Ridley Scott 'turned down Prometheus director's cut'
Published Oct 10 2012, 11:28 BST | By Emma Dibdin
Ridley Scott turned down the opportunity to make a director's cut of Prometheus.DVD and Blu-ray producer Charles de Lauzirika, who directed the epic 220-minute Making Of documentary The Furious Gods, confirmed to Digital Spy that Fox offered Scott the chance to re-cut the film for its home entertainment release.
"It was discussed quite a bit, the idea of an extended cut," de Lauzirika said. "But the theatrical cut is Ridley's director's cut."
"Fox very kindly offered him the opportunity to create a new cut of the film, and he said 'No, this is my cut, and I'll give you thirty-something minutes of deleted scenes on the side'.
"It was that simple, there was really no debate and no argument."
De Lauzirika went on to discuss the making of The Furious Gods, which he began collecting footage for more than a year before shooting on Prometheus began.
"It's very comprehensive and meaningful, and not just fluff," he commented, promising a "candid" look at the film's production.
"I've tried to be candid, to go into the problems and how they're overcome, and the creative clashes and how those are resolved. I find that to be the most fascinating part of filmmaking.
"These are very talented, headstrong, passionate people, everyone having their own particular vision for the film, all having to serve Ridley's vision.
"Fox didn't have me cut anything out. I was expecting this thing to be gutted, not because it's Fox or the material, but we do get into some honest topics. Right out of the gate, I think we have a very serious and candid documentary."
Prometheus is out now on Blu-ray 3D Collector's Edition, Blu-ray and DVD.
yeah yeah they just trying to flog the home video version.
wait until ridley has a change of heart - every other film he's done gets some uber director's cut.
October 11th 2012 at 7:34am
Unfortunately, because it was hinted by Scott himself, everyone compared Prometheus to Alien when it was nothing like it. If he intended on making a film so close to the Alien franchise he should have gone about it differently, or not mentioned it at all! It just seemed like a film where he forced stuff in to link it to Alien. Still a good film though! I guess they just don't make them like they used to (Alien).
October 11th 2012 at 12:44am
i loved this film, but i admit i was viewing it fairly passively and trying not to question the script as often as i do with other films because i feel like i ruin it for myself by doing that. it may not have been the mind-boggling concept people were wanting or expecting, but imo it honestly was a decent film, visually it was really impressive and the acting by some of the actors was outstanding.
October 10th 2012 at 6:06pm
220 minute making-of documentary? Wow.
October 10th 2012 at 5:20pm
I never saw this at the cinema, but I was thinking about buying it DVD until the reviews that came out, which were all quite mixed. Does anyone think it's worth buying or not?
October 10th 2012 at 4:40pm
Its a very good film, but didnt live up to expectations! If you REALLY want to see it then buy it now or if you don't mind waiting a few more months I would buy it when its £8 in HMV (Which is what I'm going to do)
October 10th 2012 at 4:47pm
It's only £10 at Tescos at the moment. Put it on your Christmas list. If you are interested in the 'Alien' pantheon of films then it is a decent addition without anything to contradict what you already know but it is not a complete prequel so don't expect too many answers until the second prequel comes out.
October 10th 2012 at 7:27pm