'Alien' Prequel to start filming at the end of the year.

[AristotleP]

A few days ago, Bloody-Disgusting reported that 20th century Fox was going to remake “Alien” and director Carl Rinsch would be helming the movie. Immediately fandom exploded with venom. I think one of the main reasons is that the original is a classic, and 20th Century Fox hasn’t been making films of that caliber recently.

So at today’s junket for Tony Scott’s new film “The Taking of Pelham 123″, I went up Tony after the press conference ended to ask him what was up with the remake.

The big news is he confirmed Carl Rinsch would be directing it and that it’s a prequel to his brother Ridley’s classic!

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http://www.collider.com/2009/05/29/exclusive-tony-scott-confirms-carl-rinsch-is-directing-alien-and-its-a-prequel/

[Sheridan Passell]

I'm actually really excited for this. But they have to expand the world beyond the aliens we already know (far too well) to other organisms.

[dalmatianjaws]

You're excited that the Scott Brothers, who haven't made a great film in decades or a good film in recent years and who spend a lot of their time running a reality TV company, are involved with a prequel to an already ruined and once great franchise that will be helmed by a guy who hasn't directed in over 12 years and when he did it was for two films called "Lovely Weather for Rain" and "The Quiz?"

So am I.

*sits in corner, pouting*

[Sheridan Passell]

There you go with your negative energy again. I don't agree with the general consensus that Ridley Scott is not the director he was, I always thought Blade Runner was visually spectacular but damn boring/depressing, and American Gangster was as good as drama as I've seen in recent years. I think both the Scott brothers still have it given the right material. And Scott Free as a production company don't churn out crap.

[T.ROSS]

Come on The Scott Brothers have made some good films since decades...

Man on Fire
Deja Vu
Domino
Enemy of the State
The Fan
True Romance
Hannibal
Gladiator
American Gangster

[dalmatianjaws]

Come on The Scott Brothers have made some good films since decades...

Man on Fire
Deja Vu
Domino
Enemy of the State
The Fan
True Romance
Hannibal
Gladiator
American Gangster

Man on Fire - Great Story, shitty directing.
Deja Vu - never seen
Domino - never seen
Enemy of the State - cliched and forgettable
The Fan - never heard of it
True Romance - heard it's great but havn't seen it
Hannibal - over-directed and trite
Gladiator - most overrated movie from my college years. Good fight scenes, the rest is stolen from Spartacus.
American Gangster - boring and forgettable with weak ending that lacked theme.

Black Hawk Down - emotionally void wanna-be-documentary
Body of Lies - Boring
A Good Year - Boring-er
G.I Jane - Preachy
Thelma and Louise - trite, offensive to women, utterly moronic


Ridley hasn't made a great film since 1985 (Legend) and hasn't made a good film since ... ... Matchstick Men was watchable, as was White Squall ... but neither really float or sink my boat.

Tony has never made a great film (unless True Romance is as great as most people say it is). In particular, Spy Game is quite horrible.

I really can't believe I'm alone in this. I get that Ridley was visionary back in the day, but his stuff since then has been SO run of the mill. I'll concede that he produces "professional" work, but it's utterly generic. They're totally focused on other things now (big reality TV company) and it's just not auteur work anymore. And in the case of Tony, at the height of his game he made entertaining fluff (Days of Thunder, Crimson Tide, Top Gun, etc).

[dalmatianjaws]

P.S. - wow. I really feel strongly about this. Please know that I'm the first to admit I need a life   

[Sheridan Passell]

Personally I thought Black Hawk Down was excellent.

Tony has never made a great film

Top Gun is a genre defining classic. Crimson Tide was very good.

[Sheridan Passell]

Also, A Good Year is the funniest comedy of the last 20 years.

[Sheridan Passell]

I mean the worst.

[T.ROSS]

Man this is awesome so is Dalatianjaws... I love how we love to disagree... I cant think of too much we agree on except the Drag Me To Hell was badass!  Now back to the disagreeing I love the style Tony Scott directed Man on Fire with.. I think that made the movie awesome