Ridley Scott and Fox used this years TED conference and official site as the launching pad for this inventive viral video from the upcoming “Prometheus”.<\/p>\n
The clip shows Guy Pearce as his character Peter Weyland addressing the conferences 2023 session. Theres even a bio on the guy:<\/p>\n
“Peter Weyland has been a magnet for controversy since he announced his intent to build the first convincingly humanoid robotic system by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n
Whether challenging the ethical boundaries of medicine with nanotechnology or going toe to toe with the Vatican itself on the issue of gene-therapy sterilization, Sir Peter prides himself on his motto, \u201cIf we can, we must.\u201d After a three year media blackout, Weyland has finally emerged to reveal where he\u2019s heading next. Wherever that may be, we will most certainly want to follow.”<\/p>\n
Pearce has previously mentioned his role is only a cameo, and this suggests his scenes take place nearly two centuries before the main events in the film do. Certainly its years before Weyland-Yutani became the all encompassing company of the “Alien” universe.<\/p>\n
Scribe Damon Lindelof also talked about the experience writing for “Prometheus” and coming up with this spot.
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