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Prometheus is a 2012 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof.It is the fifth installment of the Alien film series and features an ensemble cast including Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.
David 8, stylized as David 8 and commonly known simply as David, is a fictional character featured in the Alien franchise, portrayed by Michael Fassbender.Introduced in the first prequel film, Prometheus (2012), David is an android serving as a butler, maintenance man, and surrogate son to his creator, Peter Weyland, the founder of the Weyland Corporation.
Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android (Michael Fassbender) and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".
It is the third Alien film to be directed by Ridley Scott. In 2012, prior to the release of Prometheus, the first prequel (the fifth Alien film overall), director Ridley Scott began hinting at the prospect of a sequel, as Prometheus had left many questions unanswered.
The original series consists of four films, Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997), and revolves around Ellen Ripley's fight against the xenomorphs (aliens). Ripley is the sole survivor of a xenomorph rampage on the space freighter Nostromo , which leads her to a series of conflicts with the species and ...
After Reeves agreed to produce with Hamel and star in Passengers, [8] Spaihts was commissioned by Scott Free to write the next installments in the Alien saga, two prequel films to be directed by Ridley Scott, which eventually turned into the more autonomous story Prometheus, ultimately revised by Damon Lindelof. [9]
Alien 5 may refer to: Prometheus, the fifth installment in the Alien franchise; Alien 5, an unproduced film by Neill Blomkamp; Alien 5, an unproduced film by James ...
A prequel series directed by Ridley Scott began with Prometheus (2012) and continued with Alien: Covenant (2017). Set between the 21st and 24th centuries, the plot focuses on humanity's violent encounters with a vicious alien life form , with the lead protagonist being Ellen Ripley , a woman determined to stop the creature and prevent the ...