Holy whoa, Prometheus is just over two weeks away.  Finally, all those burning questions will be answered in what is hopefully a masterful film of science fiction and body horror.  Until then, though, we'll just going to have to be satisfied with more marketing that plays coy and promises big things that come from small beginnings.

Though it may not be a prequel in exactly the manner we expect, Prometheus still takes place in the Alien universe, and as such it requires a corporate shill willing to sell out the characters we actually care about.  This time, in the rich tradition of the Aliens human dicksplash Carter Burke, Charlize Theron plays Meredith Vickers, a representative of Weyland-Yutani predecessor Weyland Industries.

With Prometheus, director Ridley Scott returns to the universe of his 1979 classic Alien and makes his first science fiction since 1982's Blade Runner.  Since he's dipping back into one fondly remembered sci-fi world, Scott's making it a twofer, having signed on to a continuation Blade Runner last summer.  It looks like he's making it a reunion, since the original's co-writer Hampton Fancher is talks to write the sequel.

A new international spot for Prometheus serves to illustrate the tricky place in which we find ourselves regarding spoilers overall and with this film specifically.  Basically, if you want to know absolutely no more than you already do – if you'd rather not glimpse a single revealing new image, no matter how brief, or know a single scary beat, no matter how abruptly presented – then move along without watching this or really any more Prometheus promo material.

We've seen all manner of impressive, anticipation-stoking promotion for Prometheus, including many a teasing image and that behind-the-scenes featurette that closed out last week.  20th century Fox is starting this week off right and ensuring that the Alien quasi-prequel remains a much-discussed summer movie event by releasing the first official Prometheus clip.

Earlier this week, you may have seen the featurette exploring the thematic underpinnings of Prometheus.  If so, then you might be interested in a batch of new stills from the film, as well as yet another featurette.  This one admittedly very similar to the last, though entirely more thorough, including additional material from the film, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with director Ridley Scott, screenwriters Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof, and stars Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, and Michael Fassbender.

Enough with all this superhero business, let's get down with some science-fiction horror.  A new video featurette for Prometheus is now available, along with yet another thirty-second TV spot for Ridley Scott's return to the fictitious universe of 1979's Alien.

Guillermo del Toro is currently at work on Pacific Rim, an epic monster movie set for next summer.  More than a year ago, though, it looked like Universal Pictures was going to spend big money on del Toro's dream project, an adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft novella At the Mountains of Madness, with James Cameron producing and Tom Cruise starring. 

Considering the budget and del Toro's insistence that he not be locked in to a PG-13 rating, Universal ultimately passed on the project, but del Toro still owns the rights and seemed hopeful that eventually he would get At the Mountains of Madness going at another studio.

Since he reinvigorated the Mission: Impossible franchise with the nigh-universally lauded Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, a big question has been just what Brad Bird would direct next, as his second live-action feature film. Anyone hoping that the animation maestro-turned-blockbuster-live-action helmer would get his passion project 1906 off the ground next might have to wait, as Brad Bird has signed on to Disney and Damon Lindelof's super-secret 1952.

So far, the promotional campaign for Prometheus has proven remarkably adept at playing it mysterious, providing tantalizing clues and glimpses at the film's interstellar horrors.  The approach has worked tremendously well, and today, a new international trailer doesn't ruin that sense of mystery or anything, but the three-minute trailer definitely shows off a lot of new Prometheus imagery, including our first look at some creature designs.  It's another outstanding trailer, but if you want to be surprised in the theater, then just skip this latest epic trailer.