Ridley Scott’s Polarizing $403M Sci-Fi Blockbuster Officially Disappears From HBO Max
Ridley Scott’s 2012 science-fiction film Prometheus is due to leave HBO Max, according to Collider, as the director prepares to return to the genre with The Dog Stars on 29 August. The article presents the removal as notable because Prometheus was one of Scott’s more commercially successful later films, despite dividing critics and audiences.
Prometheus earned $403 million worldwide and forms part of Scott’s wider Alien-related work. The article also contrasts it with 2017’s Alien: Covenant, which grossed $240 million on an estimated $110 million budget, and notes that Alien: Romulus later revived the franchise with $350 million worldwide from an estimated $80 million budget.
- Prometheus is reportedly leaving HBO Max.
- The film earned $403 million worldwide.
- Scott returns to science fiction with The Dog Stars.
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Prometheus is a 2012 science-fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, set in the same fictional universe as his earlier Alien films. It follows a space expedition searching for the origins of humanity, which encounters dangerous discoveries on a distant moon.
Scott is a British filmmaker known for major films including Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator. Prometheus brought him back to the Alien universe after several decades, but it tells a largely separate story with new characters and questions rather than directly continuing the original film.
The film earned $403 million worldwide, making it a significant commercial success, although its story and connections to Alien prompted mixed reactions. It remains part of a franchise that has continued through later films including Alien: Covenant and Alien: Romulus.