After a discovery reveals a clue on the origins of mankind, a team of 17 explorers on the spaceship “Prometheus” goes on a journey that leads them to the darkest corners of the universe where they later become stranded. As they struggle to survive, it becomes clear that the horrors they experience are not just a threat to themselves but to all of mankind.
Glenn Kenny, of MSN Movies, describes the film as “one of the most perfectly perverse and beautifully executed pieces of shock cinema. Absolutely breathtaking and staggering and exhilarating. This is a remarkably scary and eye-popping head rush of a movie, an experience that offers a maximum adrenaline boost at the same time as it engages your intelligence.”
Prometheus will be released on June 8th and is predicted to take in $51M domestically. According to Boxofficemojo.com, it took first place in 14 of its 15 markets last weekend and earned $34.8M. In Russia, its $11M is the third-highest opening for a Fox movie behind Avatar and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and its $10M debut in the U.K. is the best ever for a Ridley Scott movie.
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 2 hr. 4 min.
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green and Michael Fassbender
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Written by: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof
Produced by: Scott Free and Brandywine Productions
Distributed by: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation