Back to the future for Scott’s ‘Prometheus’

Alien director Ridley Scott admitted he was not particularly “a science fiction fanatic” as he arrived in London for the premiere of Prometheus — a prequel to his groundbreaking 1979 film.

Fri, 01 Jun, 2012 - 01:00

Robert Dex

Stars including Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, and Michael Fassbender joined him at the event in Leicester Square last night.

Scott said he had been looking to return to the genre for a while before he hit on the right idea.

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