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Meet Michael Fassbender the android, in this new Prometheus short film

In the last Prometheus viral stunt, we saw Guy Pearce wax futuristic at a 2023 TED Talk. The latest short is a sleek advertisement for Michael Fassbender’s emotional android David, whose angular good looks will supplement your latest corporate endeavor swimmingly. Thanks to Jonesy for the tip. https://gizmodo.com/ridley-scotts-amazing-prometheus-short-film-reveals-the-5889058

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Apr 17

Every Alien Easter Egg in the Latest Prometheus Trailers

Just how many weird alien secrets are there in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus? The longer we look at the trailers, the more we see. We’ve combined a ton of screngrabs from both the new U.S. and the UK trailers for Prometheus — and here are all the surprises we uncovered. https://gizmodo.com/suspenseful-uk-prometheus-trailer-digs-deeper-into-the-5894326 First and foremost, these trailers…

Movies Meredith Woerner Mar 20

Ridley Scott and the cast of Prometheus talk the film’s human-like androids and Alien‘s influence

The trailer for Prometheus, director Ridley Scott’s epic return to science fiction and the Alien universe in particular, is set to debut later tonight. But we got an early sneak peek at WonderCon, and here’s our spoiler-y report! The trailer begins with a shot of waterfalls on an alien world, while Charlize Theron’s corporate character…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Mar 17

First ever footage from Ridley Scott’s space epic Prometheus

Science fiction’s grandmaster returns with Prometheus — and now the first ever footage has been released! Watch Michael Fassbender and friends, as they’re blasted on grey planets, lit on fire, and sent to explore an extraterrestrial world. And yes, it does have that wonderful dark almost grainy feel that the past Alien films all shouldered.…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Dec 19

Ridley Scott dishes on the last eight minutes of his Alien prequel Prometheus

There’s been a lot of back-and-forth about the links between Ridley Scott’s new scifi feature Prometheus and the Alien franchise. Now the director’s cleaned up some confusion about the movie’s title and its place in the world of the xenomorphs. In an interview with SpeakEasy, Ridley confirmed that the title is indeed related to the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 7

New Prometheus images provide a terrifying reminder of the original Alien

Can’t wait for more of Ridley Scott’s terrifying Prometheus Comic-Con teaser? Well wait no longer — a few images from the new footage have leaked out, channeling the gloomy halls of the Nostromo and showing off cast members Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron and Idris Elba. https://gizmodo.com/first-footage-from-ridley-scotts-prometheus-made-our-sp-5823610 What other Alien-esque references can you uncover in these…

Movies Meredith Woerner Aug 1

Indie auteur Jim Jarmusch is directing a vampire flick

Jim Jarmusch has done genre cinema before with his weird Western Dead Man and his bushido hitman film Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai. And for his next film, he’s giving wampyrs a whirl for a “crypto-vampire love story.” https://gizmodo.com/ghost-dog-why-this-katana-swinging-hitman-is-an-urban-5772478 Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, and Mia Wasikowska have been specified as the vampires in this…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar May 16

X-Men Class of ’62 poses for their yearbook photos

An odd assembling of the X-Men: First Class cast graces the cover of Total Film. Get a better look at Emma Frost’s underoos, and Mystique in both mutant and “normal human” mode. So there’s some good stuff here, and some photoshop disasters. We’re not even sure the picture in the lounge is legit, but it…

Movies Meredith Woerner Apr 15

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus could still have Xenomorphs!

Even though Ridley Scott pronounced his Alien prequel dead, his new movie is leaking new details that A) creep us out and B) hint that Scott’s Prometheus will fit perfectly into the Alien mythology that Scott created years ago. https://gizmodo.com/ridley-scotts-alien-prequel-is-dead-but-out-of-its-ash-5734146 Possible spoilers ahead… We didn’t realize how much of the old Alien world-building would remain…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 28

Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel gets a title, and some insane new characters

Earlier this month a rumor was floating around that Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel was getting pushed back to 2013 — not any more! A new report busts this rumor, reveals the official movie title, and spills new character details. https://gizmodo.com/two-face-is-definitely-out-of-the-dark-knight-rises-pl-5706923 New York Magazine is reporting that the whole idea of pushing back the movie’s release…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

Will Colin Farrell take over for Arnold in the Total Recall remake?

A list of potential Total Recall leads, that includes Inception’s Tom Hardy and Michael Fassbender, is being passed around Hollywood. At the top of the list is Colin Farrell. Surprised? We certainly are. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Len Wiseman, Underworld director, has Farrell perched at the top of his list for his…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 22

Kevin Bacon in talks to play X-Men villain, but which one?

Reports are swirling that Kevin Bacon, the affable center of the Hollywood universe, is in talks to play a baddie in X-Men: First Class. But which enemy of the X-Men will Bacon portray? We have some ideas. Deadline’s report says Kevin Bacon “has the offer and is negotiating to play the villain role in X-Men:…

Books & Comics Alasdair Wilkins Jul 9