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Damon Lindelof writing next ALIEN movie, Ridley Scott directing (probably)

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EXCLUSIVE: Damon Lindelof has taken his first big solo screenwriting job since concluding the ABC series Lost. I’m been told that he closed a deal to do rewrite work on 20th Century Fox’s Alien prequel, which the studio hopes Ridley Scott will direct as his next assignment.

In a development as vexing as a Lost plotline, studio insiders said that while Lindelof indeed met with Scott and the studio for that rewrite job, the exchange of ideas between them sparked a take that could well turn out to be a free-standing science fiction film. The studio will decide when Lindelof turns it in. Scott Free is producing and Lindelof's CAA reps closed his deal last night.

Lindeloff is currently writing with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci Paramount’s Star Trek sequel, on which Lindelof is a producer. He also teamed with Kurtzman and Orci to write the Jon Favreau-directed Cowboys and Aliens, which is shooting now with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.

That’s plenty of action, but I’m told that Lindelof jumped at this opportunity because Scott's 1979 space thriller Alien was such a seminal influence on him. Resuscitating the Alien franchise has been a big priority for Fox, which has a script by Jon Spaihts, who wrote the Gabriele Muccino-directed Keanu Reeves-starrer Passengers for Morgan Creek, and whose drafts on the Alien film persuaded Scott to move from producing the film to directing it.

Scott has several possibilities for his next slot. That includes the Fox 2000 film Gucci, which has Angelina Jolie circling the femme fatale role of Patrizia Reggiani, who drew a 29-year prison sentence after being convicted of plotting the murder of her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, after he'd taken control of the family dynasty. There is also an adaptation of the Justin Cronin bestseller The Passage that John Logan is scripting for Fox 2000, and Scott recently come aboard as director on The Wolf of Wall Street, which Leo DiCaprio plans to star in and produce with Martin Scorsese and Scott Free. That project has yet to land, but it has a solid script by Boardwalk Empire’s Terry Winter.
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http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/is-losts-damon-lindelof-boarding-alien/
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I love the idea that they'll just scrap the prequel notion.
 
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I just can't get excited about a Scott film as I used to. The guy has been on a downward spiral the entire last decade.
 
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dmshaposv said:
I just can't get excited about a Scott film as I used to. The guy has been on a downward spiral the entire last decade.
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The entire last decade includes Kingdom of Heaven, so Im going to have to agree to disagree with you.
 
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So, like Joss Whedon, he will kill the franchise again, do another hit television series, then direct the Justice League film in 10 years or so.

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gdt5016 said:
I love the idea that they'll just scrap the prequel notion.
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I never thought that they would go through with the prequel idea. If it wasnt the Space Jockeys back story then it wouldnt really have been a true prequel. And I can see how difficult that kind of movie would be to make much less get the backing of a studio for it.
 
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I won't say no to another Ridley Scott-directed Aliens, but I'll back everyone else who's suggesting The Forever War being a much more enticing project.

I want gigawatt lasers and tachyon nukes, Mr. Scott.
 
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Why would Ridley Scott direct an Alien remake? That seems kind of, well, redundant to me. He already did Alien and his version was great, if you're going to reboot something use someone else and go in a different direction.

That said, I love Ridley Scott and I'm sure he'd do a good job if he did it.

Edit: Oh it's a prequel not a remake, never mind, hope Ridley Scott signs on if the script is good!
 
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The world desperately needs some classy science fiction. After watching Predators last month, I have all but given up hope...

Ridley has class and style for days, I just hope he can still bring it at his older age.
 
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BertramCooper

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Ridley Scott returning to sci-fi (and Alien, no less) should be greeted with jubilation, not apprehension. Even if the last couple of films he's made have been underwhelming (Body of Lies was pure crap, actually), he's going back to what he's best at. That's very exciting, in my opinion.

Lindelof's a smart dude too, so I'm excited to see what he'll bring to the franchise.
 
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gdt5016 said:
http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/is-losts-damon-lindelof-boarding-alien/
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I love the idea that they'll just scrap the prequel notion.
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I was under the impression that they would not scrap the prequel, but use Lindeloff's script for a separate movie if they like it enough and then continue with the prequel.

And scrapping the prequel may be a good or bad thing, but the rumor was that it would revolve around the ship that crashed and was later found by Weaver and crew. And the idea of Scott doing another Alien movie is just too good not to get.
 
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SCULLIBUNDO

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Topic title misleading. Lindelof is RE-WRITING the script and Scott is already on board as director. He's said it many times in interviews already.
 
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PhoncipleBone said:
I was under the impression that they would not scrap the prequel, but use Lindeloff's script for a separate movie if they like it enough and then continue with the prequel.

And scrapping the prequel may be a good or bad thing, but the rumor was that it would revolve around the ship that crashed and was later found by Weaver and crew. And the idea of Scott doing another Alien movie is just too good not to get.
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The problem with a Space Jockey prequel is that you either have to go with no dialog, or you have to invent a language for aliens and then use subtitles for what they say. Neither one of those options will work or will be acceptable to a studio.

If it's a prequel then they will have to retcon humans into it. I'm not down with that.
 
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PhoncipleBone

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BertramCooper said:
Ridley Scott returning to sci-fi (and Alien, no less) should be greeted with jubilation, not apprehension. Even if the last couple of films he's made have been underwhelming (Body of Lies was pure crap, actually), he's going back to what he's best at. That's very exciting, in my opinion.

Lindelof's a smart dude too, so I'm excited to see what he'll bring to the franchise.
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Exactly how I feel.
 
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I <3 Memes said:
The problem with a Space Jockey prequel is that you either have to go with no dialog, or you have to invent a language for aliens and then use subtitles for what they say. Neither one of those options will work or will be acceptable to a studio.

If it's a prequel then they will have to retcon humans into it. I'm not down with that.
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The twist is that the space jockey once was a human, so it can speak English. Problem solved.
 
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SCULLIBUNDO

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I wouldn't mind Nolan taking a crack at an Alien film, but I would take Ridley Scott returning to sci-fi over Nolan any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
 
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PhoncipleBone

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I <3 Memes said:
The problem with a Space Jockey prequel is that you either have to go with no dialog, or you have to invent a language for aliens and then use subtitles for what they say. Neither one of those options will work or will be acceptable to a studio.

If it's a prequel then they will have to retcon humans into it. I'm not down with that.
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Or they pull a Hunt for Red October/ Valkyrie thing and have it change to english very quickly.

I do agree with the DO NOT retcon humans into it. We already had Alien vs. Predator for that. (Which does not exist in my mind).
 
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