By now most of you know that Ridley Scott is planning on adding to the endless list of Alien follow-ups by doing a prequel to the original film. Those who care about such things have been on pins-and-needles waiting for Ridley to reveal details about the new film.Well, you don't have to wait anymore, because Ridley has spoken.
Actually, even though Ridley has spoken, you still have to wait. Ridley may have moved his lips in the interview but not a lot came out to clarify what exactly this movie is going to be.
"It’s a brand new box of tricks," Ridley told Empire Magazine. "We know what the road map is, and the screenplay is now being put on paper. The prequel will be a while ago. It’s very difficult to put a year on Alien, but [for example] if Alien was towards the end of this century, then the prequel story will take place thirty years prior."
So here's what we know: The movie will take place at some point in time prior to the original. And the screenplay is being written on paper.
And I'm guessing there will be extra-terrestrial lifeforms of some sort. The kind that like hatching from a random character actor's stomach and growing large and mean so they can kill more character actors.
I'm down with it, as long as Winona Ryder doesn't show up.
