Noomi Rapace

Actor Noomi Rapace burst onto the international film scene as the punk rock hacker Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," based on the ...

[ social commentary](https://gen.medium.com/the-scariest-thing-about-alien-is-how-real-it-s-become-fa2182d2207e) about abortion and the fear of pregnancy. [Scott to properly reel in](https://www.slashfilm.com/857245/ridley-scott-isnt-afraid-to-say-he-missed-the-mark-with-prometheus/), but Rapace still has "amazing memories" of making "Prometheus" and fondly remembers the support she was shown by the legendary sci-fi director. The seeds of "Prometheus" began as a prequel to answer some of the mysteries discovered on the planet LV-426 by the crew of the Nostromo. Another matter Ridley Scott seems very interested in is David (Michael Fassbender), the conniving android who attempts to engineer a new species of Xenomorphs. You don't even need to audition,'" she told [Looper](https://www.looper.com/629008/prometheus-star-noomi-rapace-reveals-what-it-was-really-like-working-with-ridley-scott-exclusive/), reflecting on the experience almost 10 years later. While the sequence is almost too visceral, making the implications overly obvious for the sake of being scary, Shaw becomes a fighter at that moment. [Icelandic horror folktale](https://www.slashfilm.com/627704/lamb-review-noomi-rapace-shepherds-a-gentle-folk-horror-film/) "Lamb." The epic scale of "Prometheus" may have been too overwhelming at times for all of the actors, including Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, and Idris Elba. The mystery of the space jockey (the giant, petrified alien carcass from "Alien") is a doorway into the mysterious technology wielded by the ancient race known as the Engineers, providing a path that leads to another thread challenging biblical dogma. In the face of such big ideas, it was crucial for Noomi Rapace to stay grounded within a complex story during what proved to be a very physically demanding shoot. Shaw in Ridley Scott's long-gestating "Alien" prequel, "Prometheus." Her performance put her on the shortlist to star as devout archaeologist Dr.