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Happy Birthday, David

Short film

When does Happy Birthday, David take place?

Happy Birthday, David is a short film released in 2012. Its story takes place around 2078, about 15 years before Prometheus (2093). In the Alien movies timeline, it comes after Weyland Industries Testimonial (around 2075) and before Quiet Eye: Elizabeth Shaw (around 2089).


Happy Birthday, David (short film, 2012)

Description

A fully operational David 8, Weyland Corporation's latest synthetic bio-mechanical humanoid and the same model as David, the android later assigned to the USCSS Prometheus (2012), demonstrates a wide array of facial expressions and emotions. During an interview, David 8 even manages to weep when he is asked what makes him sad.

Michael Fassbender plays David in this mock advertisement for the David 8 line, directed by Johnny Hardstaff as part of 20th Century Fox's viral campaign for Prometheus. A teaser was made available to people attending the Prometheus panel at WonderCon in March 2012, and the full short went online on April 17, 2012.

Synopsis

An introduction to the 8th generation android, David, who explains what he thinks about and what makes him sad.

Overview

In-Universe year : 2078 (approx)
Release date : April 2012
Release status : Released
Continuity : Canon

Credits : Johnny Hardstaff (Director)

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