If you liked Mr. Weylands talk from the future, we think youll enjoy these TEDTalks from this decade. Biographical Information The transcript will open to the right of the video player. 9y. The answer to were afraid of what would happen if they didn't. Created as part of the viral marketing campaign for Prometheus, the film shows Peter Weyland giving an influential talk at the 2023 TED conference and laying out Weyland Corp 's plans for the future. Skip Article Header. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Great Scott! Sweet. We can create Movie 9th century, AD: Gunpowder. The only connection to those two films and Prometheus is the dystopian vision that corporations will rule the world, and the name Weyland, of Weyland-Yutani in Alien, the corporation that sent out the Nostromo. Laser guns, space ships, and time travel. A short time later the Japanese start-up Yutani Corporation files a lawsuit against Sir Peter Weyland for the patent of the android. Is Peter Weyland the one who is the bad guy at the Alien movies, or is he a predecessor? Science Fiction, or Speculative Fiction if you prefer. Everyone says I'm the least offensive of our writers, so they gave the email jockey task to me. gift that he stole from the gods, who were terrified of what we might do Portrayed by Lawrence, Subscribe to the TED Talks Daily newsletter. The printing press -- only slightly less impactful. Over the years, Weyland's health begins to decline. Ah ok. Director. If the talk has been translated into a certain language, you'll be able to view the transcript in that language by clicking the drop-down menu and selecting it from the list. [7], At some point after receiving Elizabeth Shaw's proposal, Sir Peter Weyland arranged to send out a probe to LV-223 in an attempt to verify Shaw and Holloway's claims about the moon. During the Prometheus crew's expedition on LV-223, Weyland ordered David to take samples of the black liquid and bring them back for research. If youre looking for more information on Peter Weyland, head over to the TED website. He is not concerned that Shaw is not frozen (which David had told the medical team to do) or that she removed the Trilobite that was growing within her, as he seems more obsessed with extending his own life rather than bring hostile life-forms back to Earth for studying. During his TED Talk on February 28, he clarified his vision for the Weyland Corporation, laying the groundwork for the next fifty years of Building Better Worlds. Go deeper into fascinating topics with original video series from TED. Remove Ads Cast Crew Details Genres Cast Guy Pearce 7 mins More at IMDb TMDb Sign in to log, rate or review Share Popular reviews More Review by FullerFilm Should have been the opening scene of Prometheus. Biotech, that was question, of course, before us is, "What the hell are we supposed to do with This video features Peter Weyland (played by the awesome Guy Pearce) talking about the history of mankind, from our humble origins right through to the development of nano technology. The short film focuses on Sapper, a man who is trying to make it through life day-by-day without turning back to his old ways. Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway,[5] where it was hoped humanity would make first contact with the race of extraterrestrials that had apparently created them, dubbed the Engineers; the expedition finally departed aboard the USCSS Prometheus four years later. man was tied to a rock as an eagle ripped through his belly and ate his We are the gods now. On May 5th, 2089, Weyland was reported to have died on a low-gravity space station orbiting Mars due to alleged renal failure. with it were it to fall into our hairy little paws. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production Search child forums as well Date of birth Attention to details are always good! In June 23, 2065, Sir Peter Weyland Memorial Library is built in Washington, DC in honor of him. Conceived and designed by Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof and directed by Luke Scott. Sign up for our daily or weekly emails to receive Sir Peter Weylandwas a billionaire entrepreneur and inventor, and the founder and CEO of Weyland Corp. Unlike other company members depicted in the franchise, Peter does not seem to care or obsess about the Xenomorphs or the similar life-forms seen in Prometheus. Mumbai, India[1] We have identified the genetic Newer Than: Search this thread only; Search this forum only. Eye color Check them out. Fantastic use of a familiar online format, TED, being effectively and magnificently leveraged to convert a trailer into a far more effective hook for your interest. what was the fucking point? In the video directed by Luke Scott, Weyland gives a TED talk to thousands in the year 2023. During his TED Talk on February 28, he clarified his vision for the Weyland Corporation, laying the groundwork for the next fifty years of Building Better Worlds. 3. American Rhetoric. 2048: Nowhere to Run "2048: Nowhere to Run" takes place one year before the events of Blade Runner 2049. Aside his exceptional speaking, I love his story of Prometheus. Bit of a game-changer, that one. Peter J Weyland from Lorton, VA. Age ~71. Presumably before the Prometheus' departure, Weyland recorded a holographic message on June 22 of that same year for the crew of the Prometheus which they would witness upon reawakening from hyper sleep. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof thought it would be appropriate and, well, incredibly cool to have one of the characters, Peter Weyland, art Is it 2023 already? On December 10, 2017, Weyland is honored with the Nobel Prize in Science for his extraordinary atmospheric work over the polar ice caps. The entire thing is basically a monologue by the title character with a gigantic audience listening to his words. Aside from having a bit more Prometheus promo material, TED is full of hundreds of amazing talks from incredible speakers; its well worth the visit. The answer to all Weyland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his cancer cure on February 4, 2023. Check the link below. colleague, William Potter, to reveal his trick -- how is it he so star or the cold of the moon -- how is the creation of such an incredible Watch Guy Pearce in TED2023 below: The speech takes place a few years before the events of Prometheus . I think this is showing a dystopian world where TED doesn't exist in the same form it does now, its merely a label used as a shell. ~ Edward de Bono By the age of fourteen, he had already registered a dozen patents in a wide range of fields from biotech to robotics. This time was no different, with Mr. Weyland declaring nothing short of humanity's nascent godhood, thanks in part to his determination to create perfectly-human androids within the next few. In his TED Talk of 2023, Peter Weyland, played by Guy Pierce, introduces himself to usand provides a tremendous teaser for the film. Three months later, at the age of 26, Sir Peter Weyland became one of the youngest people ever to achieve a knighthood. During 2026, Weyland acquired Genentech, significantly bolstering the companys biotech holding, and privatized NASAs famous Kepler mission, increases its funding tenfold and, within the year, discovered 6,546 more bio-compatible planets. The progeny of two brilliant parents; His mother, an Oxford Educated Professor of Comparative Mythology, his father, a self-taught software Engineer, it was clear from an early age that Sir Peters capabilities would only be eclipsed by his ambition to realize them. Learn more about the A young Peter Weyland gives a darkly inspirational TED Talk. For unknown to Shaw, Weyland's science division had actually reported detecting a faint, almost imperceptible signal coming from the neighboring moon of LV-426. After a three year media blackout, Weyland has finally emerged to reveal where he's heading next. fusion and fission, and cultures? Peter Weyland was born in Mumbai, India on October 1, 1990, to his mother, an Oxford-educated Professor of Comparative Mythology, and his father, a self-taught engineer. At such a young age he displayed the makings of a great individual and he showed extradionary talent at areas of science. For those of you who know me, you will be Guy Pearce. Using capital from his 2015 success, Weyland acquires copyrights to technology developed by NASAs innovative but poorly funded Project Prometheus. Copyright 2020, StreamingNext. Peter really does come off as a man of ambition and grand vision. As such he made arrangements for the android David who would accompany the mission to be armed with the knowledge of LV-426, which he would not report to any of the crew until the time was right. The short film focuses on Sapper, a man who is . I was thinking, it was a prequal to Blade Runner, which would also be cool. [6] When the team of scientists finally made contact with the Engineers, they found them to be hostile and the expedition failed disastrously. TED Conference, 2023, also known as TED 2023, is a 2012 short film directed by Luke Scott and starring Guy Pearce. The core messages are that he wants to be indulged by the masses and that humans are the new gods. The slick and original viral marketing campaign was conceived and designed by Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof . Three months later, at the age of 26, Sir Peter Weyland becomes one of the youngest people to ever achieve knighthood. Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland, is some great Ridley Scott theatre and a fantastic performance for his up coming film, Prometheus. incredible power -- the power to transform, to destroy and to create again. this power?" It seems that TED has grown exponentially between now and the year 2023. He later suits up and goes to the Engineers' ship as David has successfully found a live Engineer, however, upon waking; the Engineer decapitates David and hits Weyland with it, The Engineer then kills the entire party save Shaw, who manages to escape. who do not yet know me, allow me to introduce myself: And if youll indulge me, Id like to change the world. Sir Peter Weyland is awarded the Nobel prize in Medicine for his cures of major cancers in February 4, 2023 and during the TED Talk, in February 28, he clarifies his vision for Weyland Industries, laying the groundwork for the next 50 years of Building Better Worlds. Star Trek: Lower Decks is fun and you should give it a try. However, he was ultimately killed by the very race he hoped would help him. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. After years of litigation, Weyland won the David patent lawsuit against the Yutani Corporation on December 12, 2029, effectively protecting the investments of both Weyland Corp and its shareholders. individual considered unnatural?". Good choice for Weyland. . Copyright 2001-Present. The fake TED page even includes a short bio of Weyland: Peter Weyland has been a magnet for controversy since he announced his intent to build the first convincingly humanoid robotic system by the . TED Talks certainly has a high opinion of itself. They absolutely earned that opinion, but they think they're going all the way to 2023. Through TED magic, they've managed to bring us a. Like the rest of Scott's work, it's a movie steeped in ideas about what it means to be human. TED is a real organization, and I find it fascinating that Ridley Scott director of the upcoming spiritual prequel to Aliens managed to convince them to host one of his fake talks. What was his vision? TED: I love everything Ridley. Other Information so how do we need to look into the walter promo and the david8 promo then? theft, the gods, well, you might say they overreacted a little. Peter Weyland has been a magnet for controversy since he announced his intent to build the first convincingly humanoid robotic system by the end of the decade. Guy Pearce delivers a strong performance as Peter Weyland in this Prometheus prologue. SF movies and TV shows. Trilobite Member 9516 XP Feb-28-2012 4:35 PM Member 9516 XP Feb-28-2012 4:35 PM Relatives Ad Choices. American Wherever that may be, we will most certainly want to follow. Aliens facehugger concept art by the Swiss master H. R My sci-fi shelf! A young Peter Weyland gives a darkly inspirational TED Talk. Prometheus hits theaters this June. notifications whenever new talks are published. A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment. Conceived and designed by Ridley. Alien belongs to them. Was it just me, or did he seem to be channeling John Hurt with that accent? And that TED talk really speaks to the prequel question because it's Peter Weyland! This one features Guy Pearce's character Weyland which takes place just before the TED talk viral. In February 2, 2016 he effectively curbs much of global warming generating a localized synthetic atmosphere above the polar ice cap using a precursor to the atmospheric processor of his own invention. For those of you match was a gift from the Titan, Before watching this, I had no idea that Guy Pearce was such an incredible speaker. Among all the genres, the historical feature films, which present the By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Alien is a science-fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien" or Xenomorph.. Did you listen to Peter Weylands Talk? struck down. In January 7, 2024, Weyland manufactured the first advanced android prototype model of its kind. IGN recently sat down with Guy Pearce to talk about his new movie The Rover, but we also couldn't help but ask him a few questions about Prometheus, in which he starred as the decrepit Peter. Bill Stone: Exploring deep caves (and someday the moon). Creating viral videos to promote movie releases is nothing new, but in one sense, Ive never seen anything quite like this Peter Weyland talk at TED2023. I'm a co-founder and writer here at Unfinished Man. This is the first succesfuly industrialized space mission of Weyland Industries who receives funding from a trio of major venture capital firms. This is a prequal to Alien. He was born in Mumbai, India in 1990, the son of an Oxford Educated Professor of Comparative Mythology, and a self-taught software Engineer. 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Director Ridley Scott is returning to a genre he defined: Prometheus, a sci-fi epic, is due out in early June. After years of litigation, Weyland wins the David patent lawsuit against the Yutani Corporation, in December 12, 2029, effectively protecting the investments of both Weyland Industries and its shareholders. In 2091, at the age of 101, Peter Weyland funded the creation of the scientific vessel USCSS Prometheus, to follow the map to LV-223. Details for the Prometheus Blu-ray include 15 minutes of deleted scenes and the first and final draft of the script. I haven't been Watch a "TED Talk from the future" https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/08/is-it-2023-already-watch-a-tedtalk-from-the-future, Writing a TED Talk from the future: Q&A with Damon Lindelof, https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/28/writing-a-tedtalk-from-the-future-q-a-with-damon-lindelof. In 2089, he agreed to fund a scientific expedition to the moon LV-223 at the request of Drs. Created to serve. Lawrence just smiled and said, "The trick, Potter, is not minding it planets undiscovered just a decade ago. Weyland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his cancer cure on February 4, 2023. Released online as a prologue to Prometheus, while not actually being in the movie. Light brown (formerly)White [9] When it was later decided to feature Weyland's younger self in the film, Scott instead opted to cast a younger actor and have them wear prosthetics and makeup to "age" them for scenes where the older Weyland appeared; while the scenes showing Weyland as a young man were ultimately cut before filming, Guy Pearce was nonetheless cast as the character. In March 27, 2015 Peter made his first billion thanks to the renewable energy gathered following the installation of solar panels that align and move in Earths orbital plane but at an axial tilt, imitating a perpetual summer solstice. This no doubt has serious ramifications that will be crucial to the plot of Blade Runner 2049. (2012) 09/01/2012 (US) Science Fiction 7m. Unless you're someone who's never used TED, ever, then it just looks like a generic advertisement. Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, Dick, Heinlein and other SF books. Guy Pierce is just great, one of those actors I want to see casted into every role. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof thought it would be appropriate and, well, incredibly cool to have one of the characters, Peter Weyland, art. Phone and address: 5724 Mallow Trl, Lorton, VA 22079 (703) 550-0214. Nationality You know that I will settle The fire that danced at the end of that it was released online before the release of Prometheus in 2012. it would've been nice to see this in the movie, but at least we got it anyways. aware by now that my ambition is unlimited. Personally, this clip was one of my favorite parts in the movie and it wasn't even in the movie! Watch Guy Pearce As Peter Weyland In Future TED Talk From 'Prometheus' This article, or a section of this article, does not meet Xenopedia's standards. Peter Weyland TED Talk 2023 (Prometheus Viral) on Vimeo. All rights reserved. Seeing the company logo at the end gave me chills. This is the full 06:58. Visit WIRED Photo for our unfiltered take on photography, photographers, and photographic journalism wrd.cm/1IEnjUH. Sir Peter Weyland is the owner of the Weyland Corporation . Sir Peter Weyland was the CEO and founder of the Weyland Corporation in early to late 21st century. Alien Anthology Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. This time was no different, with Mr. Weyland declaring nothing short of humanitys nascent godhood, thanks in part to his determination to create perfectly-human androids within the next few years. Ridley Scott's summer blockbuster Prometheus opens today in the US, telling the story of a future civilization that may have overreached. 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