Ifølge Deadline New York bliver den kommende Alien prequel i stedet en selvstændig film ved navn ‘Prometheus’, men vil indeholde “Alien-DNA”. Filmen vil få verdenspremiere 9. marts 2012 og Noomi Rapace er castet i hovedrollen som videnskabskvinden Elisabeth Shaw. Rygterne siger, at Angelina Jolie og Charlize Theron er i spil som rollen ‘Vickers’ – en sexet tough-girl.
Jon Spaihts (The Darkest Hour) skrev oplægget til manuskriptet ud fra Ridley Scotts idé, og derefter har Damon Lindelof (Lost, Star Trek) og Scott arbejdet videre på idéen og er altså nu kommet frem til en helt ny historie.
Ridley Scott udtaler: “While Alien was indeed the jumping off point for this project, out of the creative process evolved a new, grand mythology and universe in which this original story takes place. The keen fan will recognize strands of Alien’s DNA, so to speak, but the ideas tackled in this film are unique, large and provocative. I couldn’t be more pleased to have found the singular tale I’d been searching for, and finally return to this genre that’s so close to my heart.”
Damon Lindelof siger yderligere: “In a world flooded with prequels, sequels and reboots, I was incredibly struck by just how original Ridley’s vision was for this movie. It’s daring, visceral and hopefully, the last thing anyone expects. When I sat in a movie theater as a kid, feet raised off the floor for fear that something might grab my ankles, I never dreamed in my wildest imagination I would one day get to collaborate with the man responsible for it. Working alongside him has been nothing short of a dream come true.”
Der skulle inden længe komme flere casting-nyheder – Michael Fassbender (Eden Lake, Jonah Hex) skulle være favorit i rollen som androiden Bishop, der måske skifter navn, hvis det bliver en anden historie end den oprindelige ‘Alien’.
Vi følger spændt historien og jubler over Noomi i hovedrollen som en ny generations Ripley!
