'Alien' prequel announced

melvinlikechris wrote:To me the idea of an Alien prequel is kinda stupid, and pointless, but the fact that the original director will be making it gives me some hope.

"The script is written by newcomer screenwriter Jon Spaihts. Ridley Scott stated that the story will take place in 2085, approximately three decades prior to the events of the first Alien film, before the birth of Ellen Ripley. The story, which went through several drafts, features a female lead character and will focus on terraforming and the Weyland corporation before its merger with the Yutani company. The film will explore the origin of the unknown extraterrestrial race, who only had a brief appearance in the first Alien as the derelict spaceship's pilot. Scott stated that the film would be about "gods and […] engineers of space" and hinted at the possibility that the Xenomorph Alien was designed either as a biological weapon or as a means to "clean up" planets.

Roger Christian, art director on the first Alien, speculated that the film will be shot in 3-D, which was eventually confirmed by Ridley Scott. Since 3-D films need high lighting levels on set, the hallmark atmosphere of the Alien films with darkness and shadows will be added in post-production through color grading processes, while the 3-D equipment will be based on post-Avatar technology. Preliminary production design has commenced, and the Alien itself will be reenvisioned as a progenitor of the received form of the Xenomorph. Scott plans to contact H. R. Giger for possible artistic collaboration. The film will be released in theaters either by the end of 2011 or in 2012, and Scott also remarked that it may be developed as the first of two prequel films."

melvinlikechris wrote:

melvinlikechris wrote:To me the idea of an Alien prequel is kinda stupid, and pointless, but the fact that the original director will be making it gives me some hope.

But then again, George Lucas directed the prequels to Star Wars, and we all know how that turned out

melvinlikechris wrote:^THX 1138, American Graffiti, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope... well thats three. Revenge of the Sith was pretty decent IMO.

Regading the Alien prequel, at first I was skeptical but in light of latest developments, I'm actually kinda excited about it now. At least its not a remake.

Thundermatts wrote:C. George Lucas is at least good enough to do it for a living, so I guess that's all I need to hear.

melvinlikechris wrote:An update on the prequel:

"The script is written by newcomer screenwriter Jon Spaihts. Ridley Scott stated that the story will take place in 2085, approximately three decades prior to the events of the first Alien film, before the birth of Ellen Ripley. The story, which went through several drafts, features a female lead character and will focus on terraforming and the Weyland corporation before its merger with the Yutani company. The film will explore the origin of the unknown extraterrestrial race, who only had a brief appearance in the first Alien as the derelict spaceship's pilot. Scott stated that the film would be about "gods and […] engineers of space" and hinted at the possibility that the Xenomorph Alien was designed either as a biological weapon or as a means to "clean up" planets.

Roger Christian, art director on the first Alien, speculated that the film will be shot in 3-D, which was eventually confirmed by Ridley Scott. Since 3-D films need high lighting levels on set, the hallmark atmosphere of the Alien films with darkness and shadows will be added in post-production through color grading processes, while the 3-D equipment will be based on post-Avatar technology. Preliminary production design has commenced, and the Alien itself will be reenvisioned as a progenitor of the received form of the Xenomorph. Scott plans to contact H. R. Giger for possible artistic collaboration. The film will be released in theaters either by the end of 2011 or in 2012, and Scott also remarked that it may be developed as the first of two prequel films."

The most recent article I could find:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8644051.stm

Thundermatts wrote:A. You've never seen THX 1138, quit acting like it gives you more geek cred if you have. B. It's by all accounts terrible. C. George Lucas is at least good enough to do it for a living, so I guess that's all I need to hear.


For the record, no I'm not some big giant Lucas lover, but to pretend like he didn't invent the thing that shaped most of our nerdy childhoods or even lives is an insult, and lame. I know bandwagons are fun, but episode 1 is the only genuinely bad film of the six.

melvinlikechris wrote:^Ridley Scott has hinted that the Space Jockey will be explained in this film, or one of the sequels