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First a quick recap: At the end of Prometheus, Shaw is the last living human crew member, and David, its android, is severely damaged but still functioning. They steal an alien ship and,...
Apr 26, 2017 · In honor of Alien Day, 20th Century Fox has released a new prologue episode that examines the fate of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, played by Noomi Rapace. At the end of Prometheus, Dr. Shaw took off...
Apr 26, 2017 · The Crossing, an official prologue short to Alien: Covenant, reveals what happened to crew members Dr. Elizabeth Shaw and the synthetic David after the events of Prometheus. Set aboard an...
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Background
Elizabeth M. Shaw was born in 2058 from British ancestry, Shaw was raised from childhood in South Africa by her father, a missionary after her mother died of unknown disease. Years later, she also lost her father, who died of Ebola.She later graduated in paleonthology, archaeology, human hethology and metrics.
Discovery
In 2089, during her expedition in the Isle of Skye, Shaw along with her love interest and fellow archeologist Charlie Holloway discovered a star map among several unconnected ancient cultures. They interpreted this as an invitation from humanity’s forerunners, or "Engineers". After such discovery Shaw recorded a message for Peter Weyland trougth Yutani Corporation. After introducing herself and apologising for her persistent attempts at contacting Weyland, Shaw raised some of the grand unansw...
The Prometheus mission
Shaw later managed to share her discovery with Peter Weyland, the elderly CEO of Weyland Corp, who contracted her and later funded the creation of the scientific vessel USCSS Prometheusto follow the map to the distant moon LV-223. Shaw came along because she believed that the Engineers created humanity and she desired to "meet her maker". After coming along with a team, she found the bodies of the Engineers and decided to take back the head of one. She found out from her examinations that the...
As a scientist, Shaw was very well prepared and had advanced knowledge in several research fields. She showed a high level of knowledge of ancient cultures and various methods to study them, as well as being skilled in sophisticated medical and forensic science procedures. Despite being a very short, gentle, faithful and calm looking young woman, S...
Development
The character of Shaw developed from Jocelyn Watts in Jon Spaihts' unmade Alien: Engineers script. Both share broad similarities, being the female protagonist who organize the expedition in search of the Engineers. Many key events involving Shaw in the film also occur to Watts, including, perhaps most notably, a sequence where Watts desperately uses a MedPod to remove a Chestbursterfrom her body before it kills her.
Elizabeth Shaw shares her name with a character from the long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who.Several famous actresses were considered for the role of Shaw, including Abbie Cornish, Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron (who ended up playing Vickers) and finally, Natalie Portman. 2...Shaw's notebook
1. These documents are a segment of Dr. Elizabeth Shaw's research dossier and have been procured from an undisclosed source in order to insure the success of Project Prometheus. All content is considered classified until the mission is complete.Shaw_notes_001Shaw_notes_002Shaw_notes_003Shaw_notes_004Shaw_notes_005Shaw_notes_006Shaw_notes_007Shaw_notes_008
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Apr 26, 2017 · April 26, 2017. After Prometheus, Dr. Elizabeth Shaw and the android David hijacked one of the Engineers’ dreadnaught starships, and now it’s been revealed what happened right after that.
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Apr 26, 2017 · It helps to answer the question of what happened to Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace), and why she doesn't seem to be around for Covenant. She did show up as a hologram in a teaser, but...
Apr 17, 2021 · Published Apr 17, 2021. Alien: Covenant may have killed off Prometheus heroine Elizabeth Shaw, but early concept art for the film saw her turned into a Xenomorph hybrid. Prometheus heroine Elizabeth Shaw may meet a brutal end before the action of Alien: Covenant begins, but the original grisly fate of Noomi Rapace’s character was far worse.
