Despite feeling jaded after a run of back-to-back movies, Michael knew he couldn’t turn down the chance to work with such an acclaimed director. He would do one more film and then take a break. It was to be another blockbuster movie, and rumoured to be a prequel to Scott’s 1979 sci-fi classic, Alien. The story follows the crew of the spaceship Prometheus in the year 2085, as they explore an advanced alien civilisation to uncover the origins of humanity. Michael was to play a lifelike human android named David, the latest creation of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, headed by Peter Weyland (Guy Pearce). Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was to play archaeologist and scientist Elizabeth Shaw after Scott had been impressed by her performance as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Charlize Theron was cast as Meredith Vickers, Weyland’s company rep on the spaceship, captained by Janek (Idris Elba). The other crew were Logan Marshall-Green (best known for his TV roles in 24 and The O.C.
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