After months of speculation, Variety is reporting that the Alien prequel is definitely on, with original Alien helmer Ridley Scott set to direct.
Twentieth Century Fox has also hired Jon Spaihts to write the script, which will precede the first Alien. Annoyingly the report doesn't go into any more detail about the plot.
Spaihts has also worked on the upcoming sci-fi Shadow 19 starring Keanu Reeves, and will rewrite Timur Bekmambetov's The Darkest Hour.
It is the first Alien movie Ridley Scott has been directly involved in since the original, with Carl Rinsch previously linked to direct the project.
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