so weyland becomes a huge company

Well spit it out then...

Go wild with speculation

...still waiting....

tick tock

weyland discovers somthing that makes him a fortune..maybe its a bioweapon or perhaps just knowledge from the jockeys...

or heres an idea YOU get to work

Probably the ability to terraform planets

It's probably the ability to terraform planets

Hey Guys, Nah if we go strictly off the premise of Alien then the company knew about the xeno, sj, engineers. This I could see peaking the company interest to merge for more resources to steal the tech from the "gods". That's probably how they come about the terraforming tech and through that they learn of the bio weapon. This is all pretty much common "speculation" knowledge these days. Regards, Rick

Pretty much my views too there Rick. Weyland Corp use the "fire" they stole from the Space Jockeys/Engineers to become numero uno in the mega-corporation future spreading their influence far and wide, merging with their number one competitor and scouring the galaxy for more Space Jockey/Engineer technology, which is probably where the sequel(s) to Prometheus will go...

Unfortunatley a few hundred years later Weyland-Yutani is bought out by Walmart lol.

Ah but were they, is the USM not just the new face of the power behind Weyland-Yutani

True, True. The USM is just as crazy as Weyland-Yutani. But which is crazier? hmm that is the question?

Neither if they are the same entity, just with a change of name!

Love where you're going with this Rick and Snorky.......it really works well, but I also wonder how that works/comes together if no one survives 'Prometheus'..... Weyland-Yutani Corp.....a subsidiary of the Wal-mart Corporation...Building Better Worlds for better Wal-Marts the universe over....... nice Ripley Clone 8...love it.....

True, True. Call even mentions something about it in the chapel to Ripley. Ripley: "Why did you come here?" Call: "To kill you remember. Before the recall I accessed the main frame, every dirty little cover up the government ever dreamed of is in there. And this, you, the aliens. I knew if they succeeded it would be the end of them." So it makes sense that the USM would of had the knowledge of what went down between the Aliens and Weyland-Yutani. So the USM was basically like fuck it, were gonna give it a shot now. But oh boy were they wrong.

FACEPALM (although I do get the joke) Weyland-Yutani seek to spread their influence amongst the military, government, colonisation, commerce ect. (as mentioned in Aliens). 50 years before Alien Rez Weyland-Yutani (the name and the shell of the company) is sold to Wal-Mart. All important assets from WY are acquired by the USM, which was formed by the colonial, commercial, military and governmental elements that the power behind WY controls. Do you get me now...

@Snorkelbottom, I agree with you Snorky. @craigamore, LOL the Walmart Corporation, Building Better Worlds, For a Better Walmart.

Here's a question. Why do you think Ridley went with just Weyland in this prequel? He could easily of gone with the W-Y known from Alien. This was a deliberate move on Ridley's part. Why? We don't even know which is the larger corporation. We cannot rely on the first name (W) being the larger company. (Just ask Paul McCartney about the credits on 'Yesterday'). Maybe one mastered getting into space (W) and the other (Y) mastered the bio-tech? I think there is a larger corporation puzzle here. I hope we get a hint of the reasons for that merger in Prometheus. (I'm assuming that Prometheus will ignore all the info that came from 'Alien' movies after 1979 and that may affect this converstaion).

RC8, Snorks, and C-Eggo, Going back to RC8's post at the start of this page (regarding Calls Quote) is my whole premise on the company knew what was going on from start to finish and micro managed everything, no matter how CONVOLUTED ( :P ) it got. I work for GE and believe me if someone upstairs gets wind of something they get involved and get their hands dirty. So my convoluted idea still holds water :P Rick

I think you guys are getting it backwards here, it's set in the future, the corporation is Wal-Mart. LOL. I have to agree with you guys on the finding terra forming tech hence becoming a bigger company and having knowledge of the xeno before alien and searching for more tech over the years. I think it makes a lot of sense and fits well.

@Rick....don't like it..... :)

Well I heard on either Wikipedia or some wikia source that the Earth, in the Alien franchise's storyline, had become something of a plutocracy, maybe a corporatocracy altogether. There was supposedly some Cold War theme concerning a union rebellion, and I don't know if that rebellion went on to become Weyland-Yutani, or just Weyland, but it was something Sigourney Weaver mentioned in whatever source I looked at (which was weeks ago). Anyway, cutting to the quick, I think what we'll see in Prometheus may explain why Weyland is so willing to sacrifice their own employees and screw everyone over just to get the specimen they've been after for as long as we can remember. They want the specimen not just because it would make for something revolutionary for their bio-weapons division.....but because it's a godly entity.

C-eggo, You don't have to like it you just have to deal with it. Don't make me go all Ushbuck on ya with my convoluted tubercle sparky my get jealous :P Rick

Hey....hey..hey...watch it there Rick with them semi-disparaging comments there...I resemble that remark....

Oh my goodness that was a good one. You resemble that remark huh....LOL Man I hope you don't look like Ushbuck, I think he is the love child of Hannibal and the Unibomber with a sprinkle of retard. That's scarier than a xeno any day of the week.

LOL

Thank God I don't actually resemble that...person.....I think I'll call him...maybe.................anywho, thought you'd like that....