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H.R. Giger Returning for ‘Alien’ Prequels?!
Alien purists get ready to pick yourself off the ground as you’re about to be knocked right out of your chair: according to AvP Galaxy, Alien/Aliens/Alien 3 creature designer H.R. Giger will be reteaming with director Ridley Scott for Twentieth Century Fox’s untitled Alien Prequel(s) — so says his wife. “HR Giger, creator of “Alien” figure for the 1979 film by Ridley Scott will be incurred once again work with the director, the site reports translated from German. “This confirmed the wife of the Swiss artist, Carmen Scheifele, in the TV show “Glanz & Gloria” on Swiss television. Her husband was ‘on board ,’ that is it, ‘said Scheifele. It would certainly be a 3D movie, but probably two. The plan is a prequel that tells the story before the first Alien movie.’” The iconic creatures you know and love were the brainchild of the Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer whom won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien. Exciting news, no?
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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