New details on Ridley Scott's Alien prequel emerge

A flood of new details on Ridley Scott's two-part Alien prequel have emerged courtesy of a report by Vulture.

The plot will centre on a group of space travellers who encounter a xenomorph, before it made its way onto the Nostromo. An earlier version of the Bishop android is set to appear, so maybe Lance Henriksen is going to get the same de-ageing treatment Jeff Bridges has had for TRON: Legacy .

Vulture's source is also stating that the release dates of the 3D prequels will not be moving from 2013 to 2014, as has recently been mooted.

The final bit of juicy news is the claim that Scott is angling for Michael Fassbender and Michelle Yeoh to star alongside Noomi Rapace (who's considered to be a shoo-in for the lead role).

It could be fantasy casting at this point (what director wouldn't want Fassbender in their movie?) but it's an extremely tantalising possibility.

The prospect of revisiting the franchise is becoming ever more appealing. Let's just hope that Sir Ridders does his baby justice...

Source: Vulture

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Matt Maytum is the former Editor of Total Film magazine. Over the past decade, Matt has worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at GamesRadar+. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.