Ridley Scott is developing a new Alien movie.
Scott kicked off the Alien franchise in 1979 with Alien starring Sigourney Weaver. That was followed by James Cameron’s Aliens in 1986 and a number of other sequels, including 1992’s Alien 3 and 1997’s Alien Resurrection.
Scott returned to the franchise in 2012 when he made Prometheus, which was followed by 2017’s Alien: Covenant. He recently produced 2024’s Alien: Romulus, which was directed by Fede Álvarez.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Scott is now developing a new Alien movie for 20th Century Studios. It’s not immediately clear if this will be the recently announced Alien: Romulus 2, as Scott’s involvement with the franchise going forward has not yet been clarified, or a different project altogether.
20th Century Studios’ Steve Asbell recently told The Hollywood Reporter that sequel ideas for Alien: Romulus are currently being worked on.
“We haven’t quite closed our deal with Fede, but we are going to, and he has an idea that we’re working on,” he said. “The two survivors, Rain and Andy, played by Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson, were real highlights of the film. And so I always think of it like, ‘Wow, where do people want to see them go next?’ We know there’s going to be aliens. We know there’s going to be great horror set pieces. But I fell in love with both of them and I want to see what their story is.”
Ridley Scott wants to work with Andor’s Tony Gilroy
Scott’s next project, which is expected to begin filming early next year, will be a biopic about the disco group the Bee Gees for Paramount.
Given his busy schedule, Scott’s company, Scott Free Productions, is looking for A-list talent to helm a number of different projects that are being developed. Specifically, one name on the “company’s dream list of collaborators” is Andor’s Tony Gilroy.
“I know what I’m doing for the next three years,” Scott said. “They’re written and ready to go. So now we should be looking for big directors who can handle these kinds of budgets. You can have the best horse in the world, but if you ain’t got a good jockey, the horse ain’t going to win.”
