Interesting.

So is there a standard time period that how long it usually takes when a person have been casted to play a part that it will begin shooting?

Ridley Scott has said that Shaw has a decision to make with regards to whether or not she fixes David ('he's dangerous if she does') but surely she has no choice in the matter? At the end of Prometheus Shaw and David are off to Paradise but to get there, David needs to operate the engineers ship and, i presume, to fuse with the chair to fly it. Obviously from an acting perspective as well as plot direction, Fassbender isn't just going to play a head for the whole the movie, but my question is, when is Shaw going to have to fix him?

Is Shaw going to have to be put in stasis for the flight to Paradise? Again, would you trust David to watch over you when you've been mentally molested by him before?

In what may seem a trivial detail, one of the things i thought was cool about the Mass Effect series was that different species have different nutritional requirements and what's a standard food and drink for one species is potentially lethal for another. The engineers have the same DNA as us but that doesn't mean their requirements are the same. Will Shaw find plentful food in Paradise that is edible, or is she going to have to nibble on David's flesh (ok i'm joking on this one, but a few ideas would be cool) . Obviously water will be available on Paradise, that's more or less assured. To be honest, I think this would be a really cool little touch to explore this angle.

How are the writers going to introduce the Yutani angle? A few posters have said that they'd like to see a movie with just Shaw and David but realistically I don't think that's going to happen. Scott has hinted that he will explore the whole merger thing, so I think it's safe to assume we're going to have more humans characters (sorry John).

 Any other little touches/side issues you want to see?

• Gigantic biomech monster hundreds of feet tall
• Noomi Rapace covered head to toes in bright red blood with only her eyes visible
  
• Fassbender robot head hooked up to a machine from long cables connecting to his neck

"Paradise" (Prometheus 2)
by [NAME REDACTED]



We pan across a seeming field of stars. As if on a plane, the field flattens out as we pull away from

it. Something dim and blue lights up behind it. We now see the stars are ice crystals on a stasis pod,

and we shift focus to the face behind the glass. A battle-worn soldier.

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX CRYO HOLD

One by one, seven other cryo pods flicker on with a dim blue light. The interior of the ship begins

blinking to life.

The first pod cracks open. The man inside opens his eyes, rubs his face, and sits up swiftly. He has

done this before. His name is Commander Shepherd.

Shepherd walks between the other cryo pods as they are opening and the other men are waking up.

SHEPHERD
Up and at 'em, boys. Duty calls.

HATFIELD
Do we even get to eat first?

Shepherd stops, turns back and reaches into a duffel bag at Hatfield's feet. He pulls out what looks

like a toothpaste tube and tosses it in his lap.

SHEPHERD
Bon apetit.

HATFIELD
This *beep* frozen.

EXT. SPACE

The phoenix, a small decomissioned war ship, approaches LV-223.

DESIGNATION: PHOENIX
PURPOSE: PRIVATE SECURITY DETAIL
ROSTER: 8 HEADS
COMMISSIONED BY: WEYLAND INDUSTRIES
ORDERS:
1. FOLLOW PROMETHEUS
2. RETRIEVE WEYLAND OFFICIALS
3. LIQUIDATE REMAINING CREW
DATE: JANUARY 15, 2094

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX BRIDGE

Shepherd stands, staring out the window at LV-223. Lieutenant Vega enters the bridge, followed by

Hatfield and one other crew member.

SHEPHERD
Vega, I need a status on communications.

VEGA
(Punching away at a panel)
We are negative on any signal from Prometheus.
I am picking up a weak signal from the life boat.
Looks like it was ejected.

SHEPHERD
Get a fix on its location.

VEGA
Sir, the Phoenix picked up and recorded a distress
call sent on all frequencies. Playing it now.

SHAW (V.O.)
Final report of the vessel Prometheus. The ship and her
entire crew are gone. If you're receiving this transmission,
make no attempt to come to its point of origin. There is
only death here now, and I'm leaving it behind. It is New
Year's Day, the year of our Lord, 2094. My name is Elisabeth
Shaw, last survivor of the Prometheus. And I am still searching.

SHEPHERD
Searching for what?

VEGA
Commander Shepherd, I have located the life boat. There's
another ship nearby. Not Prometheus. It's... enormous.

SHEPHERD
(Turns to Hatfield, who is piloting the ship)
Take us down there.

HATFIELD
Did you just hear the same transmission I heard?

SHEPHERD
You weren't hired onto my for your advice. We have to
check out that life boat. If you don't want to join, you're
free to leave. You know where the door is.

Hatfield turns away and shakes his head, not quite sure what he's gotten himself into.

SHEPHERD (CONT'D)
(Speaks into comm)
All hands, prepare for atmospheric descent.

EXT. SPACE

The Phoenix, a rough-looking ship bristling with weapons, hits the atmosphere as its belly glows orange

with flames.

INT. PROMETHEUS LIFE BOAT - DAY

A video of a girl playing a violin still flickers on the broken screen behind the piano. Other than the

buzz of failing lights, the interior is silent. The top of the piano is slightly open, and the end of a

thick black tail hangs out of it. The tail twitches as a speaker system whines, filling the inside with

a piercing screech. Shepherd's voice crackles through.

SHEPHERD (V.O.)
Attention. If there is anyone on board, you are notified
that we will be entering. We must breach airlock. Please
secure a breathing apparatus.

The tail withdraws into the piano.

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX BRIDGE - DAY

VEGA
I'm still picking up just one life reading, but it did not move.

SHEPHERD
They could be unconscious.

VEGA
Or maybe it's not human. Maybe it came from that other ship.

SHEPHERD
(Speaks into comm)
Send a bomb unit.

EXT. MERCENARY TANK 1 - SURFACE OF LV-223 - DAY

A soldier in an armored environmental suit holds on as he rides on top of a small armored vehicle with

tank treads is coming up on the life boat.

Far behind it we can see the Phoenix landed, with its gear down and an empty vehicle elevator lowered to

the surface. A second elevator is hitting the ground, with another tank. It pulls out and goes a

different direction.

The man riding atop the first tank speaks into his communicator as he pounds on the roof.

KNIGHT
Okay, this is good.

SHEPHERD (V.O.)
Someone or something is in there. Might be human.
Shut the airlock door behind the unit just in case.
Minimize exposure to the atmosphere.

KNIGHT
Understood, Sir.

Knight climbs down the tank's rear ladder. From the back of the tank, he pulls out what looks like a

folded-up tripod.

He places the bottom on the ground and turns the handle on top. Four spider-like legs pop out and it

lifts up. Camera eyes open and sensory antennae pop out like ears. Knight removes his hand.

The bomb unit begins scuttling toward the Prometheus life boat.

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX BRIDGE - DAY

Shepherd and Vega are watching the video feed from the bomb unit as it approaches the life boat door.

KNIGHT (V.O.)
The door isn't responding to entry commands. Attempting
manual entry.

On the video, a small metal arm extends and manipulates the controls beside the door.

VEGA
Systems are functional. It's trying to open.

Shepherd leans in closer. He points to the edge of the screen.

SHEPHERD
Look at the left edge. Welding points. Someone sealed this shut.

KNIGHT (V.O.)
Should we leave it shut, sir?

SHEPHERD
Negative. Have your weapon ready, though. Team 2, status.

Shepherd turns to another screen showing a video feed that is quickly approaching the crashed

juggernaut.

SIMMONS
We are coming up on the location of the incomplete
suit beacon. The signal is no better from our location.
Visual identification will be necessary. It is thirty
meters ahead.

EXT. MERCENARY TANK 2 - SURFACE OF LV-223 - DAY

The second tank comes to a stop directly behind the juggernaut. Simmons climbs down from the roof perch.

He approaches the edge of a large ditch and climbs down, watching a readout on his wrist.

At the bottom, he slowly creeps up on something in the ground.

SIMMONS
Commander Shepherd, are you seeing this?

SHEPHERD (V.O.)
Jesus. Disgusting.

Simmons crouches down and picks up two small, broken pieces of helmet.

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX BRIDGE - DAY

Shepherd and Vega watch as Simmons lines up the two pieces, which mostly comlpete a recognizable name.

SIMMONS (V.O.)
It's definitely Vickers suit, sir... And what's left of her.

SHEPHERD
Good thing she paid us in advance.

Vega chuckles darkly.

VEGA
I take it you weren't too fond of Miss Vickers?

SHEPHERD
She was good for a lay, but a real bitch otherwise.
First time she hired me for security, she just wanted
me to sleep with her. But after that, right back to
business. Like it never happened. Ice cold.

EXT. PROMETHEUS LIFE BOAT - SURFACE OF LV-223 - DAY

Knight very carefully approaches the bomb unit and holds out a cutting saw. A small arm grabs hold of

the handle. He activates the saw and then runs back to the tank as quickly as he can, almost tripping in

his hurry.

The bomb unit holds the saw up to one of the welding points on the life boat door, and sparks begin to

fly as it loudly chips away at the metal.

INT. PROMETHEUS LIFE BOAT

The sound of the saw echoes within the empty boat. The almost-closed lid of the piano lifts up slightly.

An inky black arm reaches out, stepping out. The hand lands on the piano keys, ominously pounding the

lowest notes like an old horror movie.

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX BRIDGE - DAY

VEGA
She was fine, though. Wow. You're a lucky guy.
Probably even luckier that she didn't want
anything to do with you. She would be the
definition of high maintenance.

SHEPHERD
Vega, look. The life reading.

They both look at the infrared as the life sign inside the life boat moves toward the front door.

VEGA
Someone's awake...

SHEPHERD
(Into the comm)
Lieutenant Knight, we have movement inside.

EXT. MERCENARY TANK 1 - SURFACE OF LV-223 - DAY

Knight is back on the tank's perch, listening and nodding as he watches the bomb unit cutting.

SHEPHERD (V.O.)
We know it's not Vickers, and it moved too fast
to be Mr. Weyland. There are still other Weyland
personnel unaccounted for, so hold your position
until we can make positive identification.

The bomb unit finishes cutting the door. It extends its other arm toward the manual door controls again.

The tiny gripping hand activates the door. It opens about three inches and then stops, grinding. Stuck.

KNIGHT
Damnit. I'm not going over there to pry that door open!

Suddenly, sharp black fingers reach around the edge of the door. It is violently yanked open, so hard

that the metal crumples inward where the hands are pushing.

Knight looks down at his little handheld screen showing the bomb unit's video feed. He only sees the

empty interior of the life boat. A hand reaches right for the camera and it becomes static. Knight looks

up immediately but the entire unit gets pulled inside.

KNIGHT
I've lost the bomb unit. Whatever that is in there,
it's not friendly.

Knight jumps as a dark figure bursts out of the doorway at a full gallop, running low past the tank at

blinding speed, kicking up dust as it goes. He instinctively aims his rifle and takes a few shots as it

flees past him, but he only hits dirt.

SHEPHERD (V.O.)
Pursue it! Don't let that thing out of your sight.

KNIGHT
I don't know if this tank can go that fast, sir.

INT. MERCENARY SHIP PHOENIX BRIDGE - DAY

SHEPHERD
Team two, we have a rogue life form heading in
your general direction. Move to intercept. I will
try to hit it from here.

Shepherd hurries over to the front windows and looks out. He can see the black speck moving by in the

distance and the trail of dust it kicks up.

He presses some commands into a console and takes control. A rumbling is heard and a large double-

barrelled canon swings out into view above the bridge window.

It fires a pair of bright blue bolts at the target. They barely miss.

SHEPHERD (CONT'D)
These guns can hit a one foot wide rock in space but
they can't hit that? Come on.

The cannons fire again. The black speck continues undaunted.

VEGA
Sir, it's getting too close to the second team.

EXT. MERCENARY TANK 2 - SURFACE OF LV-223 - DAY

The second tank is pulling away quickly with the juggernaut still looming behind it. Simmons crouches

down on the perch and steadies his rifle as they angle toward the approaching creature.

SIMMONS
I got it. I'll have a clear shot. This thing looks ugly.
Okay Hatfield, stop the tank!

The vehicle comes to a fast stop. Simmons tightens his grip and studies the creature through his scope.

He holds his breath and fires.

One shot and the creature tumbles, rolling to a stop in a cloud of dust. The dust begins to settle.

SIMMONS
Okay, let's see what we caught.

The tank slowly rolls up on the half-buried body. It is a dark shape, curled into itself, almost covered

with dirt. The first tank arrives as well but keeps its distance.

KNIGHT
What the hell is it?

SIMMONS
Hard to see. I'm going to put a few more holes into it
before I get close.

Simmons stands and points his rifle at the creature unceremoniously, and fires a second shot.

Immediately the creature whips out out of the dirt and leaps onto the top of the tank with him.

The cloud of dirt it kicked up obscures a vision of the Deacon tearing Simmons at the waist. It takes

less than a second.

The creature is back on the surface, running at a full gallop again, before the two halves of Simmons'

body even hit the ground. It begins to disappear into the distance.


PARADISE


EXT. ROW BOAT ON A LAKE - DAY

An idyllic scene. A beautiful lake with water so still it must be artificial. The light reflecting off

the surface seems to glow. A row boat is slowly cutting its way across the surface. A woman sits inside

holding a parasol, as a blonde-haired man gently rows with the two oars. They are both familiar.

Elizabeth Shaw looks out at the beautiful scenery, slowly turning the Victorian-era parasol in her hand.

A small chess board sits between her and David.

SHAW
Mr. Weyland did have a fine sense of taste.
I can credit him with that much, at least.

DAVID
I am pleased that you find this as relaxing as
he did.

SHAW
It's certainly nicer than having more dreams.

DAVID
I have my move. Rook takes your bishop.

Shaw moves the piece for him. He only watches her face.

SHAW
But that leaves you open. Checkmate. You're right,
David. It's no fun when you let me win.

DAVID
My apologies, Dr. Shaw.

SHAW
Not sure why I even try anymore. There's no sense
in trying to beat a computer at strategy.

David stops rowing and turns away, looking off into the horizon. Spotty static disturbs the scene.

SHAW (CONT'D)
What is it, David?

DAVID
We are arriving at our destination. It has been over
two years of travel.

Shaw gasps. Her eyes look like they want to cry.

DAVID (CONT'D)
Regretful. I rather like watching you.

SHAW
You mean staring at me like you've been doing?

DAVID
No. I mean watching you sleep.

SHAW
If you were human, David, you would be creepy.

INT. JUGGERNAUT PILOT CHAMBER

David's head, wired up to a console in the dark pilot chamber, sits staring blankly at Shaw's frozen

body in the stasis pod.

DAVID
Sleeping beauty. Time to awaken.

EXT. SPACE

The juggernaut glides toward an enormous planet. Crisscrossing rivers of glowing red cover its surface.

DESIGNATION: UNKNOWN
PURPOSE: UNKNOWN
CREW: 1
DESTINATION: NEAR GALACTIC CORE
DATE: JULY 4, 2096

INT. JUGGERNAUT PILOT CHAMBER

The pod opens and Shaw awakens slowly. She reaches up to crawl out of the oversized pod. She is like a

child waking up in a bed built for an adult.

DAVID
For a stasis pod built by a different species, it
worked remarkably well for your purposes.

SHAW
I'm not exactly a different species, David.

DAVID
Quite right. How are you feeling?

SHAW
Waking up like this is a lot easier the second time.
I want to see where we are.

The galactic map hologram lights up and shows their position near the center of the galaxy.

DAVID
We are close to the galactic core.

SHAW
No, I want to see outside.

DAVID
You will need to sit in the pilot seat. I will bring it up.
Perhaps before you are inside, it would be wise
to finish reattaching my body.

SHAW
Once we've landed, I will consider it. Until then don't
hold your breath.

DAVID
None to hold, mum.

The iris in the floor of the pilot chamber opens as the telescope and chair rise up to nearly fill the

room.

SHAW
Why do I need to sit?

DAVID
One of the engineers' suits will close around you.
The inside of the helmet provides the best view.

SHAW
But I'm too small.

DAVID
The suits are biological. Grown on the fly.
It will adapt itself to your size. Go ahead.

SHAW
I'm trusting you, David.

DAVID
You have nothing to fear from me.

Shaw climbs up onto the chair, dwarfed by it. She sits and a small engineer suit wraps around her.

INT. SUIT HELMET

Shaw is in darkness. Only her breathing is heard, confined in a tiny helmet. It quickens. She fears

hyperventilating.

SHAW
David? I can't see anything at all. I can't even
breathe. DAVID!?!

DAVID (V.O.)
Relax, Dr. Shaw. You will be able to breathe
momentarily. The suit is connecting to your
nervous system, then you will have a visual.

The sound of rushing air. Shaw takes a few deep gulps of it as it begins to flow. Her breathing slows

back down.

A dim light begins to glow, and we can see Shaw's face. A wispy image is forming in front of her eyes.

The image snaps into focus. The horizon of a huge planet is before her as though she was orbiting it and

seeing with her naked eyes.

SHAW
My God. You were right, David. This is quite a view.

DAVID (V.O.)
I am taking us to the surface of the planet. However,
it is not all good news.

Shaw's view lurches forward as the ship descends. The planet directly below does not show signs of

civilization.

SHAW
Why? What are all those glowing red lines I see?

DAVID (V.O.)
They are rivers of molten rock. Lava. I cannot find any
traces of structures on the planet surface, unfortunately.

EXT. PLANET ATMOSPHERE - MOVING

The juggernaut descends toward a planet that looks primordial. Erupting volcanoes pepper the landscape,

feeding enormous lava flows. The atmosphere is empty save for the plumes of black smoke.

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20th Century Fox will release a special edition of "Prometheus" Blu-ray on May 16th, which will contain no new footage, but several new featurettes, including one about the future of the franchise.

In the featurette, Jon Spaihts, who wrote the original script that was later re-written by Damon Lindelof, says that the story for the sequel was worked out during the making of the first film.

"Ridley always wanted to to tell a parallel story [to 'Alien']. He knew it would take at least two ['Prometheus'] films," said Spaihts, who went on to confirm that the idea was always for the characters to find god, something Scott previously said as well. "Not god, like the one that people believe in and pray to, but a creator. The being who created the engineers. Don't expect him to be a merciful god."

The writer went on to say that he always loved the idea of having David (Michael Fassbender) meet god. "God created the engineers, the engineers created us, we created robots," he explained. "Now David is on his way to visit god and he's bringing hell with him."

In the original "Prometheus" script, Xenomorphs show up thirty minutes into it, but Lindelof felt that it was too early to deal with the creatures, so he took them out. "I can tell you that Xenomorphs haven't gone away," he hinted about the sequel, adding that we may see new versions of the Xenomorph. "What would happen if a facehugger got its tentacles on god, or on David?"

A Xenomorph that's part-god would definitely be an interesting thing to see. But is Spaihts saying that there may be a Xenomorph that's part-robot?

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One of the most bickered about movies of last year was Ridley Scott's "Alien" pseudo-prequel "Prometheus," a gaudy, lumbering hulk of a movie with more moving parts than your father's Chevy, it was a film that posed just as many questions as it answered and whose elliptical nature allured as many moviegoers as it repelled. Well, it was still something of a hit, and it appears work is moving ahead on a sequel, at least according to "Prometheus" leading lady Noomi Rapace.

Catching up the actress as she did press rounds for "Dead Man Down," when we asked where she was in the "Prometheus 2" process, she said, "They're working on the script. I met Ridley in London a couple of weeks ago. I would love to work with him again and I know that he would like to do another one. It's just like we need to find the right story. I hope we will."

We then asked about her thoughts on the reaction to the film – the endless speculation, theories, and essays that bloomed in the wake of "Prometheus." She began by describing her experience on the first film. "I love working with Ridley. It was pure joy," she said. "It was really hard work sometimes. My body was a complete mess – I had bruises and cuts and emotionally I was a bit slammed. But being in his world and his universe was such an amazing experience."

She then implied that the speculative angles are things she would like to see influence the sequel. "And it's interesting because people, most people I've talked to who see the movie, see things that are quite different. Some people who see the movie many times and discover new things. There are all these religious aspects and there are very interesting conversations," Rapace explained. "And for me, if we do a second one, there are a lot of things to explore in there and to continue." She added: " I would love to do it."

But, we had to ask, since original screenwriter Damon Lindelof (who took the original script, a more straightforward prequel, into all those loopy directions) isn't coming back (he's got an HBO series in the works and that super-mysterious Disney thing "Tomorrowland"), have they hired a writer? "You would have to ask someone at the studio about who the writer is." We prodded -- was she sure she can't squeal? "No!" she chirped back.

More from our conversation with Noomi Rapace soon. "Dead Man Down" opens on March 8th.