Jon Spaihts: Prometheus

What is that?

JANEK

What?

SHAW

In the distance?

JANEK

I can’t see anything

RAVEL

Looks like some sort of mountain

JANEK

Chance. Bring it up on the monitor and zoom in on it

CHANCE typed several commands into his controls and a 42inch monitor rises in front of the windscreen.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

A small hatch opens and a telescope type mechanism rises.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

The large monitor shows what the telescopic device is seeing.

JANEK

Zoom in

CHANCE types a command into the controls and we can see the vision on the monitor zoom in on what appears to be a large towering dome shape structure.

JANEK

It’s just a damn mountain

VICKERS

What’s that at the top?

The vision zooms into the top of the structure and a large hole can bee seen.

DAVID

Looks like a cave of some sort

MILBURN

We’ll need a damn big ladder to get up there

JANEK

I think it’s best to stay inside for a while

VICKERS

That’s a negative Captain. We have to investigate. That’s why were here

CHANCE

You wont need ladders

VICKERS

Why?

CHANCE

Look!

The vision shows a more closer image of the structure and what looks like a zigzag type staircase starting from the bottom to the cave entrance.

VICKERS

How much daylight do we have?

CHANCE

It’s hard to say. The computer cant answer that

VICKERS

Why the hell not? This ship has the technology to find out, even on alien worlds

CHANCE

I’m telling you the computer doesn’t know. It’s reading like there isn’t even daylight

VICKERS

Well that doesn’t matter. So who’s going out?

DAVID

I volunteer

MILBURN

Me too

FIFIELD

Count me in

SHAW

I guess we don’t much of a choice

SHAW looks at HOLLOWAY and he shrugs.

JANEK

Mudow I want you with them just in case

VICKERS

I’m staying here

JANEK

But this is your mission

VICKERS

I have some things I need to take care of. Like contacting Weyland

JANEK

Then it’s settled. Chance? Ray? Joshua? You guys are the designated drivers

RAY

Why us?

JOSHUA

Yeah

JANEK

Because your the only ones with experience and training to drive the rovers

VICKERS

Okay then it’s sorted. I want you guys to get prepped and ready to leave in an hour. Let’s get moving people

INT. CARGO BAY CORRIDOR. DAY

SHAW, MILBURN, FIFIELD, HOLLOWAY, MUDOW, RAY, DAVID, JOSHUA and CHANCE are dressed in their Chrysler suits and wearing their helmets. On the wall next to each other are fourteen Sarcophagus type capsules on the wall. The group of nine climb into the capsules and press a button and see through lids close locking them into the capsules. RAY presses and holds a button on his collar and speaks.

RAY

Lower the Cargo Bay

JANEK

Lowering!

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

The belly of the ship opens and the Cargo Bay is lowered and touches down on the ground.

INT. CARGOBAY CORRIDOR. DAY

The group of nine now standing outside their capsules begin walking up the white corridors toward a door at the far end.

INT. CARGOBAY. DAY

(See Scott’s sketches for more details)

A door opens and the group of nine enter the large Cargo Bay. There are two APC type vehicles ‘Rovers’ and 2 two seater Buggy type vehicles.

RAY

Right who’s taking what and who’s taking whom?

CHANCE

I’m driving the Rover. Who’s coming with me?

DAVID

I’ll join you

MUDOW

I’m with David. We’ll take Shaw and Holloway

RAY

I’ll take Milburn on my Buggy. Joshua you take Fifield

INT. ROVER. DAY

SHAW is in the back sitting next to MUDOW and sitting across from MUDOW are DAVID and HOLLOWAY. A large bag sits in between MUDOW and SHAW. SHAW looks through into the cockpit where CHANCE sits at the controls.

INT. CARGO BAY. DAY

The three vehicles wait as the large door in front of them opens revealing the epic scenery of this ALIEN world.

EXT. PROMETHEUS. DAY

The Cargo Bay door has now fully opened and has become a ramp for the three vehicles which are now driving over. The three vehicles are now driving over the finely flattened path and drive past our sight leaving behind the twirling dust trail.

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

VICKERS is standing over JANEK.

JANEK

I’m curious Miss Vickers

VICKERS

Please explain?

JANEK

Why Weyland would send you with us on this mission

VICKERS

Why is that?

JANEK

To keep tabs on us in case we fail

VICKERS

I’m not here for that Mr Janek

JANEK

Then why are you here?

VICKERS

I’m here in case you succeed

EXT. CATHEDRAL. DAY

This large structure is dome shaped and has very peculiar patterns and shapes.

(See both Scott’s sketch – inspired by a drawing by HR Giger for DUNE which wasn’t used in the film)

It is two hundred feet in height. The three vehicles approach it’s base.

The Rover and the two buggy’s stop and the crew on the Buggy’s exit their vehicles. The Rovers back door opens and it’s crew exit. The group of nine stand together at the bottom of this structure. DAVID approaches the Zigzag type staircase and it is REVEALED to be actual large stairs.

DAVID

This doesn’t look indigenous

INT. PROMETHEUS CONTROL ROOM. DAY

JANEK, VICKERS and RAVEL are looking at the large monitor which is showing live footage of what each of the crew members are looking.

VICKERS

Keep going

EXT. CATHEDRAL. DAY

DAVID leads FIFIELD, MILBURN, MUDOW, SHAW and HOLLOWAY up the zigzag staircase.

CHANCE

We’ll wait here for you guys

FIFIELD looks down at them and laughs.

FIFIELD

Scared in case any green little men steal your wheels?

EXT. CATHEDRAL CAVE. DAY

The group arrive at the large cave entrance. They then enter through the darkness. Each person who enters; their Chrysler suits wires and panels begin glowing in the dark.

INT. CATHEDRAL ENTRANCE TUNNEL. DAY

All six of them have their flash lights scanning the walls, floor and ceiling. The cave is pure rock but on the wall to their right is a large metallic pipe.

MILBURN studies it with confusion.

MILLBURN

Correct me if I’m wrong but this looks metallic. Almost like a pipe or some sort

FIFIELD

Let’s just keep going

SHAW looks down at the ground. The ground is riddled with golden/silvery glittery trails.

HOLLOWAY

Follow the yellow brick road

Suddenly MILBRURN stops as he comes face to face with a blanket of red laser. The other five join him and they all look puzzled at the sheet of laser.

HOLLOWAY

What is that?

DAVID

Use the bag

HOLLOWAY tosses the empty bag at the sheet of red laser and the bag harmlessly passes through it.

DAVID

Any volunteers would be helpful

FIFIELD

The hell with it

FIFIELD walks through it and stops at the other end and turns around and shrugs his shoulders. The others stare at each other for a moment before walking through it. A glowing bulb appears on the ceiling and a red laser shoots from it and scans the crew members before disappearing.

SHAW

What was that?

FIFIELD

Come on. We’ve already gone this far

INT. CONTROL ROOM. DAY

JANEK, VICKERS and RAVEL watch the footage the group are recording via their attached cam corder’s. Suddenly the footage disappears.

JANEK

Mudow, Chance do you read me? Come in over?

RAVEL

They can’t hear you

JANEK

Why the hell not?