Noomi Rapace: 'Ridley Scott's Prometheus is brutally beautiful'

Noomi Rapace has described Prometheus as "brutally beautiful".

The Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows actress confessed that she is still amazed to be involved in director Ridley Scott's momentous project.

"It's kind of crazy," Rapace told Collider. "I remember when I came into some of the sets, it just blew me away."

"We didn't have green screen. I think we had it twice. They built everything. It felt like magic. It's stunning. What's so fantastic, with Ridley, is that he's such an artist and he creates really big, amazing shots, but it's still brutally beautiful, at the same time. I can't wait to see it!"

Rapace went on to say that she considers her character to be "the heart of the movie".

"You follow her, and she changes," the actress said. "In the beginning, she's a believer. She believes in God and she has a very strong faith. She is a scientist and an archaeologist. She's on this mission, and she's full of hope.

"In the middle of the movie, things happen and she changes into more of a warrior. And in the end, she's such a survivor."

In addition to Rapace, the film stars Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Kate Dickie and Logan Marshall-Green.

In July, Scott praised the use of 3D in filmmaking, insisting that he will never work without the format again.

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Prometheus will open in cinemas on June 8.

Watch Noomi Rapace in the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows below: