Could Ridley Scott’s Prometheus really still be an Alien prequel in all but name?
Yesterday, we brought you the news that Prometheus, the film that the planned prequel to Alien migrated into, has been put back until June of 2012, and that Michael Fassbender is the latest name linked with the film.
Sky has now revealed, however, that there may too be more familiar characters in the film: the aliens of the Alien saga itself.
It seems that, while the project is now going under a different name, there's a bit more than the "Alien DNA" to the movie that the official announcement of it had suggested.
Sky cites a source close to the production that says, "They've built the ‘space jockey' cockpit at Pinewood as seen in the original Alien film, so it definitely takes place in the same world as Alien". The source continues, saying that "Despite that press release that seemed to indicate there were no aliens in the movie, the familiar HR Giger-style aliens do appear. Big ones, apparently."
The story goes on to reveal that a chunk of the movie is set to shoot in Morocco, with an archaeological dig involved, and that the "Alien DNA" that has been discussed when describing Prometheus might be a quite literal plot point.
Obviously, none of this has been confirmed, so it's the usual requirement of salt until it is. But you can find out more right here.
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