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The Derelict
The Derelict is the informal designation for the spacecraft discovered on the Acheron LV-426 moon. In 2122 an unknown warning signal broadcast from The Derelict summoned the Weyland-Yutani commercial hauler USCSS Nostromo to the Acheron moon. The Derelict is believed to have crashed on Acheron several millennia prior to the arrival of the Nostromo.
The ships origins and functions will be explored as it is prominent in the 2012 film Prometheus.
Alien (1979) - Ridley Scott / 120325_03
Jean Henri Gaston Giraud a French comics artist aka Moebius was attached to the project for a few days as well, and his costume renderings served as the basis for the final space suits created by costume designer John Mollo.
Alien (1979) - Ridley Scott / 120325_02
I doubt there’s anything I can say about the film that hasn’t been said a million and one times by other people, so I’m simply say I thought it was absolutely superb - a pinnacle of the horror genre - and leave it at that.
The set design is so strong with contributions from Ron Cobb. Cobb created hundreds of preliminary sketches of the interiors and exteriors of the ship, which went through many design concepts and possible names such as Leviathan and Snark as the script continued to develop. The final name of the ship was derived from the title of Joseph Conrad’s 1904 novel Nostromo, while the escape shuttle, called Narcissus in the script, was named after Conrad’s 1897 novella The Nigger of the ‘Narcissus’.
The production team particularly praised Cobb’s ability to depict the interior settings of the ship in a realistic and believable manner.
Alien (1979) - Ridley Scott / 120325_01
A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
I honestly don’t think I need to tell you that ALIEN is an utterly brilliant exercise in tension and terror, brilliantly realised by one of the most gifted directors in the business.
In this single frame you see how RS crafts his composition with light, smoke and perfect design sensitivity.
Blade Runner (1982)
Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker.
Prometheus (2012)
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Here is a cool viral video promo for Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. The video features Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland, a character very familiar to fans of the Alien film series.
You can watch the video below featuring Weyland at the 2023 TED Conference (an annual convention dedicated to human innovation currently happening in Long Beach, California) and visit www.weylandindustries.com to check out a future that has been built on his words and an explanation of the title Prometheus.
The official bio for Weyland reads as follows:
Sir Peter Weyland was born in Mumbai, India at the turn of the Millennium. The progeny of two brilliant parents; His mother, an Oxford Educated Professor of Comparative Mythology, his father, a self-taught software Engineer, it was clear from an early age that Sir Peter’s capabilities would only be eclipsed by his ambition to realize them. By the age of fourteen, he had already registered a dozen patents in a wide range of fields from biotech to robotics, but it would be his dynamic break-throughs in generating synthetic atmosphere above the polar ice cap that gained him worldwide recognition and spawned an empire.
In less than a decade, Weyland Corporation became a worldwide leader in emerging technologies and launched the first privatized industrial mission to leave the planet Earth. “There are other worlds than this one,” Sir Peter boldly declared, “And if there is no air to breathe, we will simply have to make it.”
Peter Weyland has been a magnet for controversy since he announced his intent to build the first convincingly humanoid robotic system by the end of the decade.
Whether challenging the ethical boundaries of medicine with nanotechnology or going toe to toe with the Vatican itself on the issue of gene-therapy sterilization, Sir Peter prides himself on his motto, “If we can, we must.” After a three year media blackout, Weyland has finally emerged to reveal where he’s heading next. Wherever that may be, we will most certainly want to follow.
The viral video below was conceived and designed by Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof, and the footage was directed by Luke Scott. This video may not be included in the final cut of the film, but Weyland’s hubris will have a major effect on the world of the film. Does this video give you any clues about Prometheus?
