Giant Freakin Robot

Few recent sci-fi films have disappointed fans as much as Prometheus. There are reasons. Were expectations unrealistically inflated? Definitely. Are there large-scale design flaws in the story? To be sure. Does the film leave too many unanswered questions? “Too many” might be a matter of opinion, but you certainly walk away with a lot of loose ends. (Despite what this may sound like, and in spite of some rather glaring flaws, I rather enjoyed Prometheus.)

If screenwriter Jon Spaihts, who penned the first drafts of Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel, had his way, the finished product would have looked markedly different. Talking to Empire, Spaihts dished on his version of Prometheus, and some of the drastic changes that were subsequently made to his script.

One of the factors that led to him getting the job in the first place was the medpod scene. He was fascinated by the idea of a character, one infected with an alien embryo—and one who knew what was coming—surviving the process. With some slight alterations to the “choreography” of the scene, the arrangement and placement of events, Spaihts says the finished product is relatively similar to what he envisioned.

Seemingly every Blu-ray, DVD, Laserdisc, HD DVD, and VHS release these days is an extended cut, director’s cut, unrated cut, super-ultra-mega-secret “cut that you’ve never seen!” It’s exhausting. And it usually entails the insertion of a lackluster scene or two that do nothing but lengthen the movie, and which were often left out for good reason. In an age where this is commonplace, it’s nice to hear that Ridley Scott straight-up refused Fox’s request to create a director’s cut for the Prometheus Blu-ray release, which hits stores tomorrow, October 9th, by the way.

With Ridley Scott’s sci-fi adventure Prometheus landing on Blu-ray next week (October 9th, to be precise), we’re seeing all sorts of leaks and releases of extras and bonus features. Most of what has come out is in the vein of deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes looks. The most interesting thing to hit the airwaves, however, is an Easter egg that suggests a possible connection between Prometheus—and consequently the Alien universe—and one of Scott’s other genre classics, Blade Runner.

Spotted by one observant viewer, this memo was written by Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce). Read it and we’ll see what you think afterwards.

Since its release this past June, Ridley Scott’s Prometheus has been torn apart, nitpicked, trashed by general audiences and sci-fi genre fans alike. Despite the film’s strong critical response, many feel the movie should’ve never been made. The people at ScreenJunkies.com have made Prometheus the subject for the latest installment in their Honest Trailer series. Check out the trailer below: