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Why would Ripley be in a prequel? I mean I love the character and all, but its a prequel. Anyway I'm excited for this.

This sounds pretty awesome, although in all honesty the ultimate Alien follow-up in my opinion was James Cameron's Aliens. It would have been amazing to see a continuation of that style in the franchise (instead of Alien 3 and all that followed, blaghh).

This isn't good, when one of the more talented directors has to go back and make a prequel to an awesome saga. I'm waiting for the announcement for The Godfather Part: 0

YESSSS!!!!! but i still say they should make it about Nutes colony and when they were wiped out between 1-2. Because then they can pull off the same horror aspect, add at least 2 aliens (we saw how well the idea to return to 1 alien on screen worked in Alien 3...) face hugers that spawn a shit ton more. throw in a queen cameo and cameo of Nute running and hiding through out the story. The main characters die and we see the aliens win... we end with Ripley landing on the asteroid for Aliens. it would be a prequel and a sequel. and answer a part of alien history that's already set in stone. fuck yes?

Wow this is excellent news. Scott's Alien and Cameron's Alien's are the basis for an immesurable amount of sci-fi. I'm so thrilled about this. And I love Sigourney Weaver and the Ripley character too. It's amazing how she still plays amazingly well on the first two Alien movies. Beautiful woman, and I've been so fond of her in everything since. I don't know how they'd construct the prequel (maybe use this new-fangled Avatar technology?), but I sure hope she finds her way on screen. At least some narrative would be great. Either way if this happens, I am completely on board.

I hate to be that guy that says negative when everybody else are so positive, but I have to say it: This is terrible news. Scott is out of form for a long time, his films suck, and I guarantee you, Alien prequel that he directs will suck big time. For some reason when people say Ridley Scott people think "cool", but think about his latest films and tell me when was the last time he directed something memorable that you will remember couple of months after you saw it? Ah? Do you even remember the names of his last films? And if you do, do you feel desire to watch it again? Of course you can name number of his movies and say how you liked them, sure, but were they incredible? No. In best case they were just another forgettable Hollywood movie. Who needs another Hollywood movie for Alien franchise? This is bullshit, people just exciting to hear his name without even thinking what kind of a movie he is going to make, based on what he did lately. And don't mention Gladiator to me because it is awful film, and if you watch it again today you are going to vomit how bad it is. There, I said it. Ridley Scott sucks. He has no idea what is going on in the world of cinema right now, he is old and outdated director that gets money to come to work, that's all he does.

We will see an ALIEN remake in 3D or in this Cameron Avatar geekstuff - maybe Scott said: with the new technology I can create a new version of this great story and maybe bring a new quality to the big screen what nobody saw before. And if I ruin it, then it was me and I must kick my own ass. But I like that he wants to do it. Its brave and I am very "neugierig".

This is the news which brang me back to life!!! Thx for this! I love both: Aliens ands Scotts!

o YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

#17, I truly pity you, poor thing.

I love everything other than Sigourney Weaver/Ripley needs to NOT be involved in the project. Look, some movies... some writers... they create not just a story but a WORLD that the story takes place in. Take the characters out that we've seen before and make an entirely new story in that same world. Star Wars is a great example of this -- the "prequels" spent so much time establishing who grew up to be what that they became tiresome. Whereas some of the best fiction, some of the best video games in the Star Wars franchise do not have a "Skywalker" anywhere in them. Why give yourself that crutch when you could do something else?

that's fucking great news if it's true,ridley scott is a legend alien(both versions),blade runner(all versions)gladiator(both versions)i can't fucking wait for this.

Anyone who doesn't think this is good news is smoking crack. However, a prequel is not what the true fans want. True fans have wanted the REAL third installment, ever since james cameron's Aliens came and took names. I just wish they had of made the William Gibson script that he wrote for part 3, instead of that crap rehash of the first Alien movie that was Alien 3. We want Marines and bugs, not weaponless and soulless characters. Is it really so hard to make? Ripley from the first two, Hicks, Hudson, Bishop, those are timeless characters. Notice I didn't mention 4 at all? IT NEVER HAPPENED!

Ah... also from Wiki... *******POSSIBLE PLOT SPOILER******* "In the bonus materials of the special edition Alien DVD, director Ridley Scott expresses the opinion that a film exploring the backstory of the Space Jockey would be an interesting direction for the series to take."

This is what I've been wanting to hear for so long. This news makes me very very fucking happy!

Dammit Alex every time I end either complaining about something I end up looking like a douche! Well thats what I get for not reading before I comment! but I will say this since this is a prequel to Alien then Ellen Ripley isn't the main protagonist, I'd rather this gifted bring us a new badass heroine to fuck up the Alien! but what do I know?

Awesome awesome news!

This is actually good! The concept/script has to be something really good for Scott to return to the "Alien" series! I'm soooo intrigued by this!

Can't wait. DOn't want to see Weaver as Ripley ever again. God she is Glow In THe Dark Ugly. But I have high hopes for this movie. I agree with the idea that we need a true third movie as well. It seemed to me like they were trying to remake the first one, or "recapture" the first one. That was a bad Idea. I would love to see another Aliens movie that had the Marines in it. Hell, I would love to see and AvP that had the colonials in it. That would be so uber bad ass.

#17 Body of Lies totally sucked! #5 That's exactly what I've been thinking for years! The reason that Aliens was such a great movie was because of the colonial marines, not just the aliens. I read a graphic novel in the early 90's, forgot what it was called, but it was about an elite squad of bug hunting marines. one member would play dead so that she would be taken into the hive to be impregnated, but she would then wake up and wreck havoc while the rest of the team follows her in to kill the queen. plus they had a guy in a mech suit with them! how awesome would that be? humans going on the offensive. i forget what the name of the novel was though.

Oooh now Im interested. Ridley Scott and maybe James Cameron would be the only ones worthy of such a feat. Now Im really curious what happened before Aliens. I doubt Ridley Scott would do something lame with Ripley. She should have nothing to do with the timeline in the prequel unless they do some lame ass JJ Abrams time shift crap. Ridley Scott doesnt need to depend on playing with time shifts to make a good story. This is exciting news.

This is good news indeed. Hopefully he will take it back to basics, and give us something that is scary, yet not full of cgi. This is an oppertunity to bring some new life into the Alien saga. No Ridley, brand new story ending with the ship on the planet where it is first discovered.

@47 The William Gibson script was amazing. You can find it if you search said author's forums. It had the survivors come out of hyperspace and get picked up by one of two world factions. One of the factions took Bishop and cloned the eggs that the queen had "stung" him with when he got ripped apart. They are taken aboard a space station fully populated and then about three or four new species of aliens start infecting everyone (due to the scientists of the two factions trying to turn it into a weapon). At least that's how I remembered it. It rocked. To read his script and then turn to the other story which was so incredibly dissapointing and a hard left from where the plot of aliens took us, is mind boggling. Me and my fellow fans of Aliens have never understood. So no, it wasn't the crap snow white and seven dwarves one. I truely don't understand studios and how hard they find it is to recognize great sci-fi action. Sheesh. I need to punch a studio exec.

My reasons on why Scott is a perfect choice. 1. He is a master of filming light & colour. 2. Understands the term 'motion picture' & not 'MTV' 3. Bladerunner 4. Doesn't pick projects that are for the studio just one giant ad for toy action figures. 5. Talented in art & design. 6. Not called Micheal Bay. 7. Alien.

Hi Alex, you gave some really nice feedback on Repo! The Genetic Opera a few months ago (im a big fan of the film and am heavily involved in the fanbase). The Alien series is my favorite along with NOES and while Im excited if indeed Scott is going to direct afterall, I still think a sequel with Sigourney should be made as she carried the franchise. No other woman in movies has headlined 4 films in a series (she will be matched only by Milla Whatshername if she does a Resident Evil 4). The Ripley character pioneered the way for a positive female image in action movies and deserves a big finale. If Harrison, Willis, and Gibson can have their due in their 50s and 60s then certainly so can Weaver.

Ridley Scott has definitely lost his form; actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure if he ever really had form, or if he just had two flashes of brilliance with Alien and Bladerunner. Nothing else has been rememberable. Not in the slightest. Compare his works to the likes of John Ford, of Akira Kurosawa, and if you think they're on the same level as far as characterization and emotional engagement, you are most certainly an invalid. Robin Hood was atrocious. Gladiator was shit. Modern cinema just sucks fucking royal ass. You have to really go out of your way to find something with event decent characterization now. Hollywood is most definitely asking for a grand coup de tat; the green-eyed producers, these shit-ass director puppets, fake fucking actors, they should all be purged for the sake of humanity and art. None of this shit is contributory to humanity in any way (*cough* Michael Bay), or the least bit progressive, as art and cinema should be. It's a mound of vulgar pulp. They sin against humanity, shit masquerading as art in order to fill the pockets of suits. On top of that we have EA and Activision swallowing up and collectively defecating out the once-magnificent gaming industry. Entertainment/Art in general is a sad fucking joke. Avatar's story and acting were atrociously bad. District 9 was wonderful, surprisingly enough. The Dark Knight was excellent as well. I can't remember anything else worth remembering. D9 and TDK weren't even stellar; but compared to today's bullshit they stand out like fucking masterpieces. It's embarrassing is it not?