And the rumors keep coming about Ridley Scott's new film, Prometheus. It was originally announced as a prequel to the director's masterpiece Alien, then said to be a totally seperate endeavor. But comments from actor Michael Fassbender and a few spy reports say that there is a definite connection to Alien, though Prometheus will approach…
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What can we believe about Ridley Scott's Prometheus? The film stars Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender, and is scheduled for June 2012. The film began life as an Alien prequel scripted by Jon Spaihts, but mutated into Prometheus when Damon Lindelof rewrote the script. After that mutation Fox announced the film as taking…
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When Ridley Scott's new film Prometheus was announced, the official word was that the story evolved out of the script for the director's planned Alien prequel. But this story, we were told, took place in a different narrative universe than that of the Alien films. (Even though some common DNA would be recognizable, Ridley Scott…
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Big news on the Alien prequel front: it seems as if there is no longer an Alien prequel. What started out as a film expanding the backstory of Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi-thriller-monster movie masterpiece has become something else. Today 20th Century Fox has officially announced Prometheus, which will star Noomi Rapace as Elizabeth Shaw, and…
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As the saying goes, "when one window closes, another one opens" and such is this case with both Clint Eastwood's new film J. Edgar and actress Charlize Theron. Reports were that Theron was a basically lock to star as Hoover's (Leonardo DiCaprio) longtime assistant Helen Gandy but, apparently, her agents jumped the gun and she…
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This news, if correct, will make some people very happy, but let's stress 'if correct.' The wife of Swiss artist and designer H.R. Giger told the TV show Glanz & Gloria (video here) that her husband is 'on board' for the new Alien film being developed by Ridley Scott. This would mark the artist's first…
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There's some big news on Ridley Scott's two-part prequel to his 1979 film Alien. First up, time to kill off the rumor that the project has been delayed: Fox says that there is no delay. (The interesting reason for the rumor is after the break.) But more important, a report says that the first film…
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Lot of small sequel rumblings and rumors are flying about, so let's kick things off with one of the few bits that has a substantiated quote. Speaking to MovieMikes, Ernie Hudson says that Bill Murray is part of the holdup around Ghostbusters 3. "I know he really cares about his work," the actor says, "which…
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Noomi Rapace is the 'it' girl of late 2010, inheriting the mantle from Jennifer Lawrence, the 'it' girl of early 2010 thanks to Winter's Bone. The three Lisbeth Salander movies have finally penetrated the American mainstream in a big way, and now you seemingly can't mention a big, tough female role in a tentpole film…
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Consider yourself warned. An Australian outlet evidently got a copy of the latest script for the Alien prequel due to be directed by Ridley Scott, and subsequently put together quite the rundown of what goes on after the title page. We've got quite a few of the details to relay to you, but it's all…
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Briefly: Scant info here, but as Ridley Scott preps his possible Alien prequels, word is starting to come down about actresses who have tested for the lead role. Deadline relays word that Noomi Rapace, the original Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, "met [with Fox and Ridley Scott] and left a strong…
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Depending on how you felt about the final season of Lost, this news will either excite or infuriate you. Word is that Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof met with Ridley Scott and studio reps from 20th Century Fox, and is now set to do a rewrite on the script for Ridley Scott's Alien prequel. Learn more…
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Yesterday we finally learned early details about Ridley Scott's upcoming Alien prequel (you can read the story here). Turns out there is more to the story -- or should I say STORIES. Collider was at the Robin Hood junket today and learned that Ridley Scott has plans for not one, but two prequel films. Scott…
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Last year it was announced that 20th Century Fox had hired Ridley Scott to direct a prequel to the classic sci-fi film Alien. At the time I believed that would never happen. Why would Scott return to film a prequel of one of the most popular sci-fi film franchises of all time? Why compete with yourself?…
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Shadowlocked has confirmed with Star Wars and Alien art-director Roger Christian that Ridley Scott's upcoming Alien prequel will be shot in 3D. Christian, who ran into Ridley at a recent film festival, hopes to work on the film, and breifly experessed his excitement for the project: "Ridley told me some of his ideas when we…
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We don't know much about what Ridley Scott is planning to do with his prequel to Alien, the landmark sci-fi horror film he directed in 1979. There has been a lot of speculation that the film would involve the race of creatures from which hails the original film's 'space jockey', that giant skeletal being which…
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In May, it was revealed that commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch was attached to direct a remake of Alien. We have since learned that it is more of a prequel than a remake. I was one of the few people actually interested in Rinsch's involvement. Rinsch's commercials show an amazing sense of imagination, visual effects…
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20th Century Fox head Tom Rothman revealed to IESB that there is "some talk" of an Alien "prequel" to go along with the recently announced Robert Rodriguez-produced Predator reboot Predators. Rothman confirms that director Ridley Scott is "toying around with the idea." And the Fox head gives the impression that another Alien movie, be it…
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