Damon lindelof, produced by ridley scott, david giler, and walter. Read damon lindelofs draft of the prometheus script. Full text of alienengineersoriginal prometheusscript. Nov, 2012 first prometheus writer admits the film was originally alien. After a user on twitter found the script they sent spaihts a message asking for him to authenticate it. The cast of this movie includes guy pearce as peter weyland, michael fassbender as david, noomi rapace as elizabeth shaw, charlize theron as meredith vickers and iddris elba as janek. I was lucky enough that it sold, despite it being my first screenplay, recalls spaihts, who wrote the script while working as a documentary filmmaker and freelance writer in his native new york city. Apr 07, 2019 jon spaihts original prometheus script pdf april 7, 2019 posted by admin as a leaked early draft of prometheus leaks online, ryan looks at the alien prequel youve followed the progress of prometheus through its production, jon spaihts was was spaihtss script a superior piece of work that became sullied and.
Nov 12, 2012 jon spaihts wrote an almost direct prequel to ridley scotts alien before losts damon lindelof came in and took the film in a direction which didnt include such wellknown franchise favourites. He then proceeded to give the script to a terrible writer. I was lucky enough that it sold, despite it being my first screenplay, recalls spaihts, who wrote the script while working as a documentary filmmaker and. Jon spaihts is the canny screenwriter behind one of the most hotlyanticipated films this year, the scifi thriller prometheus. Jon spaihts wrote an almost direct prequel to ridley scotts alien before losts damon lindelof came in and took the film in a direction which didnt include such wellknown franchise favourites.
His science fiction romance passengers was included on the 2007 black list of unproduced highvalue screenplays. Nov 14, 2012 read damon lindelofs draft of the prometheus script. Read jon spaihts original draft of the prometheus script. Covenant scripts, you can also check out scripts for the rest of the alien and predator films, including 2 of jon spaihts scripts for prometheus, in our downloads section. The script for jon spaihts the mummy has a july 20 date and could very well be the first or one of the first drafts of the film. Those who have read the original jon spaihts script of. First prometheus writer admits the film was originally alien. Now that prometheus has come and gone, we can look back and see what a missed opportunity the script was. Finally, jon spaihts original draft for prometheus entitled alien. He has been married to johanna watts since october 1, 2011. Inside the cockpit a bubble of glass sits a beautiful woman. Nov, 2012 prometheus was easily one of the most divisive movies of the year. Jon spaihts and damon lindelof facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a message.
After a user on twitter found the script they sent spaihts a message. Full text of alienengineersoriginal prometheus script. What resulted is prometheus, with a script credited to spaihts and damon lindelof. Read damon lindelofs draft of the prometheus script collider. Check out the script in its entirety and be sure to let us know how you feel it compares to the finished film in addition to this first look at one of the alien. Ive got a copy of the original jon spaihts script, alien. As a leaked early draft of prometheus leaks online, ryan looks at the alien. Prometheus cowriter jon spaihts to script disneys the. Jon spaihts said in interviews that his prometheus script was far more violent than damon lindelofs. Written by jon spaihts who got story credit on prometheusalien. Sep 22, 2019 written by jon spaihts who got story credit on prometheusalien.
Screenwriter jon spaihts reveals early drafts of prometheus. Oct 08, 2012 screenwriter jon spaihts reveals early drafts of prometheus had facehuggers. Prometheus, directed by ridley scott, with screenplay by jon spaihts and. The first script was written by jon spaihts and was named alien. The script online now is definitively the predamon lindelof draft of what became prometheus. Prometheus draft an original screenplay by jon spaihts and damon lindelof 20th century fox stephen blairson c. Screenwriting submitted 3 years ago by smilion here is the unproduced script for the mummy reboot written by jon spaihts prometheus.
Original alien prequel script differences screen rant. Read jon spaihts original prometheus script right here. You probably havent heard of jon spaihts, despite him being a fantastic writer. Nov 12, 2012 read the original draft of prometheus by jon spaihts, titled alien. So the script online now is definitively the predamon lindelof draft of what became prometheus. May 19, 2017 this has ultimately come to the screen with prometheus and now covenant, but the creationminded series could have been very different had the original idea been used.
Scripts by jon spaihts at imsdb international movie script. Nov 12, 2012 over the past few weeks i had been on the hunt for a certain screenplay, one that has now leaked online thanks to scribd. The internet movie script database imsdb the webs largest movie script resource. Read the prelindelof prometheus script, from when it was still.
Want to read jon spaihts predamon lindelof script for. Screenwriter damon lindelof appeared to be the carrier monkey that brought the dunderheaded infection, but he was actually just working off a script by original writer jon spaihts. If i were to venture a guess, the script i read was the initial draft as variety announced spaihts as being tapped to write the reboot back in april 2012. The team of scientists becomes stranded on an alien world, and as they struggle to survive it becomes clear that the horrors they experience are not just a threat to themselves, but to all of mankind. Nov 12, 2012 jon spaihts alienoriented prometheus script leaks. Jon spaihts confirms his leaked prometheus script, titled alien. Compare the damon lindelof and jon spaihts drafts of. The script says it was written by jon spaihts and has his email address. Spaihts was born in new york, the son of jean, a computer programmer, and jim spaihts, an electronics engineer.
Right now, thanks to a couple of scripts appearing online, people can get a better idea of who brought what to the table for prometheus, with both damon lindelof and jon spaihts drafts available. It links to the alien films much better than the final draft. The visuals were incredible its one of the best looking films of all time but the script is trash. Screenwriter jon spaihts reveals early drafts of prometheus had facehuggers. Full text of alienengineersoriginalprometheusscript. Thats still a possibility but its looking like shadow 19 may be dead. But that project fell apart and keanu tapped spaihts to write his isolation space opera idea, passengers not the one in my top 25 but a script that is very highly praised. Then you can continue on the debate as prometheus 2 moves forward at pfometheus.
Prometheus writer jon spaihts to rewrite black hole. Was spaihtss script a superior piece of work that became sullied and. By clicking here you can download and read jon spaihts alien. Those who have read the original jon spaihts script of prometheus, how different is it from the movie. This has ultimately come to the screen with prometheus and now covenant, but the creationminded series could have been very different had the original idea been used. The 8 worst parts of prometheus made sense in the original script. Commissioned around the same time scott came on board, it would have taken the.
Read the original draft of prometheus by jon spaihts. Read the original draft of prometheus by jon spaihts, titled. He is a writer and producer, known for prometheus 2012, passengers 2016 and doctor strange 2016. Read jon spaihts prometheus script that damon lindelof ruined.
So did spaihts script also contain the silliness or was that all lindelof. Jon spaihts and damon lindelof facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. Written by jon spaihts who got story credit on prometheus alien. Anyway, one of the reasons prometheus, maulled by fans and critics alike for the past few months, was greenlit in the first place was spaihts excellent. It wasnt always that way, though, and now you can read the script that would later be ruined to become prometheus when fox began to plan a prequel to alien, jon spaihts was. At a meeting in the offices of scotts production company, scott free, screenwriter jon spaihts was asked to riff on the possibilities of a film that would revisit the alien universe. Compare the damon lindelof and jon spaihts drafts of prometheus. Omfg read the prometheus script before damon lindelof. I thought director ridley scott produced a very well made movie from a technical perspective, unfortunately the script contracted a rather acute case of the stupids.
Engineers jon spaihts, scribe for the first draft of what would become prometheus, has shed some light on the evolution of the films script revealing the original title, alien. Screenwriter jon spaihts on the passengers ending collider. Jon spaihts was born in new york city, new york, usa. Shadow 19 was originally purchased by warner brothers some years back with keanu in mind to star. Prometheus 70981 at 6932 january 17, 2016 tags damon lindelof, jon spaihts, prometheus screenplay, prometheus script, ridley scott. Anyone who gives it a read should be sure to talk back with your. Whats even better is that its been confirmed by spaihts himself as the real deal. May 03, 2012 jon spaihts is the canny screenwriter behind one of the most hotlyanticipated films this year, the scifi thriller prometheus. Read the original draft of prometheus by jon spaihts, titled alien. The kernel of the enterprise is a script by passengers scribe jon spaihts titled alien. Help arrives for the new van helsing from the writers of prometheus and final destination 5. A few years back, jon spaihts became popular in hollywood thanks in part to his stillunproduced scifi screenplay passengers. Prometheus through its production, jon spaihts was the screenwriter from. As youll already know if youve followed the progress of prometheus through its production, jon spaihts was the screenwriter from its early.
Nov 15, 2012 the script online now is definitively the predamon lindelof draft of what became prometheus. The cast of this movie includes guy pearce as peter weyland, michael fassbender as david, noomi rapace as elizabeth shaw, charlize theron as meredith vickers and. Sep 10, 2009 so it was a stroke of brilliance for jon spaihts to introduce the hero of shadow 19, captain conrad vance of the offworld marine corp, on page 1 of the script already suited up in his heinlesque armored space suit. In its second major material buy this week, sony pictures emerged from a competitive situation with the rights to passengers, the script by doctor strange scribe jon spaihts that is a. Nov, 2012 the first script was written by jon spaihts and was named alien. The title isnt as good, but his version of the story contained much bigger nods to the alien series including use of. Over the past few weeks i had been on the hunt for a certain screenplay, one that has now leaked online thanks to scribd. Prometheus scribe jon spaihts penned the script years ago, and after a few different permutations, the movie finally came together with lawrence and. Prometheus screenwriter jon spaihts filmmaker magazine.
The script appeared on prometheus movie over the weekend, and has since been confirmed as genuine by screenwriter jon spaihts via twitter. The story seems to be what scott has hinted at about the prequel human based story and explains the space jockeys. Jon spaihts confirms his leaked prometheus script, titled. Disney are moving forward with their plan to reinvent the 1979 scifi film, and have brought prometheus cowriter jon spaihts on board the project to. Mar, 2017 now i have an excuse to obsess over how the film was initially much more alienoriented, as a draft of jon spaihts take on prometheus has leaked to the masses. Prometheus script pdf a team of scientists journey through the universe on the spaceship prometheus on a voyage to investigate alien life forms. Jon spaihts said in interviews that his prometheus script was. First prometheus writer admits the film was originally. Jan 09, 2017 prometheus scribe jon spaihts penned the script years ago, and after a few different permutations, the movie finally came together with lawrence and pratt in the lead roles. How an unsung screenwriter got to work with ridley. Jon spaihts is an american screenwriter and author.
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