Let's Find Out How Those 'Alien' Guys Got Started
What came first, the Alien or the face-hugger egg? What was the Alien Queen like as a teenager? How do those guys build such complex, Swedish surrealist interiors to their cave homes? Answers may be on the way. From IESB:
[Fox co-chairman] Rothman said of the possible [Alien prequel] film, "There's been some talk. Ridley Scott, Ridley is right now working on Robin Hood, but I think he's toying with the idea and that would be great for us. I mean, it's always been a matter of, really, if you can get the originator to do it that would be the greatest thing, so I've got my fingers crossed, all of them."
My prediction: Alien Zero (the zero is represented by an alien egg), starring Christian Bale. It ends with Bale and his pregnant wife narrowly escaping from planet LV-426 in a small shuttle pod, the two vowing to never again speak of all those crazy aliens they just fought. Suddenly, the wife grabs at her stomach. An alien spawn? No--it's the standard baby. It's time. Bale smiles.
"We'll name her Sigourney Weaver."
"The planet was perfect.... a paradise. But for what?" That's my bet for the Alien prequel tagline, because according to Vulture, Ridley Scott's belated next film in the franchise will be titled: Paradise. Sounds vaguely familiar, Rids, but at least catchier than Alien³.
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Remember how Ridley Scott's original Alien film felt so haunting and believable in part because of the naturalism of its "trucker" cast--a group of realistically working-class humans, with varying degrees of physical flaw and all? Well, looks like that's not going to be so much... / Continue →
It's been a while since we heard anything about that Alien prequel, but don't start thinking we'll be spared an extra-terrestrial addition to Ridley Scott's uneven track record. Vulture has news Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof has just turned in his draft of the script, and Fox ... / Continue →
