Before Prometheus even hit theaters this past summer we wondered: Will it create a shared universe between the Alien movies and Blade Runner?
According to a bonus feature on the new Steelbook Blu-ray edition of Prometheus the answer is a confirmed yes, there is a connection between the Weyland Corporation and Blade Runner’s Tyrell Corporation [click the link to view], and proof that Blade Runner and the Alien movies take place within the same universe. This is something we’ve been speculating about since before Prometheus was released, thanks to a couple of videos released back in April.
At the time, it might have seemed like a crazy theory, but in light of this new evidence, we thought we should revisit the original post….
[The evidence]