Ridley Scott reveals ALIEN prequel details
Movie will be set thirty years before original, will be led by a woman & Scott will seek advice from original alien designer, H.R .Giger!
trying to improve the three acts and make the characters better Its a work in progress, but were actually making the film.Tantalisingly he reveals that the story will be set 30 years prior to that of the original film and that it will begin to answer some of that movies long unanswered questions. Chiefly it will shed light on the origin and purpose of the giant, dead creature the original crew found in a chair on the alien ship in the first movie:
Im explaining who the space jockeys were.He also revealed that the as-yet-untitled feature will be accessible to people who havent seen the original movies and that Sigourney Weavers iconic Ripley will not be making any kind of appearance at all, saying It will be before she was born! But that is not to say the longstanding feminist readings of Alien series will find themselves rendered obsolete in her absence as the main character will be a woman. Scott did not suggest who may be given the role, but he implied it could be a newcomer or a lesser known actor. Perhaps the most interesting piece of news is that Scott will seek out the advice of the original alien designer, H.R Giger, to develop new aliens which will feel in keeping with the old, as he feels that the old designs have lost their impact due to Alien having spawned a lucrative five-film (including the disastrous AVP spin-off series) franchise. It will be exciting to see just what they come up with and how it fits in with the established look of the previous films.
