Prometheus - Ridley Scott’s Prequel to Alien

I hope they get this one right. great idea to go back to the beginning though then end it...

I'm not sure what to think of this. Im a big fan of the Alien movies (except Resurrection) and I think after the damage the AvP movies have done to the franchise then this kind of movie desperately needs to be good and not just another half arsed money making cop out

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I just read about this today on aintitcool, and I can't wait! The original Alien is still my favorite, although Aliens was great too.

What are some of the general complaints about the second AvP film? The first one had potential overall but essentially had good parts only; the second one, I thought, was not bad but had its faults.

I know it's a joke, but the title Alien 0 is wrong for a prequel.

It should be called Alien -1

Spacejockey vs. Face Hugger: Episode 1

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Ridley Scott On The "Alien" Prequel

Director Ridley Scott ("Gladiator," "Robin Hood") tells MTV News that after years of talking about it, script work on the "Alien" prequel is well underway with a fourth draft currently sitting on his desk.

Surprisingly Scott was more forthcoming than expected about the story which will be set in 2085, 30 years before Ellen Ripley is born, but will have a female lead. Of the story Scott says he's finally going to solve the mystery of a key scene in the 1979 original.

For those who don't remember or have never seen Scott's original, the story followed the human crew of the starship Nostromo touching down on the unexplored planet LV-426 to investigate a signal. They come upon a crashed spacecraft containing the fossilised remains of the pilot (the Space Jockey) and a vast cargo hold full of alien eggs. Despite being from an obviously different alien species to the titular xenomorphs, the Space Jockey's origins are never explored or really talked about onscreen outside of that scene.

Scott adds the film's 'company' won't be the Weyland-Yutani company yet - just Weyland. Also the story will deal with their early attempts at terraforming planets.

Scott says that he'll likely have to redesign the creatures
Release date wise, Scott says "we're hoping to have it in theaters in late 2011, or maybe the best date in 2012."

Source: Dark Horizons

Im hyped for this

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Ridley Scott Confirms Two 3D Untitled Alien Prequel Films

Early this week, Ridley Scott revealed some important details about his upcoming Untitled Alien Prequel, which you can read here. Now, with the director out promoting his latest adventure Robin Hood, more information has surfaced in regards to the film. Scott confirmed to Collider what art director Roger Christian told us back in March: The Untitled Alien Prequel will be shot in 3D. Not only that, the director has not one, but two prequels planned in continuing on with this long running 20th Century Fox franchise. This is what the director had to say about the 3D:

About the number of new Alien Prequel films he has planned, Ridley Scott replied:

To read more from this interview, be sure to check out the entire story on Collider.

Untitled Alien Prequel is in development . The film is directed by Ridley Scott.

Source: Movieweb

I would bet, that Weyland has created the aliens by accident. It`s always something like this.

Are the alien and predator stories/timelines treated as the same or separate? Because this idea would counter the alien's existence before this point, correct?

i want to know whats with the 'space jockey' and i cant wait, its gonna be awesome as it sounds like Ridley Scotts excited to do it and there is a sence of freedom as its a prequel and i hope H.R Giger is involved as he stuff is weard (you just need to look at some of his stuff)

Sir Ridley says the Alien prequel will be filmed in 3D and use more advanced cameras than Jim used on Avatar.

Also, Sir Ridley says he would like to do two sequels.
Fourth draft of script is complete, but more rewrites will occur. Most likely even through filming, as Captain Redbeard likes to make it up on the set.

Sounds like lots of fun!

Ridley Scott Talks ‘Alien’ Prequel Details

Esteemed filmmaker Ridley Scott spoke to attendees at this year’s Hero Complex Film Festival in Los Angeles about a variety of subjects – most importantly, his upcoming 3D Alien prequels.

It was previously reported that there would be two 3D prequels to Alien and that the focus of the films would be on “The Space Jockey” seen briefly in the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic. Scott confirmed this early report and expressed astonishment that the character’s backstory had not yet been explored on film before now, since its appearance was so memorable.

Scott went on to reveal that Jon Spaihts (The Darkest Hour) had written a screenplay for the first film and that pre-production had begun on both projects. He added that both prequels would take place LONG before the events of Alien (he previously stated that it was set 30 years earlier, which may still be the case), so that they could encompass a good deal of history about “The Space Jockey” and its deadly encounter with the Aliens.

Will the history of “The Space Jockey” be similar to Mark Verheiden’s comics in the ’90s – which portrayed them as deadly warriors who were prepped to destroy humanity once they had defeated the Aliens? Or will the film treat them as something else entirely? Scott was mum on the matter but did mention that once moviegoers learned about the creature’s encounter with the iconic acid-bleeding monsters, they would be intrigued to learn just why it (he?) was on the Alien planet in the first place.


Scott also dove into some more general details, mentioning how he had already done a good deal of underwater research for the films. He rounded out the Alien prequels talk with the news that the films would indeed address some of the practicalities of outer space colonization, including the issues of terra forming, the nature of light speed, and humanity’s ability to actually leave Earth.

The first Alien prequel will likely arrive in regular and 3D theaters in the U.S. by late 2011, with the second film following in 2012.

Source: Screenrant

First off, I agree that the film is not doomed, due to the absence of Ripley.

</br> However, I would like to know what made Alien Resurrection, so "bad" in your eyes. I feel, all to often, people jump on the "sequels are bad" bandwagon because it's the "cool" thing to do. I'm not saying it was great, nor that it is my favorite film (of the trilogy). In fact, I last saw the trilogy, my junior year in college, when I purchased the box set; so it was nearly 5 years ago. I don't remember watching the movie and being as memorized as I was when I was a little boy and saw the original for the first time, but I certainly don't remember watching Alien Resurrection, and thinking to myself, &quot;this is crap&quot;.

I agree that the first movie looked like it actually had potential, unfortunately it never developed into a good movie.

For the second one, I just lowered my expectations; if you take it for what it is, "just a gore-fest" you can enjoy the movie.

I think it was a smart move moving from PG-13, to Rated R in the second. I absolutely HATE this stupid rating system. SOOOOO many movies in my life-time have been thwarted by the PG13 label, simply because studios want to market to the largest possible audience.

The ONLY promising thing about the AVP series, was the ending to AVP2. In the Alien series, it seems the human race has made a great leap in technology in the first 100+- years of the 21st century, I was hoping they would tie that leap into what humans have learned from the Predator weapon they acquired in the AVP2 ending...unfortunately, it seem they are going a different way in AVP3.

What the AVP franchise needs, is to get away from from PG13 ratings, and a healthy dose of substance + lore. Unfortunately studios only see it as a cash-cow; thankfully it's a rapidly dwindling cash cow.

I hadn't seen this mentioned anywhere around here, so I'll go ahead and post the whole thing.

Scott's 'Alien' prequel becomes 'Prometheus'

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/n...rometheus.html

Are the Alien fans happier with this or would you rather have a 'straight' Alien prequel? What odds that an Alien prequel goes ahead anyway, now that the idea's been out there a while and accepted?

Can't wait for this. Alien and Aliens were terrific sci-fi films.

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Dark Horizons says that Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie want the 'other' female role, after Noomi Rapace nabbed the role of Elizabeth Shaw.