The man who ruined your star trek, lost, and, the one that made me personally feel ripped off, prometheus, with his blinkered, arrogant unable to close the deal view of the world, just keeps getting work just keeps getting work. Prometheus secrets spilled by cowriter damon lindelof lindelof answers josh horowitzs burning questions in an exclusive email backandforth. Hopefully, paglen can deliver a script that actually makes sense, and ridley scott will kick it out of the park. Prometheus rising is a book by robert anton wilson first published in 1983. While this has led to many interesting theories and debates, ridley scott has gone ahead and ruined them for you, and as a result, taken some of the shine off prometheus in the process. Oh, theyd done their the idea for this book came to the authors as they wrote the glass inferno, which was an awesome book and one i enjoyed reading very much. Prometheus was actually a good script before lindelof ruined it, the same way he ruined lost. Read by hundreds of millions worldwide, his books include the scarlatti inheritance, the chancellor manuscript, the acquitaine progression, the icarus agenda, and the bourne identity. Characters do things because the plot requires them to, rather than behaving like normal people e. After serving as the head writer on abcs lost for six years, damon lindelof love him or hate him became such a writer after writing and cowriting several highprofile films in recent years, including one of the most talked about films of 2012. Despite swirling rumors, teaser footage descriptions, and two official studio synopses, ridley scotts prometheus is still shrouded in secrecy, especially with regard to the plot and what connections it has to the alien franchise. Here i am, the guy who ruined lost, and now ill be the guy who. I do think that there are a lot of tips of the cap in prometheus to all of those movies and i think its so easy to sit back and rag on mistakes made or wrong paths turned down.
Yes, prometheus was cowritten by damon lindelof, one of losts showrunners and a screenwriter with many years experience in both film and television, but lindelof was brought onto the film to work on the original script at a point where the project was well established. The smart thing to do would have been to decline altogether to do it, as he is putting himself out there for lots of scorn and hate. Damon lindelof is not writing the prometheus sequel. Prometheus is a prequel of sorts to the 1979 science fictionhorror film alien, also directed by ridley scott. On one hand, he brings with him some of the most storied projects in recent memory. But the prometheus crisis just wasnt as strong of a story. The prometheus crisis paperback august 1, 1987 by thomas n. And indeed, as we look at the recent news, its very much the path that lindelof laid out with prometheus, where getting to alien is a few steps away, rather than the next step. He received the brunt of the vitriol for prometheus missteps, had to apologize for. Just wait for it damon lindelof has returned from wherever he was hiding and reading, more on that later, to torture. There is a thick veil of secrecy surrounding prometheus, but cowriter damon lindelof hinted to fans this week that the upcoming sciencefiction chiller may lead to sequels. The best part of the prequels is not david l, its david 8.
Notable differences between the novel and the film include. The prometheus deception by robert ludlum nook book. Somehow david knows that the pissed off engineer is coming to find shaw. Damon lindelof is an emmy and golden globewinning writer. The prometheus deception is a spy fiction thriller novel written in 2000 by robert ludlum about an agent in an ultraclandestine agency known only as the directorate named nick bryson, alias jonas barett, alias jonathan coleridge, alias the technician, who is thrown into a fight between an organization he knows as prometheus and his former employers at the directorate. Just wait for it damon lindelof has returned from wherever he was hiding and reading, more. But theres much more to damon lindelof, the creative mind behind big budget scifi films like the 2009 star trek reboot and prometheus as well as abcs mysterious island drama. Damon lindelof explains how ridley scotts prometheus is. Prometheus writer damon lindelof teases possible sequels. This book is a beautiful homage to its source material, for not only does the storyline explore the themes and aesthetics of the alien, predator, and prometheus universes, it also provides the reader with a solid storyline of a group of refugees that land on the moon lv233, the site of the original prometheus mission. Prometheus, due june 8 from 20th century fox, is the first science fiction directed by mr.
Theres been a lot of chatter since the release of prometheus that damon lindelof ruined prometheus screenplay, with the assumption being that the writer before him, jon spaiths, had written a much better draft. Damon lindelof is basically hollywoods version of toby from the. I now can see what they mean by mtv directors and writers, only good for making a very. Indeed, a marxist poet gets more space than aeschylus. Looks like things are worse than we all thought, because thr just reported that paramount has hired prometheus screenwriter and lost cocreator damon lindelof to rewrite the movie in preparation. All the olympian gods joined against the titans, who were led by zeus father cronus and the mighty atlas. It wasnt always that way, though, and now you can read the script that would later be ruined to become prometheus when fox began to plan a prequel to. Damon lindelof discusses the secrecy of prometheus film. Damon lindelof, produced by ridley scott, david giler, and w alter hill. Ridley scotts alien nonprequel prometheus rode a mountain of buzz, but proved to be a frustrating film cobbling together several cool ideas. Damon lindelof was born on april 24, 1973 in teaneck, new jersey, usa as damon laurence lindelof.
Rushing to climax the ending of prometheus is definitely the worst part of the film, its so muddled. Screenwriter damon lindelof talks about his new movie prometheus, its connection to alien, and working with ridley scott on his first scifi movie in 30 years. Ridley scott and i talked at great length during the story process of the first movie about what subsequent movies would be if prometheus were to be successful. Prometheus secrets spilled by cowriter damon lindelof mtv. Into darkness, too, so theres an argument that he is also indirectly responsible for ruining the entire 1960s. Prometheus, directed by ridley scott, with screenplay by jon spaihts and.
It is a guide book of how to get from here to there, an amalgam of timothy learys 8circuit model of consciousness, gurdjieffs selfobservation exercises, alfred korzybskis general semantics, aleister crowleys magical theorems, sociobiology, yoga, relativity, and quantum mechanics, amongst other. Now that prometheus has come and gone, we can look back and see what a missed opportunity the script was. Myth of prometheus a brief introduction when zeus, the king of the olympian gods, was young and trying to establish his rule, a long and terrible war ensued. His most amazing trick is hell just say, without even a deck of cards. The prometheus deception begins with a deepcover operative, a beautiful cryptographer with a shadowy past, a government organization thats not what it seems, and. Damon lindelof explains why he changed prometheus from a. Read jon spaihts prometheus script that damon lindelof ruined. As one of the creators of lost, writer damon lindelof has a lot of experience keeping secrets. The visuals were incredible its one of the best looking films of all time but the script is trash. By sticking to the comic book as closely as possible, the film ended up being overlong and weirdly. Damon lindelof promises you his new show wont end like.
Screenwriter damon lindelof appeared on the kevin pollak chat show this week and talked about his latest work writing on ridley scotts prometheus, how he got the job and how that connects to. Damon lindelof on androids, alien rape, and his anxiety over. He divides his time between homes in florida and montana. Tv movies comedy music tv recaps what to stream vulture lists books theater art awards videos. And just like toby, lindelof keeps putting out solid, thoughtful work, as if to say. Damon lindelof, the shows cocreator and head writer, got excited and chimed in. It wasnt always that way, though, and now you can read the script that would later be ruined to become prometheus when fox began to plan a prequel to alien, jon spaihts was. We sat down with damon lindelof, one of the films writers, to talk about the collaboration. Damon lindelof explains how and why he reworked the. Prometheus returns ridley scott to outer space the new.
Lost, the leftovers, prometheus something that uses genrey type plots to. Buy a cheap copy of the prometheus deception book by robert ludlum. Damon lindelof reveals prometheus plot details screen rant. The end of ridley scotts prometheus is just the beginning of a new story. Prologue part 1 2089, pages 5 12 the first line of the book starts with david, how do you feel, asked by dr. Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
Scott since blade runner in 1982 and the first he has made in 3d. Damon lindelofs script for prometheus is one of the worst examples of modern day science fiction writing. The opening of prometheus as you see it was in jons script. Lindelofs insistence on not touching moores work is admirable. Damon lindelof hired to rewrite paramounts plagued world. Why damon lindelofs hbo watchmen should be a triumph. Damon lindelof s script for prometheus is one of the worst examples of modern day science fiction writing. Into darkness, too, so theres an argument that he is also indirectly responsible for. Did ridley scott just ruin the mystery of prometheus. I really loved prometheus but felt covenant while still a good movie didnt live up to the greatness of prometheus. I would suggest, though, that in the case of prometheus, whats responsible for.
Taking a step back after seeing the film, ive had to ask myself. Damon lindelof answers the burning question we all want to know. The writerproducer rose to stardom thanks to lost, the mysteryfilled television series he co. Robert ludlum is the author of twentytwo novels published in thirtytwo languages and forty countries. Damon lindelof is a polarizing presence at comiccon.
Prometheus writer damon lindelof on rumored sequel. With noomi rapace, logan marshallgreen, michael fassbender, charlize theron. Damon lindelofs writing is rubbish true mister six. There are few writers in hollywood who receive as much attention, respect and admiration as onscreen actors. Prometheus writer damon lindelof on rumored sequel paradise and whether hes the man to write it. I read perrottas book, it moved me, it inspired me, it made me. I just watched the commentary of prometheus by damon lindelof and jon spaihts and it seems everything jon wrote to stay true to the original alien damon went and rewrote it to make it into such a riduculous movie. Prometheus is a 2012 novelization of the film of the same name, written by jon spaihts and damon lindelof. After ten years of fighting, zeus and his fellow olympians defeated the enemy. Agreed, as i was watching i started thinking that this is just the kind of bullshit i put up with for years with lost. In this volume, a third of the book is devoted to the use of prometheus in the art and literature of the last two centuries, which is naturally a disappointment if one bought it for the study of greek religion. Christopher, a middleaged weyland company man who envied david in how good.
I hated prometheus and it was so bad you ruined alien. Damon lindelof opens up about how prometheus was supposed to. Prometheus writer damon lindelof talks engineers, alien. Damon lindelof explains the unglamorous truth behind. If he really loves the original and respects moores opinion on it. Damon lindelof promises he didnt screw over prometheus 2. All of your lingering prometheus questions, answered. Open up a history book and turn on the news, and i can see their point.