Ridley Scott Talks Alien Prequel Plot

Ridley Scott is looking forward to doing an “Alien” sequel. Or, er, prequel. Speaking to Empire, the director gives out a little bit more detail about the setting for his “Alien” movie, which he has boarded to direct after 20th Century Fox bulked at having someone else take over the reigns.

Scott tells Empire:

“It’s a brand new box of tricks. We know what the road map is, and the screenplay is now being put on paper. The prequel will be a while ago. It’s very difficult to put a year on Alien, but [for example] if Alien was towards the end of this century, then the prequel story will take place thirty years prior.

I never thought I’d look forward to a sequel. But a prequel is kind of interesting. I’m looking forward to doing that.”

For those wondering, the prequel most likely won’t have anything to do with those giant aliens seen at the beginning of the first movie.

Here’s the trailer for the original “Alien” just to get you guys excited again: