History Trivia / Prometheus

* NamesTheSame: Charlie Holloway has almost exactly the same name as Charles Halloway, one of the main characters in ''SomethingWickedThisWayComes'' by RayBradbury. This one is served with a bit of cruel irony, though: the movie was released in the United States just three days after Bradbury's death.

** "Assflower/Proto-burster" for the Hammerpede, the snakelike creature that attacks Milburn.

*** Another Flip-Flop occurs in regards to the Engineers/Space Jockeys. In ''{{Alien}}'', the signal picked up by the crew of the Nostromo is revealed to be a warning to stay away, and some of the characters muse that the race must have been extremely noble to make their last act such a warning (not just for their own kind, but any species). In ''{{Prometheus}}'', the Engineers/Space Jockeys are revealed to be nowhere near that noble, and according to WordOfGod now, actually are all monstrous assholes. Then again, it HAS been nearly 35 years since ''Alien'', long enough for Ridley Scott to change his mind/get more cynical.

** [[Film/{{Thor}} Heimdall]] aka [[TheWire Stringer Bell]] aka [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Truck]]

** And on the side of the Engineers, we have [[AGameofThrones The Mountain that Rides]].
*** Not to mention [[AGameofThrones Lysa Arryn and Marillion]] as the ship's medic and one of the co-pilots!

** Elizabeth Shaw also shares her name with the first companion of the Third Doctor on [[DoctorWho]].

** "Cuddles/Squidbaby" for the creature that [[spoiler:Shaw extracts from her abdomen]].

* FakeNationality: Swede Noomi Rapace playing a British woman. Irishman Michael Fassbender playing an "English" android. Brits Idris Elba and Rafe Spall playing an American. And so on.

** [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Rita]] aka [[Film/SnowWhiteAndTheHuntsman Queen Ravenna]]

** [[Film/YoungAdult Mavis]]

* FakeNationality: Swede Noomi Rapace playing a British woman. Irishman Michael Fassbender playing an "English" android. Brit Idris Elba playing an American Southerner. And so on.

** He also claimed that [[spoiler: Vickers was the FinalGirl from the outset and during the film there are some hints the character could be this after all. However it turns out to be a RedHerring as only Shaw and David survive.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: Overlapping with All Star Cast, the crew of the Prometheus is comprised of:
** [[Film/XMen Magneto]]
** [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Rita]]

** [[Film/{{Thor}} Heimdall]] aka [[TheWire Stringer Bell]]

** [[Sunshine Trey]]

** He constantly moved back and forth over whether the film was a prequel to Alien to the point it was finally "confirmed" as being loosely set in the same universe. The actual film is definitively a prequel and firmly part of the Alien canon with several notable [[ContinuityNod nods]] to the film. Then again looking at all the promotional features and trailers all but confirms it anyway.

** He also claimed that [[spoiler: Vickers was the FinalGirl]] from the outset and during the film there are some hints the character could be this after all. However it turns out to be a RedHerring as [[spoiler: only Shaw and David survive.]]

** He constantly moved back and forth over whether the film was a prequel to Alien to the point it was finally "confirmed" as being loosely set in the same universe. The actual film is definitively a prequel and firmly part of the Alien canon. Then again looking at all the promotional features and trailers all but confirms it anyway.
** He also claimed that [[spoiler: Vickers was the FinalGirl]] from the outset and during the film there are some hints the character could be this after all. However it turns out to be a RedHerring as [[spoiler: only Shaw and David survive.]]

* FlipFlopOfGod[-/-]ShrugOfGod: Whether or not it's an ''{{Film/Alien}}'' prequel.

* ShrugOfGod: Is it an ''{{Alien}}'' prequel or not?