Weyland looks better in final release?

If the role was for an older man then...Isn't it better to hire Anthony Hopkins? or otherwise I prefer the young Guy Pearce.

btw the *Darth Vader / Luke* cliche was not necessary for the plot IMHO.

I didnt notice any Darth Vader/Luke cliche in that movie anywhere. There wasnt even a father/son in this movie. Unless you actually count David as Weylands son, in which case i fail to see any relevant Darth Vader/Luke comparison between them.

@Cypher, yeah indeed many already knew about Vickers before the premiere but also if she had not been his daughter as we saw in the movie then maybe Peter Weyland had been as a young man like in the TED viral video. (IMO the best appearance of all)

I think Shambs was referring to the Vickers/Weyland thing, which most of us had guessed well before the film was released................................. And yeah I thought the make up job was pretty good, I didn't even recognise him as Guy Pearce.................

one of my biggest problems (apart from makeup) is the voice, for me it does not sound like a man of that age but anyway what's done is done and I just hope that the sequel is better than this first movie.

As someone who works with some geriatrics, I think the make-up was excellent. I also didn't recognize him as Guy Pearce at first, but once I realized it was him I could see the likeness and I thought it worked nicely. I even thought Guy Pearce did a pretty good job of selling it with his movements and voice. I think part of the reason it looks a little "off" is because of the (feigned) "futuristic" clothing and space suits. Especially since he gets up and walks fairly normally (but that's presumably because he's using some fancy prosthesis that assists him for walking). Here's what I mean, look at the difference: [img]http://nerdbastards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/prometheus-bts-weyland1.jpg[/img] [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5qsn8Y0zm1r6nawe.jpg[/img] If you put him in a plaid flannel shirt, gave him some reading glasses, and applied some old man odor, you'd never know the difference.