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| Directed by | Ridley Scott |
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| Cinematography | Dariusz Wolski |
| Edited by | Pietro Scalia |
| Music by | Marc Streitenfeld |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $120–130 million |
| Box office | $403.4 million |
Prometheus (/prəˈmiːθiəs/ prə-MEE-thee-əs) is a 2012 science fiction horror movie directed by Ridley Scott, written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof. It stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, and Charlize Theron.
It is set in the late 21st century and is about the crew of the spaceship Prometheus as it follows a star map discovered among the artifacts of several ancient Earth cultures. They wanted to find out the origins of humanity, but the crew arrives on a distant world and discovers a threat that could bring extinction to humanity.
Prometheus was released on June 1, 2012, in the United Kingdom and on June 8, 2012, in North America.
