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Part of the fun of the movie is understanding exactly why we called it Prometheus. And also, it sounds really pretentious, like Inception, so we were just like, "Yeah, that makes the movie sound really smart!" It's so much better then my original title, Explosion. Well, there might be an explosion in the movie.

"Comic-con 2011: Charlize Theron & Damon Lindelof Interview Prometheus". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 22, 2011.
Part of the fun of the movie is understanding exactly why we called it Prometheus. And also, it sounds really pretentious, like Inception, so we were just like, Yeah, that makes the movie sound really smart! It's so