At the end of Prometheus, we saw that a creature was born from the body of the dead engineer, which was essentially identical to the Alien creature pictured in the Alien vs. Predator movies (a Xenomorph).
Now my question is how are they connected chronologically? I imagine that the AVP happens in the present time but Prometheus is dated in the future.
Answer
From the Prometheus IMDb FAQ:
It should be noted that AvP franchise is not considered part of the official canon of the Alien saga [...]
Prometheus is considered by both Ridley Scott and the film's producers to be the first film in the Alien series.
From an interview with Damon Lindelof:
[...] Look, as to what’s canon and what’s not canon, for me as a screenwriter it’s transcended by Ridley as a director.
Here’s the thing. Ridley invented this. He created this Alien universe. He birthed it out of his own heart and soul. So he gets to do whatever it is he wants to do and he wanted to use Weyland as a conduit in the story, and was not interested at all when I said to him, “You know, Weyland was a character in one of the Alien Vs. Predator movies,” he just sort of looked at me like I had just slapped him in the face. That was the beginning, middle and end of all Alien Vs. Predator references in our story process.
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