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Tony Scott has confirmed that 20th Century Fox is going to be producing a prequel to his brother Ridley’s classic Alien. Originally SciFiNow reported that Carl Rinsch would be helming a direct remake of Scott’s sci-fi horror, but this has since been dispelled following an interview with Collider in which Tony Scott said the following:
“Yes, Carl Rinsch is going to do the prequel to Alien. He’s one of our directors at our company.” Before going on to say, “I’m excited because Ridley created the original and Carl Rinsch is one of the family.”
When quizzed about a possible shooting date for this prequel Scott was positive that this would commence by “hopefully the end of the year”.
Alien was a huge hit on its release in 1979. It launched a major franchise for Fox, made a star out of Sigourney Weaver and once and for all proved to audiences that the outer reaches of space could, in fact, be terrifying. SciFiNow will keep you updated on this prequel as it goes through its development phases.
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Oh how bad an idea is this? Let me count the ways…
Why must every single ruddy film franchise be milked for a prequel? What on earth can be gained by ruining the mystery of the creatures that were scary because you knew nothing about them…
Why not move the story forward… in fact why not leave the blasted franchise alone… the horse isn’t just dead, its been boiled down for glue and macdonalds happy meals, there’s little left to flog…
23 years ago a prequel or any kind of sequel would have filled me with excitement now its pure dread….
No good shall come of this… And please, the Scott brothers involvement doesn’t equate to quality in this case… Exhibit A – John Carpenter as the Exec Producer of Rob Zombies Halloween
*wanders off muttering*
Why O Why can Ridley Scott not make at least another scince fiction movie, although this prequel might be interesting i hope it is not along the lines of Alien vs predator.There were rumours a few years ago of a Blade Runner sequel ‘Metropolis’ by Ridley Scott but to no avail. With modern special effects i think he could really put science fiction to another level, at least James Cameron ‘Avatar’ and Duncan Jones ‘Moon’ are flying the flag.
I want to say I’m really amped over this news, but part of me is sobbing on the inside. I guess it’s that those who were brought up on the originals are getting, dare I say ‘older’, and these now ‘old classic movies’ are due remakes/reboots.
After all, Alien is now 30 years old (Jeez!).
That’s like rebooting an old 1960s TV show with wobbly sets and hammy acting in 2009.. oh… hang on… that turned out pretty good! ;-)
Have to agree with Lee’s comments above (and it’s not often I do that!).
JJ’s “Trek”, whilst entertaining, just wasn’t a very good film; but as it’s been lapped up, and hailed as a huge success, I guess the door is now wide open for prequels and reimaginings and the destruction of all those movie ideals that have always succeeded best when left to the imagination. And you know what? With today’s unquestioning attention-deficient audiences, they don’t even have to be good or have much of a plot – as long at they bombard the screen with effects, lightspeed edits, shakycam, lens flares and zooms so tight, you feel part of the action, even tho you can’t quite make out what’s going on… etc., etc… it’ll succeed.
We may not be seeing the death of imagination and the intelligent sci-fi movie just yet, but I can’t help feeling odds are being stacked against it’s survival on a fair few fronts of late.