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Ridley Scott Talks 'Prometheus'- Sigourney Weaver Won't Appear in the Film

With the super secret project known as Prometheus now listed as "completed," we just knew that it would be a matter of time before Ridley Scott finally cracked down and dished on his upcoming film. Although the details below are scant there are a few nuggets of wisdom to be had.



In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy, the director explains "the central metaphor of Prometheus is about a "higher being" who challenges the gods, and the gods don’t want to give him fire." "Fire is our first form of technology," Scott says, and so by taking fire, the higher being is punished "in perpetuity in a horrible fashion." Much like the story of the mythological god, Prometheus, who stole fire from Zeus and for his actions was bound to a rock with an eagle eternally devouring his liver.

Scott also told Speakeasy, The last eight minutes of the Prometheus story evolve into "a pretty good DNA of the 'Alien' one."

But if your a fan of gourney Weaver then you may be a bit disappointed to find out that the star of the first four Alien films, won't make a cameo appearance in the film. Bummer!!

The highly anticipated Prometheus, filmed in 3-D stars Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, Ben Foster. Look for the film

to be released by News Corp.’s 20th Century Fox in June 2012.

Source: The Wall Street Journal