Ridley Scott Confirmed as Director of Alien Prequel
Well here’s a pretty huge announcement that I don’t think many people saw coming. There has been talk of Ridley Scott returning to the Alien franchise for many, many years, but it always seemed like a bit of a pipe dream. Most recently, there were rumours that up-and-comer Carl Rinsch would be taking on an Alien prequel, with Ridley Scott on board as a producer. It seemed like the most logical step given that each previous Alien film has been handed off to a talented young director, but alas, it seems that Fox wasn’t so keep on the idea. Instead, Fox has finally won out and managed to convince their number one choice to step into the director’s chair after all: Ridley Scott!
Variety reports that Scott has indeed signed on to direct an Alien prequel, with Jon Spaihts (Passengers) writing the script. It’s looking like this may be Scott’s next film after Robin Hood, but that has yet to be confirmed. So what do you think, is this a good idea? I am guessing most people will be pretty excited to have Scott back at the helm, but there is a question of whether or not the aliens really need an origin story. All I know is it certainly can’t be worse than the Alien vs Predator films. Thoughts?
Comments (11)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggghhhhh I want this to be good, but alas, like the up coming RoboCop remake it’s likely to be utter garbage. Entertaining garbage, but garbage afterall.
MCL
Posted by MatLloydPoet on July 31st, 2009It all depends on what the premise and plot is. I don’t think it’s destined to be garbage but I’m not sure that there is necessarily much more that can be filled in about the Aliens. Or at least much more that we’d want to see. I was really disappointed in AvP as I thought it could have been awesome if the premise was different. And of course none of that dopey Predator and Sanaa Lathan lovefest.
Posted by Maopheus on July 31st, 2009This prequel is a terrible idea b/c giving the creature an origin is goona ruin it, but having Scott direct gives me some hope, but even the original director for Indiana Jones directed the fourth film and it was still terrible.
Posted by Matt Keith on July 31st, 2009this and Seinfeld on Curb – how big can my boner get?!
Posted by rus in chicago on July 31st, 2009Thumbs up..
With a good script this will rock..
Ridley has the balls and can take this franchise one step further
if is bad… whatever.. How bad can it be…
It cannot be worse than AVP…
Posted by kyriacos on July 31st, 2009imagine they would on top of it all also use the original concepts from H.R.Giger
Posted by Sly on August 1st, 2009I always thought the aliens were scarier specifically because no one knew where they came from. Sure, you can kill them and survive if you’re lucky, but because you don’t know where the source is you’ll never be entirely free of the fear that they’ll come back.
They’re kind of like demons in that someone will always accidentally release them, or intentionally seek them out, because there’s no way to destroy the source once and for all. If a prequel shines light on their actual origin it would be like revealing the demon’s true name and rendering it powerless.
On the other hand, if the prequel just took the formula of the existing movies and told the story of another alien infestation that just happend to occur before the ones we’ve already seen, then it would preserve the mythology. I don’t think we need to see the alien homeworld or anything. They’d be scarier if they couldn’t be linked to a specific time or place.
Posted by Matthew Maier on August 1st, 2009Just do not use all digital sets and try not to explain everything like the force is really small micro organism that we can have a relationship with. Keep things still a mystery!!!!!!! But that being said I do want to see it.
Posted by Big Hungry on August 1st, 2009I just wanna see an H.R. Giger world… with all of his freakish looking alien creatures, with Scott Directing.
Posted by Derek on August 2nd, 2009Don’t think the first movie (or any of them for that matter) would have been as scary without Giger.
I’m in!
OK, but what part will Russell Crowe be playing?
Posted by Bunyip on August 2nd, 2009I’m just hoping this means the Monopoly movie won’t happen. I have an article about this on my site.
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