Nordling here.
Some pretty big news coming out of Deadline this evening. We've been hearing casting rumblings the past few days with Cherlize Theron and Noomi Rapace being thrown around as heading up Ridley Scott's ALIEN Prequel.
Well, it looks like the film has a title... and it's not necessarily a prequel. According to Ridley himself: “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.”
So instead of a prequel, it's inspired by the original film and is something new altogether? If that's true, I'm incredibly relieved and now genuinely excited. It also appears that Noomi Rapace has been officially cast, with Theron and Angelina Jolie in contention for the second female role.
Damon Lindelof has been trying to crack the story with Ridley Scot, and had this to say about the new film, called PROMETHEUS: "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." Seems pretty upfront that it's not a prequel.
This is pretty big news to see RidleyScott return to the genre which made us huge fans. And the fact that it's seemingly no longer an ALIEN prequel now... well, we'll get more news as it arrives. In the meantime, read the Deadline article for more information and casting.
Nordling, out.
