Ridley Scott Directing Alien Prequel

brumgrunt writes "After three decades of speculation, original Alien director Ridley Scott has signed on to the new Fox sequel. 'Nothing is known about the set-up of the new movie, except that chronologically it precedes the plight of the Nostromo. Since it's obviously going to involve the human race [...] Writer Jon Spaihts successfully pitched to Fox and Scott Free Productions, and is working on the script.'"

Comments

Great!

[millia]

Now just sign up James Cameron to do the movie after *that* and we'll be good.

Re:Great!

[Scragglykat]

The action/sci-fi (syfy?WTF?!) movie that James Cameron created, I have to admit, is about my favorite sci-fi movie of all time, it was non-stop, suspenseful, but action packed... they couldn't go with all suspense because we all already knew what was coming, just not in what quantity... but the original movie was horror/sci-fi at its finest (especially given the time it was created). I mean, if they remade that movie with today's special effects, it'd be amazing... but only the youth that hadn't seen the series would really get the full scare factor out of it. The thing is, people of the 70's didn't have aliens popping out of their neighbor's chests everyday, so when they saw that movie, it was disturbing... then the monster grew up quick and started killing old school... it was like when Doom 3 first came out and even though it was just a game, I'd jump when things popped out because i wasn't quite sure what would lurk around the next corner. By the time Aliens came out, chest popping aliens were the norm, so they had to make it an action flick to keep the interest going. Alien was a masterpiece, because it was horror defined. It wasn't some crazy person hacking people up, it was something totally unknown, moving around an environment we weren't familiar with, in a location where no help could be found. Aliens was a masterpiece, because it took that same mix, threw in space marines (who started out with the general attitude military units in space always have in movies) and then the situation deteriorated rapidly. There was still suspense, but there was also a lot of plot and character development. Shoot, they barely show Frost getting waxed, and I already missed him... and the sarge! I have a feeling a prequel may try to explain why the Nostromo was sent to LV-426 in the first place.

Re:Meh, Alien was your basic horror movie

[Rick Genter]

You seem to forget that Alien predated Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and most of the other "classic horror" movies:

Alien (1979)
Friday the 13th (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Only Halloween (1978) predates Alien, and by a short enough period that I think it's safe to say that Alien was well underway before Halloween hit the theater.

Re:Opening for more Giger?

[ArsonSmith]

this sounds great. Maybe make it something like the Star Wars Christmas special except replace the Wookies with Aliens.

Beyond the Alien

[BranMan]

      You know, I loved the first two movies, and would have liked the series to progress as it seemed it should - 3 would have the Alien actually brought back to a space station around Earth, then 4 could be them getting TO Earth.

      But the point I wanted to make is that the next sequel should have someone stumble on the Alien's home planet - where they originally are from. Think about it - they are communal, live in a colony and can build a new one with a single individual, like some of our insects. They cooperate, can withstand very hostile environments. They have eggs that can do the same and lie dormant for long periods of time. They have lightning speed, hide really well, and have acid for blood.

      Now think about the world that could produce such a creature, with all those defenses. The Aliens.... are not even CLOSE to the top of the food chain. Imagine what horrors you would find on the world that produced them....

      THAT's the movie I want to see.