Ridley Scott's Prometheus is set to touch down within a matter of mere weeks in Europe & so the marketing machine continues to feed us nuggets. Today we have a totally new featurette which features plenty of new footage & behind the scenes production shots including interviews with the director & cast. Also Scott took the time to sit down & chat with Hero Complex's Geoff Boucher plus its appears that Prometheus will revieve an R-Rating [18] in Europe at least & finally we have details of a new trailer arriving this weekend. Prometheus arrives in 2D, 3D & 3D IMAX theaters this June 8th in the US & June 1st in Europe & stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green & Guy Pearce. Hit the jump for the details.
Synopsis: "In the distant future, two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system’s natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team discovers an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers. Ridley Scott, director of ‘Alien’ and ‘Blade Runner,’ returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race."
Images Via CinemaVine. Ridley Scott also took the time to sit down with HeroComplex's [LATimes] writer Geoff Boucher. Check out the interview below.
BrandRepublic state that a trailer will be screened in the UK this Sunday: "Channel 4 is airing the world premiere of the trailer of Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' in the first break of 'Homeland' on Sunday (29 April) broadcast at around 9.10pm [UK Time]" We do not know if this will be a new theatrical trailer but the signs are that it is. And finally it seems Prometheus will get an R-Rating [18] in Europe, no word yet on the US. Well spotted by PrometheusForum.net. Certificate via Cinefilo.es. It will be made official in the UK here & the US here.