A Strong Cast

Certainly Praetorian. They 've got the cream of thespians here. I mean some of the nationalities, and their faces even - very intense and characterful. Look at them: Michael Fassbender - strong-jawed Aryan type (as he played a Nazi before?) Noomi Rapace - I haven't seen 'Dragon Tattoo', but I suspect a very intense female indeed Sean Harris - My God, did you see him as Ian Brady? Lizardy and totally evil. Kate Dickie - not familiar with any of her roles, but on face value she looks like a potential emotional or possibly treacherous 'Lambert' type Idiris Elba - cottoned on to him in 'Luther' which is back with a new series incidentally - excellent and moody performer. Charlize Theron - one minute catwalk beauty and next raging prostitute serial killer ('Monster') - talk about extremes. I trust very much the others will have some quality, but still not familiar with those yet. Yes, what an ensemble so far! This is going to be one headf*** of a film I tell you!

I agree, it's quite a range of cast, but a well chosen range. I think everyone will preform amazingly.

Noomi is the bomb! I mean that in a good way. She is great in Tattoo. Check out the trailer online. It has the feel and production values of an excellant inde film. I've read the books and I have the 3 films on dvd. Tattoo, the first, is the best. A relative unknown even in Sweden, Noomi showed the quality of speaking volumns by saying and doing very little. Having read the books, she does not look the part. Rooney Mara, Hollywood's new Lisbeth, really looks the part. There are pics online.

Idris Elba has joined the cast. Check out this interview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtIJtvL4uS0 Can't find what the other collaboration with Ridley is. He says Prometheus is the second. Janek is his charactor's name, but no surprise thats all we know. I guess Charlize Theron is the most recent addition. I believe her part as Vickers is being expanded to match her stature, as they say.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2011/7/5/new-photos-from-the-set-of-prometheus.html Don't know how long they will stay up but here are two new pics of the Prometheus set. Ridley I'm sure is not happy. They will come down very soon.

Source: Scott did mention to the Icelandic Press once again his appreciation for the lead, Noomi Rapace: (prometheusprequelnews.com) "'This is the girl who will play in Prometheus', I thought to myself. I met her in Los Angeles and saw that she is this beautiful woman and the complete opposite of punk"

"ya- rrright!?"

Four strong characters: Noomi Rapace Charlize Theron Michael Fassbender Guy Pearce Scott is one of my favorite directors (if not the best one). Just look at the movies he has done: Alien (1979) Blade Runner (1982) Thelma&Louise (1991) Gladiator (2000) Black Hawk Down (2001) Kingdom of Heaven (2005) American Gangster (2007) We can add to this list also The Duellists, Black Rain, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, G.J. Jane, Body of Lies and Robin Hood. Now he's coming back with s-f movie, and when we look at his previous works it this genre such as Alien and Blade Runner, well ... we have to expect another masterpiece (I hope)!

Thought this Noomi quote was interesting. She plays a scientist, a real believer but this is something beyond that. She adds that "[u]Prometheus is ever more demanding than the Millenium series. People think Lisbeth Salander was very physical, but there were only a few fighting scenes[/u]." Noomi is now in hard physical training for her part in Prometheus. "[u]I want to transform my body into something like a cat or a lion. One minute they're resting quietly, and then they can suddenly explode into action. I want to feel like whatever happens I'm prepared[/u]" Sounds like more than a scientist to me.

I know I've said this before and I'll say it again. Don't worry about Noomi being up to the task of the lead actress. She is not as articulate as Therone or Weaver but remember, English is not her primary language. Rid knows what he's doing. Noomi says Rid sees every movie and has certainly seen Noomi's "Daisey Diamond". It is a difficult movie to watch. It's a very bleak story of a single mother/struggling actress wannabe with an infant that cries constantly. I'm going to put some clips of Noomi in "DD" on youtube tonight (at least one). Check them out. Noomi is the bomb I promise you.