First Prometheus Trailer Released

Ridley Scott's sci-fi franchise Alien has spawned a wealth of inspired filmic legends since the first film's initial release in 1979, and Scott looks to be returning the favour with his exciting new prequel Prometheus. Set decades before Alien, the flick sees the crew of the ship Prometheus in search of the secrets of humanity's beginnings, only to stumble upon a secret which if exposed to Earth could mean their race's very extinction. The first trailer for the film has been released, and while it's great to see such a tense and dark tone, what's perhaps more impressive is the various homages it pays to the original trailer campaign for Alien- I've put the main video parallel below the trail- with the likes of its logo appearing bit by bit and face hugging creatures appearing in both. Though this isn't set to star Scott's infamous xenomorphs, I reckon it could turn out to be one of the best films released in the next twelve months...Prometheus hits cinemas on June 8th, 2012.