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Stunning High Res Star Map 'Prometheus' Image Found on Viral Site

by Alex Billington
March 6, 2012
Source: Twitter

A week ago we posted a fantastic viral video that was released for Ridley Scott's new sci-fi Prometheus, showing a TED Talk with Peter Weyland, played by Guy Pearce. The video was connected to a new site that launched for his company, Weyland Industries, which at the time only had that video. The site updated this week with full-fledged navigation for info about the company and an investor sign-up, but there wasn't much else. However, fans dug deeper and not only found a hint at a Weyland android, but incredibly stunning high res (3000px!) image of the star map control room seen in the teaser trailer. Geeks will drool.

So how did they find this incredible photo? Well, one of our friends on twitter @antovolk alerted us that Steve Kidd, or @MOVIELORD101 sent out a tweet saying "SOLVED!" with a link to the URL: /6EQUJ5/. It looks like it was deciphered from morse code found on the Weyland Industries website, which when plugged in links to this breathtaking image. That makes me wonder if there's going to be a lot more goodies like this to find with coded URLs on that Weyland site as we discover and solve more clues. Here it is in full (click):

I've been anxious for a truly high resolution look at this very scene ever since I saw it in the previews for the teaser last year, as I'm a sci-fi nerd and this is incredible to look at. It's already my desktop background on my widescreen monitor and I hope it's only the first of many high res images like this to come. Which means we should continue searching, digging and diving into that Weyland site to find more that might be hidden.

The other update on there is a small look at a hint at their first android. If you load the front page, you'll see a box in the lower left area titled "WCCF-73: MODULE B". It also states "Our Family is Growing" and shows a picture of what looks to be a fingerprint, but with the Weyland Corp logo as one of the imprints. Genius. "Weyland engineers have been working around the clock to bring you the newest, most advanced addition to the Weyland family. Stay tuned for a special announcement." We will definitely be staying tuned.

Prometheus is directed by legendary Oscar nominated filmmaker Ridley Scott, who started it all with Alien and Blade Runner, also directing Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven, American Gangster, Body of Lies and Robin Hood most recently. The screenplay was originally written by Jon Spaihts (The Darkest Hour), then updated by Damon Lindelof of "Lost" and Cowboys & Aliens, Star Trek 2. Fox has Prometheus scheduled to hit theaters starting June 8th this summer. Watch the teaser.

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