Coming Attractions: Alien Prequel

Another Alien movie... will it happen? Won't it happen? Needless to say, every good geek and nerd out there has already felt the shockwaves that rocked the internet following the announcement by Ridley Scott that he and Tony Scott would be developing and producing another addition to the alien franchise. There's a lot of wild rumor and speculation out there - is it a prequel, is it a "reboot"? Now add to that list of questions: will it happen at all?

Ridley Scott announced earlier this month that his daughter's beau, commercial director Carl Erik Rinsch, had been selected to direct the film. Apparently he's directed some commercials with a "futuristic" flourish to them... and he happens to be boning the guy's daughter. But there's more problems for Rinsch than concerns over nepotism. According to an article on Entertainment Weekly: "Sources at Fox, however, tell EW that the studio is not interested in greenlighting a prequel unless Scott himself directs."

Personally, I would enjoy seeing another Alien film (what is this - number 7???) I never watched the AVP flicks, but I thoroughly enjoyed the first four films. Yes, even the fourth. :P It would be rad to see the origin of the Aliens, as long as it doesn't involve time travel. Hopefully those Hollywood-ers can figure their shit out and make this happen. I could use another injection of science fiction, even if comes from one of the most bloated franchises out there. I guess I'm a sucker for monster fueled carnage in outer space.

- Read the full article on Entertainment Weekly
- Read what Sigourney Weaver has to say about it