Alien Prequel (Alien 5)

	Date Released: Late 2011/Early 2012 Directed By: Ridley Scott Certificate: Unknown… Tagline: Unknown… Length: Unknown… Starring: Unknown… Budget: Unknown…

Release Date

Ridley Scott said the movie will currently be released in late 2011, possibly 2012.

The Director

It was originally announced that Carl Rinsch would be directing the prequel with Ridley Scott producing it. Things stalled for a while and Fox weren’t keen on doing the movie unless Ridley Scott was the director. In July 2009, it was confirmed that Ridley Scott would be directing the prequel.

Cast

Sigourney Weaver has said she won’t be returning in the prequel.

Storyline

Jon Spaihts has been hired to write the prequel. Ridley Scott spoke about the movie in October 2009 and said that prequel will take place 30 years prior to Alien. In April 2010, Ridley Scott revealed a lot more details about the prequel:

• The film will be set in 2085, 30 years before Alien.
• It will be about the Space Jockey creature that we saw in Alien.
• The Weyland company will be in it and the movie will feature things about terraforming planets.
• He is also planning on re-designing new creatures – earlier versions of what led to the Facehugger and possibly talking to H.R. Giger when things get moving.
• The story will also feature a strong female character.
• The movie will be shot in 3D.
• There are plans for two prequel movies but they will not be shot back-to-back.
• Update 14-Jun-10: Ridley Scott revealed that you’ll find out who the Space Jockey is and where he came from. He also hinted that the Space Jockey isn’t a creature itself, it’s a suit with a being inside.

News Archive

Please view the Alien Prequel news category to view all the news posts we’ve made about the movie. To view all the rumours and news leading up to the prequel, view the Alien 5 news category.