Prometheus 2: Hell on Earth
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MemberOvomorphMarch 29, 20144010 Views40 RepliesPOSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW
So I was over at EW, scrolling through the comments section, when I came across a comment that reads as follows:
"I have actually talked to Ridley when we met in London three weeks ago for an interview I did with him. Off the record he claimed that he was disappointed with the story of Prometheus but when the company pitched the sequel he agreed. Indeed the sequel is going to be better but it will NOT focus on the space engineers planet but on planet earth. Characters from earth will be introduced as signals from the spaceship Noomi is on will prompt Wayland sponsored military to go after it before it reaches earth. Noomis character will die in the middle, but a woman hero (military) will take her place. We will not see the engineers planet until the third installment known as Paradise. The second is known under it's working name as "Prometheus: Hell on Earth"
Simpo Brinkflake
Swedish journalist"
My first instinct was to be skeptical -- this was probably some internet troll -- but the name rang a bell. I headed over to Nimrod Antal's IMDB page, and realized that this journalist was very closely connected to him (he directed "Predators"), so it might make sense that Ridley would talk to him about certain things off-the-record.
This also follows the style of posting that Simpo Brinkflake generally posts in, and he's so obscure that I can't imagine why anyone would impersonate him in the comments section of EW.
Ridley has spoken before about the possibility of doing TWO sequels to Prometheus and this seems to fit that idea pretty well. However, I sincerely hope this isn't true as this is one of the worst possible stories I could imagine for a Prometheus sequel. It would be lovely if one of these fan sites could run a story on this to see how 20th Century Fox reacts. Because I would really like to see this story discredited.
Potential reasons why this could be fake:
1) Noomi Rapace's character was pretty insistent about NOT going back to earth, but to the Engineer's home planet.
2) It's a terrible story.
3) If the movie actually has to do with Earth, and they actually SHOW the planet, things could get expensive (budget-wise).
Potential reasons why this could be real:
1) If there's going to be three movies as Damon Lindelof and Ridley Scott have both suggested at times ("one or two" sequels), this fits the bill and we all know that Noomi Rapace won't survive a sequel (assuming she does appear, which I hope she does).
2) This would explain how there is "multiple" copies of David.
3) This definitely sounds like an ALIEN movie/sequel. With only one and a half characters alive at the end of Prometheus, they need another ship to intersect with their mission.
4) Casual moviegoers might be surprised at the death of Noomi Rapace and bringing in a new, less obvious hero, much like they were with the first ALIEN movie.
5) Past fans have wanted to see what happens when Weyland gets their way and succeeds in bringing one of their monsters to future-earth (not AVP).
Thoughts?
I actually find this all very interesting. The only point I would like to pick up on is, what’s wrong with a main character dying midway? Pleases note the use of words here, as dying does not always mean killing off. Just look aat the writers involved and then ask yourself what is Transcendence about.
As for the engineers not being the main focus, does not meant o say they don’t form an essential backdrop.
I don’t really see Ridley, being as security conscious as he is about a movie, suddenly giving everything away to some blabbermouth, unless in this case it is done for a reason and the words used are cryptic.
@ Hiveminded
Maybe thats what the Engineers are all about. They are mostly clones that are empty vessels waiting to be filled with a consciousness, and Jesus was a missed opportunity.
