Ridley Scott, director of the original Alien is set to direct a prequel to the classic film.

Twentieth Century Fox is resuscitating its “Alien” franchise. The studio has hired Jon Spaihts to write a prequel that has Ridley Scott attached to return as director.

Spaihts got the job after pitching the studio and Scott Free, which will produce the film.

The film is set up to be a prequel to the groundbreaking 1979 film that Scott directed. It will precede that film, in which the crew of a commercial towing ship returning to Earth is awakened and sent to respond to a distress signal from a nearby planetoid. The crew discovers too late that the signal generated by an empty ship was meant to warn them.

This is great news for fans of the original film, hopefully his hand in the picture will give it a much more authentic and original feel than the most recent sequels. I just hope they don’t go overboard with the CGI, I want to see technologically advanced puppets!

Source: Variety

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