Ridley creates TED lecture in 2023 for teaser trailer
I have always loved the original Alien movie, and then James Cameron's Aliens a few years later. Both created an eco-system of horror, action, and better still a sense of mystery and 'other forces' at play. A despicable corporation happy to let a expendable crew die, or colonists, get erm, colonised so weapons research can be progressed. Both films also had a nice take on humanity versus science as much as humanity versus badass alien creatures. There is something wonderful in both films about the place called the LAB. Not Frankensteins dark cellar but a clinical, white surface place with jars full of something horrible. So today was complete when I stumbled across the new teaser for Ridley Scott's prequel to Alien, Prometheus - which will be released in the summer and doubtless be completely massive. The teaser takes the ultimate behind the scenes despotic mad man Peter Weyland - as in Weyland Corporation - and gives him a TED lecture spot as envisaged in 2023. Played by Guy Pearce, Weyland is compelling and nauseating at the same time. "We are the Gods now" he proclaims to the thousands watching in 2023 and the millions in 2012 who will watch it, retweet it, and blog about it…predictably, of course. But it is wonderful film marketing, cleverly conceived and executed. You can see it here, link below. Enjoy. https://www.weylandindustries.com/