Prometheus Reigns

Finally, after a long LONG wait since the teaser trailer dropped in December, we have an official full trailer for Ridley Scotts 'Prometheus' and man does it deliver!

I can't help feeling in some ways that a lot of this is recycled footage from the multitude of teasers and teaser teasers we've been offered over the past few months, but what this trailer really adds to the mix is a bit of background as to what the story is about and what Prometheus actually is. It also gave us a whole load of questions:

Any ideas what is going on with this guy?

What is this pictogram all about?

Why does this rock look like a giant boob?

So basically, Prometheus is a spaceship (which looks a bit like a killer version of Joss Whedon's Serenity) in which a number of fellow Earthians travel to a distant planet in search of something pretty awesome. But instead find something pretty awful.. not so much with the original plot lines here.

However, where prometheus promises to deliver, is with the massive amount of mythology Scott has developed behind the scenes within which this sic-fi epic is set. This is a whole new take on the origins of mankind's time on earth and this is whats getting me so excited.

Scott has an innate ability to develop vast universes within which he sets his mind blowing story lines (Blade Runner is a prime example of this) and this move looks to be his greatest expansion on any one of these universes to date. Taking place as a prequel to the events of Alien (one of the biggest movie franchises of all time), Scott is not only promising more backstory, but a whole archive of knowledge which will shed light on everything we have seen so far.

This movie could reshape the sic-fi horror genre completely and thats something to get truly excited about.

Go see this one in IMAX 3D guys, I know I will be.

Over and out.