PROMETHEUS
An original screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof
Property of 20th Century Fox
Stephen Blairson C.E.O
We open on total darkness.
STUDIO AND PRODUCTION COMPANIES CREDITS
MAN’S VOICE
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty
The OPEN shot is that of SPACE. We see a massive epic DARK NEBULA and a series of small and large scale stars riddled all around and within the Nebula.
(see Scott’s sketches for more details)
Our VIEW PANS to the right and in our journey two small Pluto sized orbiting Planetoids pass our VIEW and coming into view is a large Orange/Pinkish coloured Saturn type planet. As we PAN further RIGHT we are now looking at another planetoid and watch as a large Flying saucer space craft approaches this planetoid (later known as Zeus)
INT. ZUES. NIGHT
The landscape is rugged, volcanic, baron, mountainous and Primordial. Violent wind storms rage through the scenery and the wind itself has a violent, angry and unforgiven sound. The large spacecraft hovers overhead. The flying saucer type craft is weird and Alien in design.
(see Scott’s sketches for more details)
Attached to the top of the craft are two ‘U’ shaped objects which face each other. As the hovering Craft stops its movements a hatch at the bottom of the craft opens and a large thick blinding laser beam shoots out and the powerful beam penetrates the rocky surface. We then cut to total BLACKNESS.
CAST CREDITS
MAN’S VOICE
And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so.
INT. ZEUS. NIGHT
We are looking up at the mountainous terrain from the rocky primordial surface. Our view PANS to the right and we are faced with a large leathery URN. As we PAN further to the right we can see a small stream of water like Liquid moving through the ground passing us and then we CUT to total DARKNESS.
PRODUCERS CREDITS
MAN’S VOICE
And the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters and god said “let there be light,” and there was light.
INT. ZEUS. DAY
There is now an ATMOSPHERE and even thick dense CLOUD formations. We are looking at a massive WATERFALL and the large SPACECRAFT hovers overhead. We again cut to TOTAL DARKNESS.
WRITERS CREDITS
MAN’S VOICE
At first there was the sun and the sun said “I’m all alone. I have no one to shine down on” so it created man.
INT. ZUES. DAY
In our VIEW is a towering CATHEDRAL. We then PAN to the right and are now facing a more strange object.
This towering ‘U’ shaped object is standing up right with it’s two ARMS touching the ground and it’s body facing the sky. Purplish flame, smoke and sparks explode out of the several large holes at the bottom of the body whilst a large thick blinding beam of light shoots out from the top of the body. The beam reaches out and beyond the sky.
EXT. ZEUS. SPACE
The bright blinding beam shoots out of the PLANETOIDS dense cloudy atmosphere and reaches far into space. We cut to TOTAL DARKNESS
DIRECTOR’S CREDITS
CUT TO BLACK
MALE VOICE
God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
FADE FROM BLACK
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT
A little EIGHT year old dark haired girl lying under her bed covers looks up at her FATHER whom sits at the edge of the bed. Her FATHER; a man in his late thirties closes the BIBLE he holds in his hands.
FATHER
And that’s enough for tonight. We’ll continue tomorrow. Time for sleep
GIRL
Is mummy in heaven?
FATHER
Of course she is. Now Elizabeth when you get older your going to hear a lot of bad things about me but I want you to remember I did everything for you and you’re future. I have to go now and we won’t see each other for a while. But Mrs Bateman will take care of you while I’m away
ELIZABETH
I don’t want you to go Daddy
FATHER
We’ll be together again baby I promise. Now give me a kiss goodbye
The father and daughter kiss as a woman stands at the doorway. The father stands up and walks toward her and nods. She walks over to ELIZABETH.
ELIZABETH
Daddy?
FATHER
What is it baby?
ELIZABETH
Will I ever meet god?
FATHER
One day you will Elizabeth, one day you will.
The FATHER walks out of the room. ELIZABETH crawls over to the window and outside she can see the main door of the house open and her father stepping outside where four uniformed armed men wait. One of the men’s distant voices can be heard.
MAN
Mr Shaw you are under arrest for the suspected bombing of the Weyland corporation Earth HQ.
Two of the four armed men grab Mr Shaw and drag him away ELIZABETH rushes past the woman and out of the room.
WOMAN
Elizabeth wait!
EXT. FARM. DAY
ELIZABETH runs out of the house and into the sun baked farmland. Crop fields surround the farm house.
Not far from the house is a large 800 foot futuristic robotic crop duster drives through the crops with it’s tank like tires. The sky looks polluted.
