As a spacecraft departs a planet, a humanoid alien drinks an iridescent liquid, causing its body to dissolve. Its remains cascade into a waterfall and the alien's DNA falls apart and recombines.
In 2089, archaeologists

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• Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw:
Rapace described Shaw, an archaeologist, as a believer in God with a very strong faith, and said that, "In the middle of the movie, things happen and she changes into more of a warrior. And in the end, she's such a survivor." To

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The central theme in Prometheus concerns the eponymous Titan of Greek mythologywho defies the gods and gifts humanity with fire, for which he is subjected to eternal punishment. The gods want to limit their creations in case they attempt to usurp the gods.

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Development
Development on a fifth film in the Alien franchise was in progress by 2002. Scott considered returning to the series he created with his 1979

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Prometheus' marketing campaign began on July 21, 2011, at the San Diego Comic-Con International, where images and footage from the film were presented by Lindelof and Theron; Scott and Rapace participated via satellite contribution. A segment of the footage

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The premiere of Prometheus took place on May 31, 2012, at the Empire cinemain Leicester Square, London. The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2012, and in North

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Production designer Arthur Maxled the film's design staff. His art team were tasked with deconstructing the art and visuals of Alien, and reverse-designing them for the chronologically earlier setting of Prometheus. Influence was drawn from the work of Alien creature

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