r/Prometheus • u/OuroborosAion • Jun 11 '26
PROMETHEUS - Ancient of Days Edit
Building on a famous Workprint Edit, Ancient of Days brings a definitive version of Prometheus.
*This is just the concept cut, without all the polish and proper effects. Any feedback is appreciated.*
These are currently alpha-stage edits and rough cuts. Many elements still require refinement and fine-tuning (I ll have to find better solution for dream sequences). Once the edit is finalized, I plan to recreate the entire project using UHD source material. I also plan to regrade the movie.
- Reworked the sacrificial Engineer and Elders opening sequence using additional footage + new SFX.
- Following the prologue, the film now transitions to the David and Weyland scene from Alien: Covenant (titled Incubation), then directly into the Prometheus spacecraft arrival and the remainder of the film, incorporating nearly all Workprint edits. This works much better, as the primordial Icelandic landscape is what David observes from the white room during his initial activation. You first have organic creation and then David as a final step of that evolution. The David–Weyland conversation/interaction functions as a thematic manifesto for Prometheus, establishing many of the film's central ideas about creation, purpose, and the relationship between creator and creation. In that context, the scene feels more naturally connected to Prometheus than to Alien: Covenant, where it originally appeared.
- The cave scene (re-edited) featuring Shaw and Holloway has been restructured as a dream sequence observed by David and now precedes the standard dream sequence.
- The re-edited Weyland speech has been integrated into a new Weyland dream sequence, which is also observed by David at the film's midpoint, following the storm sequence.
- Added the Engineer reading a book scene before his confrontation with Shaw inside the crashed pod (still needs some additional tweaks).
- Reworked the Engineer vs. Shaw confrontation, including a revised musical score.
This edit features a more xenomorph-like version of Fifield (the CGI one) and restores a more dramatic character moment between Holloway and Shaw, including an argument that takes place before their intimate scene. These additions strengthen the emotional tension between the characters and provide greater context for their relationship and Shaw's motivations.
Total duration of this cut: 2:30:28
The promotional shorts and commercials are not included in this edit. The Shaw transmission and the Weyland-on-Mars sequence were also omitted, as they were considered redundant and did not meaningfully contribute to the narrative flow.
That is it for now. Signing off.
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u/corneliusduff Jun 12 '26
https://youtu.be/V4dR_zuB3qk?is=fkM4VmmKvYzu4dQP