Variety put out a great piece covering Alien's 40th anniversary and included this little nugget of info.
Disney said back at Cinemacon it had plans to continue some of Fox's major franchises including. Kingsman, Planet of the Apes, Die-Hard and Alien. Could Disney have quietly given Ridley Scott the green light for a third prequel?
“Alien” made $105 million worldwide back in 1979 — the adjusted gross is $283.5 million — and spawned three sequels, two crossovers with the “Predator” franchise, and two prequels, 2012’s “Prometheus” and 2017’s “Alien: Covenant,” both directed by Scott. A third prequel, which he will direct, is in the script phase.
‘Alien’ at 40: Ridley Scott Explains Why ‘You Don’t Show the Monster Too Many Times’
It’s difficult to imagine Ridley Scott’s sci-fi/horror classic “Alien” without the clear-minded, strong presence of Tom Skerritt as Dallas, the captain of the ill-fated Nostromo. But originally, th…
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Disney said back at Cinemacon it had plans to continue some of Fox's major franchises including. Kingsman, Planet of the Apes, Die-Hard and Alien. Could Disney have quietly given Ridley Scott the green light for a third prequel?