Prometheus filming locations

The latest film from Ridley Scott, a prequel to the brilliant Alien series, has great outdoor settings and -what a coincidence- this website has been to most of them.

So thanks to a few screen captions, we can have a look at how these places have been transformed into the dark, atmospheric scenes where Prometheus takes place. For once, instead of suffering like Lieutenant Ripley, running through suffocating and claustrophobic corridors full of alien slime, this time some of the new candidates getting facehugged onboard the lucky spacecraft will also get the chance to burst in the open air:

The opening scene is located at the Dettifoss Waterfall in Iceland.
Image by Hugi Ásgeirsson

Add a flying saucer, and it does the job.
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According to Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan who stole fire to give it to humankind, an act that enabled progress and civilization. He also created man from clay. Image by Peter Nijenhuis

Just before getting to the waterfall, the camera flies you over the Krossá river, in Landmannalaugar.
Image by M'sieur rico

Find out more about Landmannalaugar here.
Image by Bram

The Old Man of Storr in Scotland is the perfect setting for some archaeological discoveries.
Image by Asands

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Find out more about the Isle of Skye here.
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Also in Scotland, the Glen Coe makes up a part of the collage of snowy mountains seen when the vessel first lands on the planet. Image by Ben Matthews

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The sight of the steep mountains in Wadi Rum, Jordan, provides the background for a large part of the movie.
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The last Transformers movie was also shot here, but I'm not brave enough to watch that one.
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There's a scene where David is watching Lawrence of Arabia. It's not a coincidence: Wadi Rum is where the legendary Lawrence of Arabia led the Bedouin people through this hostile and labyrinthine valley to launch a surprise attack on the Turkish army. Image courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

Find out more about the valley of Wadi Rum here.
Image by Maureen

In the end, the butler did it.
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You can also check out the film locations of the new Peter Jackson's trilogy, The Hobbit:
Back to New Zealand, Lord of the landscapes.