Visionary director Ridley Scott reveals plans for two more PROMETHEUS/ALIEN: COVENANT sequels.
We already now know that the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s ALIEN sidebar/prequel PROMETHEUS has changed titles more times than a a Xenomorph changes its underpants and we know that the film will now be called ALIEN: COVENANT.
What we didn’t know – but now do – is that Scott is planning THREE sequels, for a grand total of FOUR PROMETHEUS/ALIEN films that will eventually tie into his 1979 original masterpiece.
Speaking from a press conference in Sydney, Australia (where ALIEN: COVENANT will be filmed), Scott had this to say, The Hollywood Reporter reports:
Its a very complex story. Its an evolution of what I first did with PROMETHEUS 1…(that film) was borne out of my frustration that on ALIEN 1 in 1979 I only did one as I dont normally do sequels. I was amazed that in the 3 that followed that no-one asked the question why the Alien, who made it and why? Very basic questions. So I came up with the notion of PROMETHEUS 1, which starts to indicate who might have made it and where it came from.
He added: So Im now going to the next one, which is the next evolution directly connected with the first one, which was this Shaw, when [s]he replaced Michael Fassbender in two pieces and well kind of pick it up there and it will evolve. When thats finished there will be another one and then another one which will gradually drive into the back entrance of the film in 1979 So in other words, why was this space jockey there and why did he have an Alien inside him? And those questions will be answered.
Well, this writer worships Scott and absolutely loved the somewhat flawed and absolutely visionary PROMETHEUS.. And we all worship ALIEN so…I say bring em on! The more ALIEN-centric films the better!
What say you?
