Jon Spaihts: Prometheus

RAY

You know a lot for a mechanical engineer

JOSHUA

Knowing the simple details in life make the bigger picture more clear

RAY

I don’t know man. But what I do know is I’d like to give that Archaeologist chick a piece of my core

JOSHUA

I wouldn’t count on it apparently she’s Roman Catholic

RAY

Really? Shit, I didn’t know they still existed

JOSHUA

Yeah I know right? Science today pretty much debunks everything the bible says

INT. HOLLOWAY’S ROOM

HOLLOWAY stands in the room smirking. It’s clean and polished. There is a small square window but it is closed with a protective shutter. Suddenly his metallic door opens vertically and SHAW enters.

SHAW

How are you liking you’re room?

HOLLOWAY

It’s cool huh? I love how this ship has rooms for each of the crew. Pretty classy huh. Just like a cruise

SHAW

It’s roomy

HOLLOWAY

Needs a room-mate though. You up for the job?

SHAW smiles, then bows her head in shyness.

SHAW

You haven’t even taken a shower

HOLLOWAY

Yeah you’re right. It has been five years

SHAW

It sure has

HOLLOWAY approaches SHAW.

HOLLOWAY

Elizabeth I wanted to tell you something back on Earth but I don’t know how to say it

SHAW

Spit it out?

HOLLOWAY

I’ve always…

MUDOW appears at the doorway.

MUDOW

Okay guys it’s time. Follow me

INT. CONTROL ROOM

CHANCE, RAVEL and JANEK are in their positions and VICKERS standing behind them. Everyone is now wearing tight blue suits with the WEYLAND logo embedded on them except JANEK whom is wearing civilian clothes.

JANEK

Okay guys moment of truth. Ravel open the shutters

RAVEL activates the shutters. Everyone faces forward as the large gold metallic shutters vertically raises revealing a window. As the shutters raise we can see the shape and form of the planet Zeus and it’s massive planet that Zeus orbits.

(See Scott’s Sketches for more detail)

JANEK

Ladies and gentlemen I give you the planet Zeus

FIFIELD

Man look at those cloud formations.

RAVEL

Sir the computer has analysed the planet’s status

JANEK

And?

RAVEL

It has gravity identical to Earth’s and has oxygen but it’s too dense to breathe in. There seems to be a small Ocean and looks like it’s still expanding. The cloud formations are full of Sulphuric acid and the terrain seems almost primordial. Looks like the god damn Himalayas down there.

JANEK

Okay take us down. Miss Vickers, if you wouldn’t mind making you’re way to the passenger room

INT. PASSENGER ROOM

(See Scott’s Sketch for more details)

There is fifteen chairs. SHAW, HOLLOWAY, RAY, JOSHUA, DAVID, MUDOW, MILBURN and FIFIELD are strapped to the chairs. VICKERS walks in and takes a seat. She straps herself in.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. SPACE

(See Scott’s sketches for more details)

The PROMETHEUS turns slightly as it approaches the PLANET ZEUS’S swirling cloudy Lightening atmosphere. The four large towering engines on the PROMETHEUS unleash a strong powerful engine vapour as it speeds into the PLANET.

INT. CONTROL ROOM

VICKERS, JANEK, CHANCE, RAVEL, MILBURN and FIFIELD are strapped to their chairs. RAVEL activates a switch which then closes the window’s protective shutters. Both RAVEL and CHANCE then navigate the flight by staring into a large flat screen monitor which shows thermal imaging of the flight into the PLANET.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. SPACE

The ship then enters the planet’s atmosphere and is quickly surrounded by burning heat. The ship now descends into the PLANET like a fireball.

INT. CONTROL ROOM

Everyone and everything is now shaking due to turbulence. The protective shutters are now bright red.

INT. PASSENGER ROOM

as everyone closes their eyes as the strong turbulence shakes them, ELIZABETH begins whimpering. HOLLOWAY reaches out and grabs her hand.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

The large craft speeds through the Atmosphere it is still engulfed in a fireball. As it speeds down the fire fades and the brightly lit craft.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

Suddenly the shaking stops and the shutters begins to go back to it’s normal grey color.

CHANCE

That’s us in sir

JANEK

Open the shutters

RAVEL activates a button which opens the shutters.

They can now see the cloudy, grim mountainous landscape. Through the large 250 inch windscreen a mountain taller than Mount Everest can be seen getting closer.

JANEK

Shit!

CHANCE

Ravel move this fucker!

RAVEL

I’m trying

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

The PROMETHEUS pulls up missing the mountain by only a hundred or so yards. The ship then passes it and then starts speeding down the other side of the mountain. It is speeding through the dense clouds.

The PROMETHEUS leaves a long chem trail behind as it speeds down toward the PLANET’S surface toward the Himalayas type mountainous landscape.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

JANEK

Ravel you’re going too fast! Slow down!

RAVEL

I’m trying to!

RAVEL yells as he pulls back his flight stick.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

The ship then speeds through the middle of these towering canyons of mountains.

We now have a P.O.V of the ships journey. We are speeding in between towering canyons at a highly dangerous and fast speed. Suddenly there is a DEAD END. We are heading for the face of another large mountain.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

JANEK

Ravel?

RAVEL

I know

JANEK

Jesus!

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

As the PROMETHEUS speeds toward the face of the mountain a hole can be seen on the mountain.

As we again looks through the ships P.O.V we now head directly toward this hole and enter in a matter of seconds. We are speeding through this narrow cave complex and a small dot of light can be seen in the dark distance. As we get closer and closer the dot of light gets bigger and bigger and eventually we enter it.

We are now outside the back of the mountain and we are no longer facing any mountains and but only clouds. A birds eye view of the ship reveals it is 20,000 feet above the rocky ground surface. We can see large strange MURALS of patterns much like the NAZCA lines.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

JANEK

Are we close?

JANEK

Just a mile from destination. Engines are slowing down sir

JANEK

Okay take us down nice and slow

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

The PROMETHEUS slows down and it’s engines change direction and stops completely.

The ship’s engines are now vertical and it begins to land toward the rocky surface. The engine’s create a sand storm below as it lands. Large landing gears arrive from the engines and lands the ship gently to the surface. The ship is sitting directly on top a large Nazca like path. The engines slowly die out and eventually stop. Surrounding the PROMETHEUS is a mine field of sharp weird cone shaped rocks.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

Everyone is quiet as they all stare out at the terrain.

JANEK

I need a damn raise!

INT. PASSENGER ROOM. DAY

MUDOW

We’re here. Is everyone okay?

HOLLOWAY

A little jet lagged

MUDOW

Shaw are you okay?

SHAW

I’m fine

MILBURN

I wanna see this!

MILBURN and FIFIELD unstrap themselves.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

MILBURN and FIFIELD enter the room and not far behind is everyone else. All thirteen lean closer and stare out the windscreen.

MILBURN

Out of all the alien worlds we’ve come across this is the most Earth like

FIFIELD

So this is Zeus

JANEK

What now?

SHAW