I genuinely don't care for viral marketing campaigns. Look at me I sprayed a graffiti spider on a wall or hey you can follow a map that leads you to buying tickets for a Batman movie. I just don't think a viral campaign has ever made me want to see a film. Wait, scratch that I saw
Blair Witch only because of their brilliant viral campaign, but outside of that none have scratched my interests.
Peter Weyland at TED2023: I will change the world A TEDTalk from the future as envisioned by Prometheus director Ridley Scott
Peter Weyland has been a magnet for controversy since he announced his intent to build the first convincingly humanoid robotic system by the end of the decade.
Whether challenging the ethical boundaries of medicine with nanotechnology or going toe to toe with the Vatican itself on the issue of gene-therapy sterilization, Sir Peter prides himself on his motto, “If we can, we must.” After a three year media blackout, Weyland has finally emerged to reveal where he’s heading next. Wherever that may be, we will most certainly want to follow.
Prometheus Cast: Meredith Vickers (Charlize Theron), Captain Janek (Idris Elba), Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green), Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and David (Michael Fassbender)
Prometheus will hit theaters on June 8th, 2012!