Damon Lindelof Won’t Write ‘Prometheus’ Sequel and Explains Why

Just that headline alone is likely giving some cinephiles a sigh of relief. However, I don’t think all the problems with the script for Prometheus came from Damon Lindelof. Sure, if you go read the original script that Jon Spaihts wrote (it’s easy to find online), a lot was changed. But Lindelof was hired to rewrite it, so he did his job, and after that it’s the fault of the producers and director Ridley Scott for not recognizing that the script might not have been up to snuff. So when it comes to the sequel, Lindelof won’t be attempting to redeem himself as he flat out told Collider that he would not be writing the developing sequel. Read on! In fact, Lindelof talked at great length about why he decided not to write the sequel: Ridley [Scott] and I talked at great length during the story process of the first movie about …