‘Alien’ Reboot Not Just a Rumor

I read a little about this earlier this morning, and I wanted to push it out of my mind as quickly as possible.   Unfortunately, more and more blogs and movie sites are picking this bit of information up and running with it, so it pains me to bring you this bit of news.   Slowly this news is starting to seep into my brain as if it were acid blood eating its way to my central core.   I want like hell to close my eyes to this news and make it go away, but that doesn’t appear to be the case.

Granted, this could still end up being nothing but speculation, but, evidently, Michael Costigan, Ridley Scott, and Tony Scott are all on board to produce a new ‘Alien’ film.   That wouldn’t be such bad news, but the words “reboot” and “prequel” are being bandied about.   Along with these men on board to produce, commercial and music video director Carl Erik Rinsch will be at the helm.

The idea is for the new film to, at the very least, go back to the basics and have one alien on board one spaceship.

Of course, if you have been following 20th Century Fox’s track record over the past couple of years, the idea of “rebooting” the ‘Alien’ franchise doesn’t seem that far-fetched.   Just look at all the “wrong” Fox has done lately.

All of this calls to mind the final lines of dialogue from ‘Aliens’:

Newt: Are we gonna sleep all the way home?
Ripley: All the way home.
Newt: Can I dream?
Ripley: Yes, honey. I think we both can.

No, you can’t dream.   It’s not safe.   Fox is currently on duty, and none of us can sleep tight.

Source: Bloody Disgusting