Prometheus - video review

Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw, Henry Barnes, Elliot Smith and Phil Maynard

Friday, 01 Jun 2012

In an extract from this week's Guardian Film Show, Xan Brooks and Peter Bradshaw review Ridley Scott's return to the Alien universe. Prometheus, which stars Noomi Rapace as a starry-eyed scientists searching for the origins of mankind, is released in the UK today and in the States next week

Contributors

Xan Brooks

Xan Brooks is a freelance writer and broadcaster specialising in cinema

Peter Bradshaw

Peter Bradshaw is the Guardian's film critic

Henry Barnes

Henry Barnes is a former Guardian film journalist

Elliot Smith

Elliot Smith is a former Guardian multimedia producer

Phil Maynard

Phil Maynard is the Guardian's deputy head of audio

Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw, Henry Barnes, Elliot Smith and Phil Maynard

Friday, 01 Jun 2012

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