Filming Locations Guide: Where was Prometheus filmed?



The opening scene is located at the Dettifoss Waterfall in Iceland.

Image by Hugi Ásgeirsson The opening scene is located at thein



Add a flying saucer, and it does the job.

Image courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Add a flying saucer, and it does the job.



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 According to Greek mythology,is a Titan who stole fire to give it to humankind, an act that enabled progress and civilization. He also created man from clay.



Just before getting to the waterfall, the camera flies you over the Krossá river, in Landmannalaugar.

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



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

Image by Asands Theinis the perfect setting for some archaeological discoveries.



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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 Also in Scotland, themakes up a part of the collage of snowy mountains seen when the vessel first lands on the planet.



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The sight of the steep mountains in Wadi Rum, Jordan, provides the background for a large part of the movie.

Image by Sillie R The sight of the steep mountains in, 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. Find out more about Wadi Rum, the valley of Image by Deltron3032 The last Transformers movie was also shot here, but I'm not brave enough to watch that one. Find out more about Wadi Rum, the valley of where The Martian was filmed here.



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 There's a scene where David is watching. 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.



In the end, the butler did it.

Image courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox In the end, the butler did it.

The 2012 film from, 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 wheretakes place. For once, instead of suffering like, 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.