Prometheus 2012

Prometheus 2012

Ridley Scott, director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which 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.

Cast

• Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw, an archaeologist and scientist. Rapace met with director Ridley Scott in August 2010 for an undisclosed purpose, and by January 2011, it was confirmed that she had secured the role. Rapace landed the role after Scott saw her performance as Lisbeth Salander in the 2009 drama film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Actresses Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman, Gemma Arterton, Carey Mulligan, and Abbie Cornish, were all considered for the role during development. Rapace dismissed comparisons between Shaw and the Alien franchise’s Ellen Ripley, saying “she’s definitely her own [character]“. Rapace described Shaw as initially a “believer [...] in God [...] full of hope,” but that “things happen and she changes into more of a warrior.”
• Michael Fassbender as David, an advanced android designed to be indistinguishable from other humans, that begins to develop “its own ego, insecurities, jealousy and envy”. He is the ship’s butler and maintenance man. Writer Damon Lindelof stated that the character provides a non-human perspective on the film’s events, saying “what does the movie look like from the robot’s point of view? If you were to ask him, ‘What do you think about all of this? What’s going on? What do you think about these humans who are around you?’ Wouldn’t it be cool if we found a way for that robot to answer those questions?” Fassbender shared that “there are a lot of interesting quirks and niches to him,” In developing his character, Fassbender avoided watching the performances of Ian Holm and Lance Henriksen as androids in Alien and Aliens respectively, but instead watched Scott’s 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner. Additionally, he looked towards the “funny walk and economy of movement” of Olympic diver Greg Louganis. Fassbender stated “Louganis was my first inspiration. I figured that I’d sort of base my physicality roughly around him, and then it kind of went from there.” Scott favored Fassbender for the role, but his agents reportedly demanded too much money to secure the actor’s participation. However, by January 2011, Fassbender was confirmed to join the cast.
• Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland, founder and head of Weyland Corp. Lindelof described Peter Weyland as having a massive ego and suffering from a god complex. Pearce has claimed that his appearance in the movie is brief, saying “I’m only [in the film] for a minute”.

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