Could Ridley Scott’s upcoming Alien prequel be about to sign up Charlize Theron for duty?
Signs that the shoot of the Alien prequel might just be edging a lot closer comes with the news this morning that Charlize Theron could be in line to take the female lead in the project.
Vulture is reporting that Theron has backed away from a potential role in Clint Eastwood's upcoming biopic of J Edgar Hoover, where she was linked with the role of Hoover's secretary, Helen Gandy. And Theron's availability has apparently alerted 20th Century Fox, which Vulture reports "is working overtime to re-jigger its planned prequel to Ridley Scott's Alien" in an effort to get Theron on board.
Ridley Scott is keen for Noomi Rapace to take the lead female role in the film, Elizabeth Shaw. But Fox is reportedly nervous about the profile of Rapace, who is best known for playing Lisbeth Salander in the Swedish films of the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy. That said, Rapace is currently shooting Sherlock Holmes 2 with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, which is due out at the end of the year.
However, for the role of Vickers, described as "a fortysomething, tough-but-sexy crewmember", Fox is seemingly leaning towards Theron, whereas Scott has previously pushed for Michelle Yeoh in the role.
Vulture reports that the role of Vickers is being rewritten so that "it's larger and befitting, if not of Theron, then at least of someone of Theron's stature".
Theron is set to receive the script this week, and a decision is expected shortly.
Read more on all of this over at Vulture, right here.
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