is a science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. The film stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron. Set in the late 21st century, the story centers on the crew of the spaceship Prometheus as they follow a star map discovered among the remnants of several ancient Earth cultures. Led to a distant world and an advanced civilization, the crew seeks the origins of humanity, but instead discovers a threat that could cause the extinction of the human race.

began development in the early 2000s as a fifth entry in the Alien franchise, with both Scott and director James Cameron developing ideas for a film that would serve as a prequel to Scott's 1979 science fiction horror film Alien. By 2003, the project was sidelined by the development of Alien vs. Predator, and remained dormant until 2009 . A script by Spaihts acted as a prequel to the events of the Alien films, but Scott opted for a different direction to avoid repeating cues from those films. In late 2010, he brought Lindelof onto the project to rewrite Spaihts' script, and together they developed a separate story that precedes the story of Alien but is not directly connected to that franchise. According to Scott, though Prometheus 2012 shares "strands of Alien's DNA, so to speak", and takes place in the same universe, Prometheus explores its own mythology and ideas.

In Theaters: June 8, 2012 MPAA Rating: R (for sci-fi violence including some intense images, and brief language) Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure Run Time: 2 hours 4 minutes Also Known As: Prometheus 3D

Prometheus 2012 DIRECTOR

Ridley Scott

Prometheus 2012 WRITER

Damon Lindelof

Prometheus 2012 PRODUCERS

Ridley Scott, Producer

Michael Costigan, Executive Producer

Mark Huffam, Executive Producer

Michael Ellenberg, Executive Producer

Prometheus 2012 ACTORS

Noomi Rapace, Elizabeth Shaw

Michael Fassbender, David

Charlize Theron, Vickers

Idris Elba, Actor

Sean Harris, Actor

Kate Dickie, Actor

Rafe Spall, Actor

Logan Marshall-Green, Actor

Guy Pearce, Actor

Patrick Wilson, Actor