Jon Spaihts: Prometheus

SHAW

Elizabeth Shaw.

MUDOW

So what brought you on this little adventure?

SHAW

I’m an Archaeologist along with Holloway outside. We were digging up ruins on a site in Tibet when Weyland asked us to examine ruins on some lifeless planet they found. It was all rushed.

MUDOW

I hope it’s worth all the money the company invested on this mission.

SHAW

So do you work for Weyland?

MUDOW

That’s right, eleven years.

SHAW

It’s a nice ship, looks fancy

MUDOW

It should be. It’s the first ever ship to have been fitted with FTI speed technology.

SHAW

Seems like an expensive ship

MUDOW

You kidding me? Weyland spent most of it’s budget and profits on those Master-class star freighters. There’s trillions to be made on collecting Millions of tons of ore

INT. MESS HALL

DAVID sits quietly in a quiet trance at the table but looks up as VICKERS enters dressed in a white robe.

On the wall behind DAVID is a large poster which shows the ship PROMETHEUS and the sentence “Weyland launches the FTI fitted Prometheus star ship on it’s 50th anniversary” written on it.

She sits at the table and places a cigarette packer and lighter on the table. She takes out and lights a cigarette and leans back as she relaxes. A small tube descends from the ceiling and absorbs the smoke from the cigarette. She looks over at an emotionless DAVID.

VICKERS

You don’t talk much do you?

DAVID

I talk when I’m asked a question Miss Vickers

VICKERS

So you’re the ships Science officer huh?

DAVID

That’s right

DAVID stares at the palm of his hand which has been cut. White fluid drips from the wound.

VICKERS

Does it hurt?

DAVID

I don’t feel pain

VICKERS

I’ve always wondered what goes on inside the head of a synthetic

DAVID

I too have wondered what it would be like to see what’s inside the head of a human. But I think even that would frighten a synthetic

INT. CONTROL ROOM

Both CHANCE and RAVEL; both dressed in white robes sit by their control seats. The door opens and JANEK walks in. Both CHANCE and RAVEL stand up and salute.

JANEK

This ain’t the military guys. What’s our status?

CHANCE

Everything’s operational. No problems at all. Oxygen’s at 100 per cent and we’re right on course

JANEK

Good. Before we do anything else let’s go grab something to eat. I don’t know about you lot but I’m starving

INT. SICKBAY CORRIDOR

SHAW walks past the cue of recently awaken passengers but stops when she comes across a smiling HOLLOWAY.

HOLLOWAY

How did it go?

SHAW

Not bad, How are you feeling?

HOLLOWAY

Like I have a massive hangover

SHAW

Any regrets accepting my offer to come along?

HOLLOWAY

How could I? It’s a chance of a life time. I always wanted to go into space ever since I was little.

INT. MESS HALL

Everyone apart from DAVID are all in the Mess Hall eating the weird jelly like substances and Corn bread. SHAW is sitting next to both MUDOW and HOLLOWAY. She notices Vickers; now wearing a suit is sitting in a corner away from the table.

SHAW

Who is she?

MUDOW

Meredith Vickers. She’s a company suit sent here to make sure all of our actions are in the Companies best interests. Janek might be in charge of the ship but Vickers can end all of our contracts just by blinking.

JANEK stands up and hits is spoon off his steel cup. Everyone stops chatting and looks up at him.

JANEK

Can I have everyone’s attention please. Captain speaking. Now this mission was kinda rushed so I didn’t get to know everyone too good so if you’ll indulge me I’ll try and break the Ice. Now we all know that on the year 2042 the Voyager 3 programme flew past this star system and on 2069 the images arrived at the Hubble 2 and those pictures were of a small planetoid named Zeus and The pictures showed what looked like the Nazca lines. It may be nothing but Weyland spent a large amount of money on this hunch so that’s why were all on this little trip. I’ll start with the crew. There’s me, Captain Janek and over here we have First officer Mudow, she’ll tend to any medical related problems and if any of you have problems wetting the bed at night.

There are laughs from the group.

JANEK

Our two lazy mechanics Ray and Joshua who I’m told are geniuses with a couple of wrenches and duck tape. Over here is my trusty pilot Ravel. He’s flown every kind of ship there is including an M-Class star freighter. And meet my young handsome Navigator Chance. He’s the best navigator there is but still has trouble finding the clitoris.

There are more laughs.

MUDOW

You can say that again

JANEK

Weyland has sent us the best of the best of Astrology and science, Dr Milburn and Dr Fifield. Archaeologists Miss Shaw and Mr Holloway. Science officer David whom I’m told is flawless and I truly hope that’s true. Then we have Miss Vickers. To explain her role here on this mission, let me explain. If we’re bankers then Miss Vickers would be the bank. So If we do uncover alien ruins then we my friends will make history. I’m going to recite a famous line from a famous man.

This is one small step for…

EVERYONE

Man and one giant leap for mankind

JANEK nods his head toward both CHANCE and RAVEL before walking toward the exit. CHANCE and RAVEL quickly follow him. All three are watched and scrutinised by VICKERS.

INT. CONTROL ROOM CORRIDOR.

JANEK leads both CHANCE and RAVEL through the very narrow and CLAUSTROPHOBIC white corridor.

JANEK stands at the door and presses his hand against the panel. The door which has WEYLAND written on it opens. All three men enter the control room.

INT. CONTROL ROOM.

The three men get in their regular positions. CHANCE is seated at the navigation system whilst RAVEL is seated at the pilot control system. JANEK is seated next to RAVEL and looks straight forward at a large blast shutter.

JANEK

Chance where are we from destination?

CHANCE

We’re definitely in the Zeta 2 Reticuli star system and we should be directly 200 miles from Zeus.

JANEK

Ravel open the shutters. I wanna see this Bastard

RAVEL

Sir the sun’s still in our direction

VICKERS stands at the doorway unknown to the three men. She then walks over and stands behind JANEK.

VICKERS

Are we near the planet yet?

JANEK jumps with a fright. He sighs and shakes his head.

JANEK

We’re close, real close

VICKERS

Open the shutters I wanna see it

JANEK

We Can’t right now

VICKERS

Why is that?

JANEK

Because we’re facing the sun. Listen is there anything I can do for you?

VICKERS

No nothing. I’m just checking up on things. Making sure the companies dollar isn’t going to waste

JANEK

Well ma’am you picked the right crew

VICKERS

I hope so. Let me know when we’re in position

JANEK

Yes ma’am

INT. ENGINE CORRIDOR

RAY and JOSHUA walk through the corridor chatting to one another and occasionally stop and flick switches. The sound of steam and the hissing of gas can be heard.

RAY

Hey Joshua?

JOSHUA

Yeah Ray what is it man?

RAY

Have we really been out for five years?

JOSHUA

Hard to believe huh?

RAY

Forty light years in five years. Damn that gotta be some kind of record. What the hell makes this thing go so fast anyway?

JOSHUA

FTI

RAY

What’s FTI?

JOSHUA

Faster than Light. After those big boys at CERN created antimatter WEYLAND took it over and they developed antimatter into a fuel source. That’s what’s powering this ship and that’s what’s giving us gravity. Think of it like this. The Earth and other planet’s with gravity have cores which creates gravity. Well the antimatter is the ships core