Prometheus and Blade Runner Sequels Confirmed

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Ridley Scott has confirmed that there will be a sequel to his movie ‘Prometheus.’ During his interview he also verified that ‘Blade Runner’ is getting a new movie.

“I hadn’t done sci-fi for so long and I enjoyed doing it. Plus, when it comes to the “Alien” world, no one else had addressed the origin question and I thought that was interesting to tackle.

“Prometheus” evolved into a whole other universe. You’ve got a person [Noomi Rapace's Dr. Elizabeth Shaw] with a head in a bag [Michael Fassbender's David] that functions and has an IQ of 350. It can explain to her how to put the head back on the body and she’s gonna think about that long and hard because, once the head is back on his body, he’s dangerous.”

So, when asked if the sequel to “Prometheus” would be just about Elizabeth Shaw contemplating putting David’s head back on his body, the filmmaker responded.

“I wish it was that easy. They’re going off to paradise but it could be the most savage, horrible place. Who are the Engineers?”

Asked about directing the “Untitled Blade Runner Project,” Scott spoke about the film and whether or not Harrison Ford will reprise his role as Rick Deckard from the original “Blade Runner.”

“It’s not a rumor – it’s happening. With Harrison Ford? I don’t know yet. Is he too old? Well, he was a Nexus-6 so we don’t know how long he can live [laughs.] And that’s all I’m going to say at this stage.”

Now wait a sec, that changes some of the things I had thought about with ‘Blade Runner.’ Well I’m looking forward to this coming out.

‘Prometheus 2′ and ‘Blade Runner 2′ hits theaters sometime in 2014.

Prometheus was an amazing crapfest.


It had so many problems that I can't see how the hell a sequel would every fix any of them. Hell, I can't even see how a sequal would stand any chance of being good in light of that.


Of course, Lindehof not being onboard does improve things tremendously.



Blade runner doesn't need a sequel.




There are so many fantastic sci-fi books that have never seen a movie yet--why can't Holiwood make a movie on one of those?

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Some Prometheus Secrets Revealed in Aliens: Colonial Marines?

Prometheus certainly raised many questions and many of which surround the mysterious Space Jockey, now more accurately known as Engineers. The beginning of Prometheus showcased a massive circular Alien space craft hovering over (what we believe to be) Earth. Moments later, an Engineer is introduced to us in nothing more than a robe and shorts. This Engineer sacrifices himself to create life on this new planet. After which, the massive, circular vessel leaves the planet's atmosphere never to be seen again.

Later on in the film, we are introduced to another Engineer, who sports a much "darker" look than the first Engineer from the beginning of the film. This Engineer has an agenda to wipe out Humanity by means of unleashing a deadly bio-weapon upon us.

One Engineer's goal is to create life, the other seemed to be bent on destroying life. This of course, raised much speculation among fans in the Prometheus Movie Forums. A theory was raised that there were two different factions of Engineers spread out across the Galaxy, one creating life, the other, destroying it. A classic battle of good and evil.

This week saw the rocky release of the highly anticipated FPS Aliens game by Sega and Gearbox Software, Aliens: Colonial Marines. Whether you liked the game or not, you have to appreciate the level of detail the game took to recreating specific events which took place in the films which it is based on. From the trike seen in the opening scenes of Aliens to the Facehugger clamped behind a table, sprayed with bullets in the Med Lab. A:CM houses many Easter eggs for hard core fans of the franchise to discover and one of these is particularly interesting as it directly relates to the mythology created by Prometheus.

Near the end of the single player campaign, you come across the crashed Derelict, as seen in both Alien and Aliens and inside you find the fossilized Space Jockey / Engineer sitting in his Pilot's chair. If you shoot at his head for a few seconds, you will trigger a digital recording, much like the one we see in Prometheus, when David activates the Orrey.

David Activates the Orrey in Prometheus

This recording depicts a battle between two very familiar Engineer space vessels. One, being the circular ship as seen in the opening scene of Prometheus and the other being the Jugernaut or Bone Ship seen at the end of Prometheus and also in Alien / Aliens. Please note folks, these are two different ships, the Juggernaut in Prometheus is NOT the same ship as the Dertelict seen in Alien / Aliens.

Moving on, this sequence is quite interesting as it further validates speculation that there are two factions of Engineers in the Universe, one fighting for good, and the other for evil. The good guys seem to be represented by the circular, "classic" Alien space ship, while the evil Engineer faction seems to represented by the oddly shaped, Bone Ship / Juggernaut vessels.

"Good" Engineers' Space Vessel

The recording also depicts the Juggernaut being shot down by the circular vessel (ie. the good guys). This insinuates, that the reason for the crashed Derelict on LV426 was not caused by an outbreak of Xenomorphs on board, but that it was the result of a blood feud between Engineer races.

"Evil" Engineers' Space Vessel

To take it one step further, the Engineers representing the circular vessel probably were attempting to prevent the first attack on Humanity by their evil counterparts, and thus duked it out in space over LV426, where the enemy ship ultimately lost and crashed down on the Moon's surface, which caused the Xenos to get loose and attack the injured Engineer / Space Jockey.

When you think about it, it makes sense. The evil Engineers host a bio-weapons lab on LV_223 (Prometheus) and are en route to deliver the first batch of baddies to Earth, but get intercepted by the "good" Engineers. LV426 was adjacent to LV_223, so they clearly didn't get very far before being shot down. Thus, the evil Engineers had to rethink their strategy and probably continued work on a more efficient way of eradicating our species, along with their "good" cousins. They probably also chose to upgrade from leathery eggs to Urns to preserve the organism inside better. Less potential for things to go wrong I suppose.

Anyways, this is just one of many fun Easter eggs scattered about throughout Aliens: Colonial Marines and I encourage you to play the game and find them all yourself! Our review for the game is still being worked on by all the staff here at Scified, but we encourage our fans and readers to submit their own reviews of Aliens Colonial Marines here!

LMAO!!!



OMG, Ridley just confirmed without any doubt that Dekkard was a replicant!

imago said:

Prometheus was an amazing crapfest.


It had so many problems that I can't see how the hell a sequel would every fix any of them. Hell, I can't even see how a sequal would stand any chance of being good in light of that.


Of course, Lindehof not being onboard does improve things tremendously.



Blade runner doesn't need a sequel.




There are so many fantastic sci-fi books that have never seen a movie yet--why can't Holiwood make a movie on one of those?

Yeah I'm torn about it, I think a good movie makes you ask questions and want answers or more, but doesn't mean you want a sequal or prequal

I thought the Blader Runner II was supposed to be about another Blade Runner, not a sequal

Not thrilled about a sequel to a great movie like Blade Runner. I certainly don't have faith that it'll be any good. And at best it's unnecessary.

Prometheus was awful. Beyond awful, really...it was amateur filmmaking with an extraordinary budget, none of which was spent on making a decent script or a plausible storyline.

All this news does is make me wonder why it took four years to get a new Star Trek movie, but Prometheus can somehow get a sequel made in two. Ponderous.

I predict both will be good looking/pseudo-worthy CRAP

I won't get near the Prometheus sequel UNLESS the Xenomorphs as we know 'em finally appear

I won't get near the BR "new film" (?) until I've read a BIG amount of reviews

imago said:

LMAO!!!



OMG, Ridley just confirmed without any doubt that Dekkard was a replicant!

And I'm glad he (finally? (?)) said it without fear or regrets

Dekkard being a replicant was THE most satisfying, epic and unexpected "ending twist" of movie history, but, of course, they had to ruin it back in 1982...instead we got the moderately pleasant but sterile "100% happy ending"

they didn't have the balls, only Ridley but he was blocked out...

1) Prometheus wasn't as bad as folk say. Certainly, it was filled with plot holes. But who said all of our questions would be answered in one film? Also it was packed with wall-to-wall unsympathetic dolts. But they were all gradually shaved off, leaving us with a lone, but relationship-driven, and able, but extremely vulnerable, protagonist sandwiched between origins and a legacy, both of which could represent salvation or inevitable destruction. If that doesn't beautifully sum up the human dilemma, I don't know what does. In the hands of real artists, Shaw and a disemebodied David could take us to fantasticallly picturesque places yet.

2) Blade Runner does not need a sequel. Moreover, Ridley Scott should just shut up about Deckard already. Anyone with half a brain who cared about Deckard should already have put two and two together. Scott squashing the ambiguity of this character is as much a dumbing down of the story's universe as the neat little Hollywood ending we got 30+ years ago.

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I heard the sequel will be called "The Double Dutch PrometheBUS" and that the lady and her head in a bag will travel together in a hotwired derelict horseshoe craft making stops and killing all those comic book and movie makers that combined the ALIEN universe with The Predator universe. They will also hit up Endor.

Direct/indirect sequels to my two favourite films; I'll be looking forward to both of these (and I enjoy Prometheus, warts and all - it's a fun watch). I agree though that a Blade Runner sequel is unnecessary, and will likely be painful. I'm quite excited about the possibilities of Prometheus 2.

I'd like to hear this '2014' date come from an official source, though... kinda seems like pie-in-the-sky to me.

"You’ve got a person [Noomi Rapace's Dr. Elizabeth Shaw] with a head in a bag [Michael Fassbender's David] that functions and has an IQ of 350. It can explain to her how to put the head back on the body and she’s gonna think about that long and hard because, once the head is back on his body, he’s dangerous.”

That sounds so incredibly stupid.

And a Blade Runner sequel, no, thanks. Next.

imago said:

Prometheus was an amazing crapfest.


It had so many problems that I can't see how the hell a sequel would every fix any of them. Hell, I can't even see how a sequal would stand any chance of being good in light of that.


Of course, Lindehof not being onboard does improve things tremendously.



Blade runner doesn't need a sequel.




There are so many fantastic sci-fi books that have never seen a movie yet--why can't Holiwood make a movie on one of those?

Yeah I agree with you Prometheus was so weak, but dam I know I'll end up watching the sequel.

Hollywood and its never ending crusade to be meaningless.

kpowers said:

imago said:

Prometheus was an amazing crapfest.


It had so many problems that I can't see how the hell a sequel would every fix any of them. Hell, I can't even see how a sequal would stand any chance of being good in light of that.


Of course, Lindehof not being onboard does improve things tremendously.



Blade runner doesn't need a sequel.




There are so many fantastic sci-fi books that have never seen a movie yet--why can't Holiwood make a movie on one of those?

Yeah I agree with you Prometheus was so weak, but dam I know I'll end up watching the sequel.

Yeah, I bet I'll see it too. But I'll complain about it, I'm sure.

Efan said:

kpowers said:

Yeah I agree with you Prometheus was so weak, but dam I know I'll end up watching the sequel.

Yeah, I bet I'll see it too. But I'll complain about it, I'm sure.

Lammastide said:

1) Prometheus wasn't as bad as folk say. Certainly, it was filled with plot holes. But who said all of our questions would be answered in one film? Also it was packed with wall-to-wall unsympathetic dolts. But they were all gradually shaved off, leaving us with a lone, but relationship-driven, and able, but extremely vulnerable, protagonist sandwiched between origins and a legacy, both of which could represent salvation or inevitable destruction. If that doesn't beautifully sum up the human dilemma, I don't know what does. In the hands of real artists, Shaw and a disemebodied David could take us to fantasticallly picturesque places yet.

2) Blade Runner does not need a sequel. Moreover, Ridley Scott should just shut up about Deckard already. Anyone with half a brain who cared about Deckard should already have put two and two together. Scott squashing the ambiguity of this character is as much a dumbing down of the story's universe as the neat little Hollywood ending we got 30+ years ago.

[Edited 5/4/13 6:45am]

........what he said.

http://www.bladerunner2-movie.com/

[Edited 5/8/13 11:03am]

"Blade Runner" Sequel: Ridley Scott Reveals A Scene

Director Ridley Scott recently revealed a scene from his upcoming sequel to "Blade Runner".



Previously, Scott said he would be delighted if original "Blade Runner" actor Harrison Ford would be part of the sequel (most likely to disprove the notion that 'Deckard' was a 'replicant' with a short lifespan. In the sequel Deckard could be an aging, grizzled man, still broken up over the death of his replicant lover, as he is stumbled upon by younger replicant-hunting protagonists, that convince the former 'one-man slaughterhouse', to take another kick at the can ?)

Here is what Scott said about the "Blade Runner" sequel :

"...there’ll be a vast farmland where there are no hedges or anything in sight, and it’s flat like the plains of—where’s the Great Plains in America? Kansas, where you can see for miles. And it’s dirt, but it’s being raked. On the horizon is a combine harvester which is futuristic with klieg lights, ‘cause it’s dawn. The harvester is as big as six houses. In the foreground is a small white clapboard hut with a porch as if it was from 'Grapes of Wrath'. From the right comes a car, coming in about six feet off the ground being chased by a dog. And that’s the end of it, I’m not gonna tell you anything else..."

Blade Runner II could be good IF

1.) it's not a "Sequel" but maybe the story of another Blade Runner... There are supposed to be 10000s of Replicants out in the universe

From what I've read, it's not a continuation of Deckards story, but he does want him in the movie on some small role

2.) it's shot in an old fashion, if they give it that 1970s early 1980s mystery feel, not a lot of talking and explaining stuff, just enough to carry it along

I saw the interview where Ridley 'spoiled' that scene from the sequel, and it's funny, because that's the exact scene that was originally intended to open the original film. It was storyboarded back in 1980, and everything: