As the founder of the alien series, Ridley Scott has always wanted to shoot "the fifth "Alien" by himself, so he has been preparing the script since 2002. In 2009, screenwriter Joe Spatz approached Scott and explained his views on "Alien 5". He plans to use an overhead sci-fi background to connect human society and the alien world. So Scott recruited him into the crew. A few days later, he wrote a detailed 20-page outline that explained his ideas. After that, the first draft of the script was written. In order to keep up with the original and subsequent "Alien", Scott made a lot of annotations and modifications in Joe Spatz's script. In the revised script, various characters appeared. explain. For this script, Damon Lindelof was also recruited into the crew, and they began to work together.
Prometheus Screenwriting
2021-10-13 18:32
Extended Reading
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Fifield: Can you get a message to the scientist and that zealot girlfriend of his?
Janek: Mmmm hmmm.
Fifield: You got a pen nearby?
Janek: Nope. Nope, think we got it.
Fifield: Tell them I said #static interference# themselves.
Janek: #Laughs#
Fifield: Copy?
Janek: Copy that. Alright boys, keep your head down and we'll come and get you in the morning.
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Janek: Just got a ping about one click west of you.
Millburn: What do you mean "a ping"?
Janek: Well, whatever that probe is picking up, it's not dead. It's reading a life form.
Fifield: What?
Millburn: Okay, what you mean, "a life form"?
Fifield: Is it - Is it moving?
Janek: No, I don't think so.
Fifield: No, Captain, you're obviously not seeing what we're seeing down here. But if you were, you wouldn't be talking about a bloody ping, yeah?
Janek: I know, boys. Your signal has been coming in sporadically since the storm hit.
Fifield: That's no good to us down here, Captain! Is it - Is it moving? Are these things moving?
Janek: No. No, it just disappeared, actually. Must be a glitch.
Millburn: What do you mean, "a glitch"?
Janek: All right, boys. Sleep tight. Try not to bugger each other.
Millburn: Captain, what do you mean, "a glitch"?
Fifield: Millburn. What does he mean? Wait. Now, he said - He said one click west, yeah?
Millburn: Yeah.
Fifield: Now, we... We don't want to check that out, do we, huh?
Millburn: Shit, no.
Fifield: Where are we gonna go?
Millburn: East.
Fifield: Yeah, east.
Millburn: A fucking glitch, man. "Pings, glitch, life form." What the fuck?