時間推至當年探險隊與異形首次相遇的30年前，太空船「普羅米修斯號」正在遠赴外太空探索人類起源的秘密。他們相信在遙遠的星系之中，一些高等「異種生物」參與創造人類計劃，而這個剛被發現的星系，相信與人類進化，有莫大關係。太空船企業老闆彼得偉蘭（佳皮里斯）遂派出探險隊出征，作出為期兩年的太空飛行，女考古學家伊莉莎伯（露美慧柏絲）滿懷希望地與男友荷蘭（勞根瑪素堅）一起上船，並與機械人大衛（麥可法斯班德）及企業代表瑪莉迪芙（查理絲泰朗）齊齊踏上征途。怎料，在浩瀚宇宙中等待著他們的，卻是前所未有凶難和危機；不但影響到各人性命安危，更險些永遠解不開人類發跡的驚人謎團…

2092年的未來，地球已成為一顆黯淡的星球，漸漸地荒涼以至人類無法居住，大型跨國公司UTS建立了類似地球的太空殖民地，這是人類進入太空衛星軌道的新家。除了選定的5％公民外，非公民要麼留在荒涼的地球上，要麼成為太空工作者。

四個邊緣人駕駛着勝利號這艘宇宙飛船在漫無邊際的宇宙中打撈值錢的太空垃圾。在一次事件中發現一名小女孩，在意識到她可能是被宇宙警察通緝的大規模殺傷性武器機械人之後，四人決定以她換取贖金，然而卻在過程中發掘了許多驚天動地的秘密。

尼謨經過了數十年的冷凍後，一覺醒來已是個老人。 他嘗試在混亂的回憶中找回真正的自己…

On a planet in a distant galaxy, a power hungry Leprechaun, holds a beautiful alien princess hostage in order to marry her for her royal title. With her title and his beloved gold, he'll be able to rule the universe. While making his maniacal plans, what he doesn't count on is an invading platoon of marines from Earth, to save the princess and foil his plans. An accomplished trickster, the Leprechaun stows himself away on the orbiting spaceship and wreaks havoc on the crew in an attempt to recapture his bride.

“Rio 2096 – A Story of Love and Fury” is an animated film that portrays the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years. As a backdrop to the romance, the feature highlights four phases of Brazilian history: colonization, slavery, the Military Regime and the future, in 2096, when there will be a war for water.