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‘Prometheus’ Screenwriter: Humans Will Never Reach Another Star, And Other Sobering Views On The Future

Sci-fi screenwriter Jon Spaihts says science fiction consistently overestimates the future achievements of the human species.
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There Were Supposed To Be Facehuggers! 'Prometheus' Screenwriter Spills Secrets Of Early Scripts

Entertainment / Film : Movieline (8 months ago)

Ridley Scott's latest alien franchise could have looked more like a direct prequel to his last one, according to the original screenwriter for Prometheus Jon Spaihts. In a surprise-laden interview with Empire,  Spaihts says he had w... Read Post

Prometheus writer Jon Spaihts on How to Create a Great Space Movie [Prometheus]

Genres / Sci Fi : io9 (last year)

Jon Spaihts wrote five drafts of Ridley Scott's Prometheus, before handing it off to Damon Lindelof. He's also become known in Hollywood as the go-to writer for hard science fiction and space adventure, after his space romance Passe... Read Post

Will humans ever reach another star?

Academics / Astronomy : TG Daily - Space (last year)

??Jon Spaihts may pen scripts about humans exploring the far reaches of the galaxy, but does the Prometheus screenwriter really believe we will ever reach another star? read more Read Post


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