The idea of a prequel/reboot to Alien has been floating around for months now, but it would seem that after numerous directors being courted for the project, Scott has decided to direct the film itself, which he has said will deal with where the aliens were first found and how they were created.

Personally, I find this a lot more promisng then if some commerical director were directing an Alien remake. Scott’s a visually interesting filmmaker at worst and at its best well, I think his filmography speaks for itself.