Ridley Scott’s film crew has set up shop in Iceland where they will be shooting portions of Prometheus and Icelandic newspaper Morgunbladid (via Alien Prequel News) had a chance to speak with Scott about the project and why he chose Iceland as a location for the shoot. He told the paper (translated via Google):
“It is possible to get this environment elsewhere, such as the Mojave desert in California, but this place is more primitive and wild I think. Nature here has a certain character and I like the black rocks. It was a better option. Being here is fantastic, really fantastic. What I have found in this country is a gorgeous beauty. This is exactly what I wanted from the beginning.”
H.R. Giger, who designed the Alien in Scott’s 1979 Alien as well as the Derelict and the Space Jockey, of which the central story for Prometheus is said to center, Scott spoke of the artist’s involvement in Prometheus:
“We had a good relationship with Giger for many years. We showed him the script for [Prometheus] and he liked it. He’s going to work a bit for me with this movie and has been working on a major project that comes in the picture.”
The translation from Icelandic to English seems like it may be a bit off when Scott says “major project” which we could also assume means a major set piece or something closer along those lines, but I think the point is understood.
Prometheus is set for a June 8, 2012 release from director Ridley Scott (Alien). The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green , Guy Pearce and Ben Foster as it takes a team of scientists and explorers on a thrilling journey that will test their physical and mental limits and strand them on a distant world, where they will discover the answers to our most profound questions and to life’s ultimate mystery. For more on the film and my previous coverage click here.
