Prometheus
Movie, 2012, The Engineers, Set in 2093
Prometheus is #7 of 10 in release order and #1 of 10 in chronological order in the Alien.
The story
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Prometheus recap
In 2089, archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway find matching star maps in ancient cave art around the world and take them as an invitation from the beings who created humanity, the Engineers. The trillion-dollar ship Prometheus, funded by the elderly Peter Weyland and commanded on paper by Meredith Vickers, arrives at LV-223 in 2093 with the android David aboard. They find a dead Engineer and a chamber of urns leaking black liquid. David secretly puts a drop in Holloway's drink, and Holloway sickens. Two crew lost in the structure are killed by mutated creatures. Shaw, though infertile, is now pregnant with something, and uses an automated surgery machine to cut it out. Weyland, revealed to be aboard, wants the Engineers to give him more life.
Prometheus ending explained
David wakes the last living Engineer, who rips off David's head and kills Weyland, then sets off to bring the black liquid to Earth. Captain Janek rams the ship. Vickers is crushed, and the Engineer is killed by Shaw's grown creature. Shaw takes David's head and leaves in another Engineer ship to find their homeworld and ask why they wanted to destroy humanity. In the wreck, a creature resembling a xenomorph bursts from the Engineer.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Prometheus
Prometheus is streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 73%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, before Alien: Covenant.
- Chronological order: first, before Alien: Covenant.
What to watch before Prometheus
In release order, the essentials before Prometheus (2012) are Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997).
Cast
- Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw
- Michael Fassbender as David
- Charlize Theron as Meredith Vickers
- Idris Elba as Janek
- Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland
- Logan Marshall-Green as Charlie Holloway
- Sean Harris as Fifield
- Rafe Spall as Millburn
- Emun Elliott as Chance
- Benedict Wong as Ravel
- Kate Dickie as Ford
- Branwell Donaghey as Mercenary 1
Directed by Ridley Scott.