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Damon Lindelof Not Writing 'Prometheus' Sequel
In 2012, one of my most anticipated films was Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus,' the prequel to his own 'Alien.' It promised to be a stellar return to the 'Alien' universe, one that wouldn't involve Predators or Winona Ryder. While the latter two things didn't appear in 'Prometheus,' neither unfortunately did a cohesive narrative. The movie turned out to be one of the most disappointing films of this year, and left a bad taste in the mouths of both 'Alien' fans and those allergic to enormous plot holes. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been rather honest and self-effacing about his 'Prometheus' script, and yet we knew that a sequel to the sci-fi epic was in the works. Would Lindelof be returning to take another crack at it? According to the man himself, no.
"The thing about Prometheus was it was a rewrite. Jon Spaihts wrote a script and I rewrote it. And still it was a year of my life that I spent on Prometheus, kind of all in. The idea of building a sequel to it—from the ground up this time—with Ridley is tremendously exciting. But at the same time, I was like, 'Well that’s probably going to be two years of my life.' I can’t do what J.J. [Abrams] does. I don’t have the capability. I’m usually very single-minded creatively. I can only be working on one thing at a time. So I said to him, 'I really don’t think I could start working on this movie until I do this other stuff. And I don’t know when the other stuff is going to be done.' And he was like, 'Well, okay, it’s not like I asked you anyways.' He and I are on excellent terms and it was a dream come true to work with him. But much to the delight of all the fanboys, I don’t see myself being involved in Prometheus-er.”
I've kind of gone back and forth on my estimation of Lindelof. I still enjoy the spectacle of 'Prometheus,' but recognize its innumerable faults. Story-wise, it was an unmitigated disaster. At fist, I praised Lindelof for making fun of himself via Twitter, making jokes about things that had more holes than his own 'Prometheus' script, because it was the exact opposite of what I expected him, or any artist in his position, to do: obnoxiously go on the defensive. It reminded me of when Kevin Smith was able to joke about making 'Jersey Girl,' before he went coo-coo bananas and raged against anyone who disliked the abysmal 'Cop Out.' However, Lindelof has overplayed that humble hand and it's gotten to the point that we have to ask, "if it was such a big joke to you, Damon, why did you bother taking the job?" This latest comment, where he's both continuing to jab at himself but also somewhat shifting blame to Jon Spaihts, is the last straw as far as I'm concerned. You know what, Damon, I'm not a fanboy, but as a lover of competent storytelling, I AM happy you're not coming back. Thanks.
What do you guys think? Was this inevitable after the failure of 'Prometheus?' Anyone want to make a case in defense of Lindelof?
Source: Collider
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Comment by Ackercocke on December 26, 2012 at 11:32pm -
Prometheus was easily the worst and most disappointing flick i've had the displeasure to view this year. It took the combined efforts of Avengers, Batman, The Hobbit & Django Unchained to totally cleanse me of the hours of my life that I lost in that pile of crap.
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Comment by demonknight on December 26, 2012 at 2:30pm -
They need to tie the movie in with the Alien franchise the next script they write and people will like it more because thats what fans want!!!
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Comment by MysticJaden on December 25, 2012 at 3:12pm -
I think Prometheus was a great movie, even though I disliked it first because I'm a huge Alien fanboy. However, I did watch the Blu-Ray edition of Prometheus where I saw Lindelof like 2 or 3 times where Spaihts was always there, being heavily involved with everything concerning the movie, always talking with the Creative Designer team and the like. The whole time I thought: what happened to THIS guy? Well, we'll see what happens now.
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Comment by Nightshadow on December 21, 2012 at 2:42pm -
Maybe this one will be good.
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Comment by RenegadeBanner on December 21, 2012 at 2:24pm -
I loved Prometheus as a sci fi movie but I also acknowledge the fact it suffered from tons of inconsistencies . Here's hoping that with the lost of another "Cheif" Ridley Scott can get back to directing his Indians ,thus making the opus that he want's and we all deserve.
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Comment by Obscene Otter on December 21, 2012 at 2:22pm -
The soundtrack and visuals made me ejaculate several times. That's enough for a Full Price out of me.
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Comment by Obscene Otter on December 21, 2012 at 2:20pm
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I like Damon Lindelof.
Bring the hate.
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Comment by Longleke on December 21, 2012 at 2:10pm -
I don't even dick-ride J.J. Abrams. Making "Lost" is one thing, but when "Lost" is such a big part of your resume and not just a minor misstep.... NO. To quote Bret Easton Ellis: "Are we talking about visionary filmmaking or just OK junk?" There's nothing GREAT about the "Lost" guys. I absolve Ridley Scott because, though he hasn't proven his genius every time out of the gate, he has proven it plenty of times before. That's something Lindeolf has yet to do.
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Comment by Lunatik on December 21, 2012 at 12:34pm -
I'll admit..i loved Prometheus despite the flaws, but Jon spaights original script sounded more interesting.
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Comment by BlueSkittle on December 21, 2012 at 9:06am -
Prometheus was decent, but it could have been so much better. Lindelof is decent, but writing can be so much better. I consider this good news.
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