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Alien Abortion

By Cindy Davis | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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Via Empire comes the latest news on the Alien prequel, which seems to have been aborted or rather, mutated into something really ugly. Let’s face it, we’ve all been feeling a little unpleasant over the rumors that have leaked over the past year or so — I can’t be the only one whose nose scrunched up when I read about Damon Lindelof’s script involvement. There were some interesting cast rumors (Leonardo DiCaprio, Natalie Portman), the best of which involved she of Dragon Tattoo fame, Noomi Rapace and it turns out she has, in fact, been cast. But the (supposed) whole idea of investigating the Space Jockey/xenomorphs in a prequel has been scrapped.

Director Ridley Scott confirms that the resulting film, now titled Prometheus, is derived from the Alien mythology but instead of a prequel, it has evolved into something more original:

“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.”

Rapace is set to play a scientist, Elizabeth Shaw; another important female role (Vickers) is yet to be cast and names like Charlize Theron and Angelina Jolie (please Godtopus, no!) are being bandied about. I really hope they don’t go in that direction because Rapace deserves to stand out on her own without the interference of some “big name” star. Though there are no story details as yet, 20th Century Fox has announced that Prometheus will premiere March 20, 2012.









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Comments

Jolie --
But only as the alien.

Posted by: Jim Doggie at January 17, 2011 5:27 PM

So, they already have a release date that's in barely over a year yet they just got the story down?

Posted by: Paultera at January 17, 2011 5:31 PM

Doomed it is all DOOMED. Charlize Theron will be cast. The film will end up as some protracted coma inducing back story about where the Aliens came from (think Avatar with rabies). Ridley Scotts head will explode in September. His Bayness will be brought in to finish it and suffer a freak on set accident and he will never be able make another film again.
I go onto hiding.

Posted by: peanut at January 17, 2011 5:40 PM

@peanut, that is exactly the type of night-train-cluster-mare-fuck-wreck that would sell me the Blu-ray, just for the "Making Of" featurette.

That release date does seem a little soon, but I did some Googleing, and I'm seeing a lot of other mentions of March 2012, so I'm thinking that they're way further ahead in pre-production than that statement from Scott is letting on.

And Godtopus please, no Jolie. Not even as the alien. She strikes me as more of a deep ocean creature. Extremely pale and embiggened of eye.

Posted by: Groundloop at January 17, 2011 7:05 PM

Fuck you, Ridley Scott. Fuck...and...you. You've been cockteasing us with an Alien 5-esque project for years...it finally starts to happen, and just when we're about to reach climax, you sucker punch us in the taint. Fuck you, you limey cocksucker! I hope you get mouth Cancer from all those cigars you smoke. Fuck you and your no-talent-having brother. You haven't made a decent film in years...and you lost your balls decades ago. Nottingham becoming a shitty retelling of Robin Hood and now this is proof. Die, die, die, die, die...fuck off and die. If you made Blade Runner now, it would be like watching Bay's The Island. You suck, suck, suck and I will never forgive you for this.

Oh, and I hate you.

P.S.= Hannibal sucked.

P.P.S.= Fuck you.

Posted by: Case at January 17, 2011 7:20 PM

@Case: What do you /really/ think?

Posted by: Whalen at January 17, 2011 7:35 PM

night-train-cluster-mare-fuck-wreck

I'ma borrow that.
*yoink*

Posted by: Rykker at January 17, 2011 7:59 PM

Case...THAT SHIT WAS HOT!!!

Posted by: Lala11_7 at January 17, 2011 8:51 PM

I can’t be the only one whose nose scrunched up when I read about Damon Lindelof’s script involvement.

Oh no, all is lost! No, seriously, this guy will fuck this bitch right up. And I'll have to agree with Case, who makes a good case (sorry) for Ridley's suckitude in his latter years. The worst thing about this is that his original Alien was (and is) one of my favorite movies.

Posted by: Uriah Creep at January 17, 2011 11:11 PM

Am I the only one who thinks this is a good thing? I mean, its not a sequel/prequel/midquel (any kind of quel). I've actually gained renewed interest in this film learning that its original and Noomi Rapace is cast. Let's give it a chance.

Posted by: Zeff at January 18, 2011 12:40 AM

Yes. I remember when I read this on another bitchy website last week and yawned.

Posted by: Seth at January 18, 2011 4:29 AM

Yup. Ridley Scott has lost his touch. I mean, there are certain directors who do really ground breaking work but then seem to turn out mediocre films down the stretch. And it's like they are still out there because of the fanfare from their prior films. Mr. Scott is by no means a bad director but his best work is far behind him. So why tamper with something as perfect as Alien? He can never improve on it. Just let it be man. Let it be.

Posted by: Muteki at January 18, 2011 7:36 AM

This movie won't have anything to do with the xenomorphs. It's a different universe & mythology that they're writing. No aliens, no space marines, no space jockeys, no Jonsey.

Posted by: the new transported man at January 18, 2011 8:13 AM

Damn... That was the only prequel-sequel-reboot-remake I was even interested in... Balls..

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