Just released in Malta, Prometheus is directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and DamonLindelof. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba,Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron.

The film started production in April 2010, with extensive design phases to develop the technology and creatures the film required. Recording began in March 2011, on an estimated $120-130 million budget, with filming taking place almost entirely on practical sets and on location in England, Iceland, Spain, and Scotland. The film was shot entirely using 3D cameras.

Without going into much detail, and risking any spoilers, the story begins in 2089, when archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover a star map among several unconnected ancient cultures. They interpret this as an invitation from humanity’s forerunners, or ‘Engineers’. The ship’s crew travels in stasis, while the android David monitors their voyage. Arriving in 2093, they are informed of their mission to find the Engineers.

The Prometheus lands near a large artificial structure, which a team explores. Inside they find several stone cylinders, a monolithic statue of a humanoid head, and the corpse of a large alien, thought to be an Engineer. They find other bodies and presume the species is extinct. David secretly takes a cylinder, while the remaining cylinders begin leaking dark liquid. Of course, nothing good can come out of a dark liquid leaking from a cylinder found in space.

Prometheus was supported by a marketing campaign that included viral activities on the web. The campaign released three videos that featured stars from the film, in character, which expanded on elements of the fictional universe and received a generally positive reception.

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