We don't know much about Prometheus 2, but do we already know enough to be worried? The Prometheus 2 release date will likely be sometime in 2014 or early 2015, but a good amount of information is already floating around the interwebs regarding the sequel and its development status sans Damon Lindelof.
Given the penultimate scene in the first film, it's pretty safe to assume that the Prometheus sequel, which will likely be titled Paradise, will center on the Engineers' homeworld. If this fan-made Prometheus 2 trailer is any indication, a visit to the Engineer homeworld falls squarely in line with what fans are expecting from the sequel, along with something that many Alien fans have been waiting for since 1979: a glimpse of the xenomorph homeworld.
But while talk of high-end set pieces and intergalactic exploration is all well and good, it's worth noting that Prometheus had a solid creative team and a solid script behind it, and was not simply the product of $120 million. While we can look forward to the return of Ridley Scott, as well as Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, Damon Lindelof is confirmed to be uninvolved with the project. This is cause for concern.
It's unclear how much of the Prometheus script is attributed to Damon Lindelof, who rewrote it following the initial draft by Jon Spaihts. However, we do know that Lindelof was the principal force responsible for setting up Prometheus as a quasi-prequel to Alien.
As we reported earlier, Lindelof is modest about his contribution to Prometheus, and seems to have every confidence that Paradise will be an excellent film without him. The rumor mill suggests otherwise, though.
Fox and Ridley Scott are allegedly "freaking out" over Prometheus 2 and are reportedly taking pitches from anyone who thinks they can crack the story. Since certain elements of Prometheus: Paradise already seem set in stone, like the visit to the Engineers' homeworld, this is doubly troubling, since a new screenwriter will not have a blank canvas to work from.
At any rate, even if Warner Bros. signs Stephen Gaghan and Eric Roth to pen the Prometheus sequel, fans will nonetheless be freaking out until its release date, so in the meantime, we should all remain calm and begin bombarding the studio with fan mail begging them not to let the film suck.
