While many people bash Prometheus for retconning Alien’s mythology, two earlier movies committed even worse sins in changing ...

Why ‘Prometheus’ Remains the Most Misunderstood ‘Alien’ Movie. Ridley Scott came close to doing what the best sequels and prequels have accomplished: daring to explore something different.

For all the jumps and jolts, though, what resonates in Scott’s graceful, grownup, pristine film is its majestic mind. The opening moments, set to a soaring orchestral score by Marc Streitenfeld ...

Initially, it was reported that Prometheus would not be a new Alien movie but rather a movie taking place in that same universe. However, the movie itself was much more tied to the lore than those ...

Carl Sagan’s book “The Dragons of Eden,” first published in 1977, begins with a quote from the Roman-era philosopher Plotinus: “Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts ...

There seems to be some confusion as to whether or not the new Ridley Scott”Alien” prequelish spin-off “Prometheus” is any good. I’ll clear this up right now: No. It is not. [Warning ...

As production on "Prometheus" drew to a close and promotion began, director Ridley Scott said that the film had "strands of 'Alien's' DNA" but was not, strictly speaking, a prequel.

Why was Alien so effective? It's summed up right in the tagline: "In space, no one can hear you scream." It's the fear of the unknown -- not to mention the fear of being so deep in "the unknown ...

“Prometheus 2 is not going to be, it’s now going to be Alien: Paradise Lost.” Don’t expect to be able to find any clues about the sequel’s plot from its new title, however. “You know ...

“Prometheus” served as an ‘unofficial’ prequel to Scott’s seminal 1979 sci-fi movie “Alien,” and the sequel that Green will write aims to be much more “alien-y” and in line with ...