With the film set for release on June 8, 2012, facts about Ridley Scott’s Prometheus are still few and far between. MTV, though, today managed to get some details out from one of the film’s writers, Damon Lindelof (“LOST”).
“Her character’s name is Meredith Vickers,” he says of Charlize Theron’s role, “and she’s sort of a corporate entity. That’s another one of the familiar things from the ‘Alien’ movies that there are corporate interests in play. I feel like Charlize brought a new spin on that old variation. It’s a remix . I don’t think she’s slimy [like Paul Reiser’s character in ‘Aliens’]. She’s not the fast-talking, snake-oil face of the company. By the way, “What company is she a face of?,” I think is a big part of the fun. As we were developing the script, she had some really cool ideas that made it not the suit you’re used to.”
He also spoke a bit about Michael Fassbender’s part:
“He plays a robot,” Lindelof confirmed, “One of the things that evokes the idea of ‘Blade Runner’ is, ‘What does the movie look like from the robot’s point of view?’ If you were to ask him, ‘What do you think about all of this? What’s going on? What do you think about these humans who are around you?,’ wouldn’t it be cool if we found a way for that robot to answer those questions. When you cast a guy like Fassbender, who’s going to bring a lot more to it than [makes clichéd robot movements] that was me doing the robot, I don’t know if you could tell it’s not Anthony Daniels. All due respect. He’s phenomenal. But C-P3O ”
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