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By Ben Child
I'm still not quite sure what to make of Prometheus, Ridley Scott's forthcoming film "set in the universe" of Alien, but in no way a prequel – no, no, no. Everyone from Scott to writer Damon Lindelof and star Charlize Theron have been claiming that this is going to be a revolutionary experience. The prospect of an origins story for the sci-fi/slasher series is a tantalising one, but a small child-like voice deep inside me can't seem to stop crying: "They mostly come at night. Mostly." Oops. Sorry. I meant: "Where are the xenomorphs?"
Is the labelling of the film an attempt to lower our expectations, and is that a positive thing? Will it give the film-makers more room to craft a new universe that's not glued to the old one? Or will we emerge spitting and swearing from our first viewing, declaring that we'll never again be fooled by studio hype or watch another movie purely on the basis that it is "set in the universe" of something we really once loved?.....continues
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