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Prior to the film's release, Ridley Scott said that he was open to the possibility of an extended Director's Cut, similar to several of his films, for which he created altered versions. There were also previews of several omitted scenes that would clear up some of the questions raised in the theatrical version. However, just before the DVD and Blu-ray release, Scott indicated that he declined the studio's offer that would allow him to make a longer version, as he considers the theatrical version his preferred cut of the movie. Instead, thirty minutes of deleted scenes were included on the home video release of the film. These include several moments seen in the trailers, but not present in the film - most notably, the mutated Fifield attack scene was intended to be much longer and set at a different point in the film (happening just as Weyland, Ford, and the mercenaries head out for the structure). See more