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Ridley Scott Directing Alien Prequel

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the reboot-a-few-more-classics dept.

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.'"

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  1. Who cares about the humans by stox · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I want the story of the ship the Nostromo found.

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    "To those who are overly cautious, everything is impossible. "
    1. Re:Who cares about the humans by FreekyGeek · · Score: 5, Informative

      As the owner of a couple cats, I can say that the easiest way to find any cat in the dark is to simply walk around until they run in front of you, and you either step on them or trip on them.

  2. Re:Great! by deft · · Score: 5, Informative

    amen to that. 1979's 'alien' is good, but the 1986 'aliens' is what made my heart thump and want to be a space marine.

    GAME OVER MAN! GAME OVER!

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    There's nothing Intelligent about Intelligent Design.
  3. Re:Swell... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least I had a few years without Xenomorphs showing up in my nightmare.

    (IIRC, the nightmares involved having a pulse rifle that ran out of ammo.)

    Funny, I would have thought the most recent ones would have involved Jean-Pierre Jeunet directing another movie. :)

    Why do you think my clip was empty???

  4. Re:Swell... by Nos. · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been prepping my sons (3.5 years and 7 months) for their first viewing of Alien/Aliens since birth by grabbing their entire face with my hand. They think its funny... at least for now.

  5. Re:Swell... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been prepping my sons (3.5 years and 7 months) for their first viewing of Alien/Aliens since birth by grabbing their entire face with my hand. They think its funny... at least for now.

    I hope you're done having kids. Because if you ever explain that that the baby will come out of mommy's belly...

  6. Beyond the Alien by BranMan · · Score: 5, Insightful


          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.