are used to. However, their overall construction will be easily noticable to that of the original Alien canon.
Prometheus will be much more than just an Alien sci-fi horror. Ridley Scott is digging deeper for this project and Prometheus will unlock many questions and will touch on many aspects of life and existence.
