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2012/02/28 23:13:30
Subject: Peter Weyland speech... Mr Yutani does not feature
Intriguing promo clip for Prometheus, the content of which won't be in the final film. Note that it appears to be set in 2023, presumably some time before interstellar space travel comes around...
Flashman wrote:Intriguing promo clip for Prometheus, the content of which won't be in the final film. Note that it appears to be set in 2023, presumably some time before interstellar space travel comes around...
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2012/02/29 02:25:55
Subject: Re:Peter Weyland speech... Mr Yutani does not feature
There is some text that goes along with the short:
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.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2012/02/29 22:41:51
Subject: Peter Weyland speech... Mr Yutani does not feature
Wow just looked it up on IMDB and Guy Pearce and he is indeed a Brit, didn't know after all those years thinking he was an Aussie!
Film looks great, I'm glad Ridley Scott decided to put something other than the banana-head aliens, think the scares from them have pretty much been exhausted now.
Necros wrote:wasn't it Bishop that was really Weyland or something? That guy Guy is great, but can anyone be Bishop besides Mr. Henrickson?
I saw a post about this somewhere else. Apparently Charles Bishop Weyland replaces Peter in 2030 after he died/disappeared or something. He is also the one that merges Weyland with Yutani after taking control at some point.
Spoiler:
“ One of the things I enjoyed most about Alien was its subtle satirical content. Science fiction films offer golden opportunities to throw in little scraps of information that suggest enormous changes in the world. There's a certain potency in those kinds of remarks. Weylan Yutani for instance is almost a joke, but not quite. I wanted to imply that poor old England is back on its feet and has united with the Japanese, who have taken over the building of spaceships the same way they have now with cars and supertankers. In coming up with a strange company name I thought of British Leyland and Toyota, but we couldn't use "Leyland-Toyota" in the film. Changing one letter gave me "Weylan," and "Yutani" was a Japanese neighbor of mine. ”
—Ron Cobb, "The Authorized Portfolio of Crew Insignias from The United States Commercial Spaceship Nostromo Designs and Realizations" by John Mollo and Ron Cobb
For fun, here is the Japanese name for the company: ウェイランド湯谷
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Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2012/03/01 00:20:34
Subject: Peter Weyland speech... Mr Yutani does not feature
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There has been some discussion that the timelines and names most people are used to are useless, since Ridley, at best, only considers Alien and Aliens as sources.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2012/03/01 07:43:31
Subject: Peter Weyland speech... Mr Yutani does not feature
I saw a post about this somewhere else. Apparently Charles Bishop Weyland replaces Peter in 2030 after he died/disappeared or something. He is also the one that merges Weyland with Yutani after taking control at some point.
Spoiler:
“ One of the things I enjoyed most about Alien was its subtle satirical content. Science fiction films offer golden opportunities to throw in little scraps of information that suggest enormous changes in the world. There's a certain potency in those kinds of remarks. Weylan Yutani for instance is almost a joke, but not quite. I wanted to imply that poor old England is back on its feet and has united with the Japanese, who have taken over the building of spaceships the same way they have now with cars and supertankers. In coming up with a strange company name I thought of British Leyland and Toyota, but we couldn't use "Leyland-Toyota" in the film. Changing one letter gave me "Weylan," and "Yutani" was a Japanese neighbor of mine. ”
—Ron Cobb, "The Authorized Portfolio of Crew Insignias from The United States Commercial Spaceship Nostromo Designs and Realizations" by John Mollo and Ron Cobb
Yeah its close enough but its interesting to note Weylan Yutani is never mentioned in Alien - its simply "The Company".
In additon Weyland Yutani was the creation of James Cameron for Aliens, he added the D to Weylan and ran with the idea of Yutani after it, creating the now infamous logo.
Also the Japanese feel of Yutani was mirrored (almost subsonsiouly) by the suit designer Mobious (sp?) in Alien. Scott felt they looked almost like ancient suits of Japanese armor.
Spoiler:
Intriguing viral btw, very well done. It'll be interesting to see where Scott takes the film, Im a rabid Alien fan so heres to hoping.
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2012/03/02 20:15:25
Subject: Peter Weyland speech... Mr Yutani does not feature
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