In a round-up of this summer’s box office, The Hollywood Reporter got confirmation from Fox that a Prometheus sequel is being actively developed:
Fox confirms to THR that Scott and the studio actively are pushing ahead with a follow-up (stars Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace are signed) and are talking to new writers because Prometheus co-scribe Damon Lindelof might not be available. “Ridley is incredibly excited about the movie, but we have to get it right. We can’t rush it,” says Fox president of production Emma Watts, who also has overseen the successful reboots of the X-Men and Planet of the Apes franchises. A Prometheus sequel would be released in 2014 or 2015.
Fantastic news – though let’s not confuse development with active production – but let’s hope they don’t rush things too much – there’s much more story to tell, and I’d rather wait for them to get it right!
As overseas readers may or may not know, with a few exceptions such as sports and music events, in the UK all material destined for legal home video release must be rated by the BBFC, which lets us see in advance what movie studios have lined up for special features on Blu-ray and DVD.
Prometheus is no exception, and following last week’s audio commentaries, today – July 27th – a load more extra features have been classified.
There may be more to come, but here’s what we’ve got so far:
PROMETHEUS – PETER WAYLAND FILES – Running 17m 58s, and consiting of:
QUIET EYE: ELIZABETH SHAW
VIRAL VIDEO: PROMETHEUS TRANSMISSION
VIRAL VIDEO: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID
VIRAL VIDEO: TED CONFERENCE 2023
PROMETHEUS UNBOUND: POST-PRODUCTION AND RELEASE – Running 29m 26s
There are also a selection of brief talking head clips with the cast about their characters
There’s definately a great selection of extras there, with some very intriguing titles! We’ll keep our eyes peeled for any more!
Don’t forget you can pre-order Prometheus now via our UK and US stores!
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Patrick Wilson and Kate Dickie, and is now on release around the world.
Just a couple of weeks after showing off some of their upcoming Prometheus figures at Comic-Con, NECA have teased us with this image of an in-progress mutant Fifield sculpt, posted to their Twitter feed.
While pretty modest by some movies’ standards (The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises spring to mind), Prometheus has finally achieved a respectable $300 million in worldwide box office takings.
It won’t break any records, but Prometheus hasn’t performed too badly. We’ve covered the opening weekend in detail here, but, in summary, despite opening against Madagascar 3, which by its nature automatically has a much larger potential audience, Prometheus still managed a higher per-screen average – not bad for an R-rated movie, and a franchise that many believed had outstayed its welcome.
As of July 22nd, the total box office tally stood at $300,209,887. This is made up of $125,113,489 (41.7%) in the USA and Canada, with $175,096,398 (58.3%) in foreign takings.
Fox will no doubt be paying close attention to the success of the upcoming Blu-ray & DVD release before making any final decisions, but it would seem that, schedules permitting, a sequel is pretty much assured.
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Patrick Wilson and Kate Dickie, and is now on release around the world.
The prices of the Prometheus Blu-ray and DVD releases have now dropped at Amazon UK!
You can pick-up the DVD for just £10 (down from £12) here, and the Blu-ray for just £15 (down from £17) here.
Don’t worry if you have already pre-ordered – you’ll be charged the new lower price, and if it goes back, you’ll STILL pay the lower price! Get yours ordered today for the October 1st release
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Patrick Wilson and Kate Dickie, and is now on release around the world.
We’ve added a few new images to our Prometheus download gallery – click here to see them.
Thanks to seeasea for the links!
Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Patrick Wilson and Kate Dickie, and is now on release around the world.
It seems like the first Prometheus Blu-ray and DVD extra features are making their way through the BBFC’s classification system, and first past the post are two audio commentaries – one from Ridley Scott, and one from writers Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof (no indication on whether these two were recorded together or if it’s edited together from separate tracks).
It’s worth nothing that these both run the length of the theatrical cut, so there’s no clues here to confirm if an extended version will be included, or what length it might be.
Don’t forget – you can pre-order Prometheus from our UK store (here) or US store (here)!
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