Last week, the first trailer for “Prometheus” debuted on the web, and most of us were pleased with what we saw. Bloody Disgusting posted stills of the trailer and analyzed what their meanings could be ...

“Prometheus” is an origin story. It offers a striking suggestion of how the human race might have come into being. But far more important, it hints at how the titular character of “Alien” was born.

Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” plays like the “Alien” franchise’s greatest hits. Scott, revisiting the 1979 sci-fi classic that made him famous, samples “Alien,” James Cameron’s “Aliens” and the later ...

Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" plays like the "Alien" franchise's greatest hits. Scott, revisiting the 1979 sci-fi classic that made him famous, samples "Alien," James Cameron's "Aliens" and the later ...

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" that ...

Ridley Scott has been quoted everywhere to the effect that “Prometheus” is not a prequel to his 1979 sci-fi masterpiece “Alien” but is rather a stand-alone picture that has “strands of ‘Alien’s’ DNA” ...

Ridley Scott confirmed that he is planning another two Prometheus sequels to follow “Alien: Covenant” before the “Prometheus” storyline meets up with the original 1979 “Alien.” “Alien: Covenant” and ...

Prometheus is a prequel of sorts to the 1979 science fiction-horror film Alien, also directed by Ridley Scott. The new film, the fifth installment in the Alien franchise, takes place in the year 2089 ...