Den of Geek – His first sci-fi movie for 27 years and the long-rumoured return to the franchise he established…but will Alien 0 be ‘one for the money’…?

The news that Ridley Scott is to direct another movie in the Alien series that he kicked off in 1979 is bound to be interesting to true fans of the movie series in general, and the luminous original in particular. From the early 1980s I can remember articles, rumours and conversations speculating on this subject. Scott, Sigourney Weaver and so many others have put forward their own flights of fancy about a new Ridley Scott Alien movie, that it can scarcely be imagined that the new film live up to the weight of expectation.

As one commenter on our article about the news mentioned, it’s guaranteed at the very least that the movie is going to look fantastic; Scott’s visual stylings have influenced a generation of film-makers. Blade Runner alone remains a continuing source of inspiration for science-fiction movies and SF production design.

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