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Ridley Scott to Reveal Who Created the ‘Alien’ Xenomorphs?!

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In Ridley Scott’s 2012 Prometheus it was revealed that the race of Engineers were behind the creation of mankind, and was also planning its extinction.

I think the majority of us assumed that these Engineers, being “Gods” and all, also created the Xenomorphs, which first made an appearance in Scott’s 1979 Alien. In fact, Prometheus ends with an Engineer “birthing” a Xenomorph-esque creature before cutting to the end credits.

I thought it was pretty clear. I guess not?

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The Alien universe has hit peak confusing, with Neill Blomkamp’s sequel to Alien and Aliens postponed indefinitely, and Scott moving forward with his newly titled Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost.

As we’ve stated multiple times in the past, Prometheus was originally to be a one-shot sci-fi film that would bridge directly into Alien and explain how the Engineer ship ending up destroyed and decayed in Alien.

Damon Lindelof expanded the universe, turning Prometheus into a planned trilogy, only he left Scott and Fox with their pants down giving no plans for the next two sequels. Thus, the delay.

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Anyways, in a new interview, Scott drops a really strange bomb.

Prometheus 2 [Alien: Paradise Lost] will start getting shot in February and I’ve already begun now so I know what the script is,” says Scott. “Then there will be another one after that and then maybe we’ll back into Alien 1, as to why? Who would make such a dreadful thing?”

Okay, so, what Scott is saying here is essentially what we’ve been saying all along – Prometheus is now a trilogy, and that eventually he’s going to bridge that franchise into Alien.

But what I find strange is the question, “Who would make such a dreadful thing?” What does he mean? I thought the Engineers created the black ooze that morphs DNA into various lifeforms – one being the destroyer known as a Xenomorph?

I’m intrigued by this new proclamation that injects an air of fresh mystery into the franchise that was sort of feeling a bit, I don’t know, unnecessary and gluttonous?

What do you guys think? There’s a lot here to digest.

Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation‘s Rebecca Ferguson is allegedly in talks to join Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost, in theaters May 30, 2017.

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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Kristen Stewart Doesn’t Want to Make Any Marvel Movies But Does Want to Make a Scary Horror Movie

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If you haven’t yet seen A24 and Saint Maud director Rose Glass’ new movie Love Lies Bleeding, you should definitely get out there and support it in theaters while you can. The critically acclaimed romantic thriller is one of this year’s best movies so far, driven by incredible lead performances from Katy O’Brian and the always compelling Kristen Stewart.

Katy O’Brian just landed a huge role in Mission Impossible 8, but what’s next for Kristen Stewart? Well, for starters, don’t expect to see her in any Marvel movies anytime soon.

Stewart tells the “Not Skinny but Not Fat” podcast, “I will likely never do a Marvel movie … it sounds like a fucking nightmare, actually.” She further explains, “You would have to put so much money and so much trust into one person … and it doesn’t happen.”

And so therefore what ends up happening is this algorithmic, weird experience where you can’t feel personal at all about it. So likely not,” Kristen Stewart continues in her chat with the podcast. “But maybe the world changes, that’s what I’m saying.” She notes, however, “if Greta Gerwig asked me to do a Marvel movie, then I would do it.”

So what DOES Kristen Stewart want to do next? Chatting with Variety on the red carpet just a couple months back, she indicated that she’s far more interested in horror than Marvel!

I’d like to make a good scary movie,” Stewart answered when asked what she’d like to do next. “Like something a little more psychological. Yeah, a really good horror movie.”

Kristen Stewart is of course no stranger to the horror/thriller genres, getting her start as a child actor in David Fincher’s Panic Room. From there, she starred in 2007 horror movie The Messengers, as well as the Twilight movies, ghost story Personal Shopper, and 2018’s Lizzie. And don’t forget 2020’s Underwater or David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.

The ball is in your court, filmmakers. Let’s make it happen.

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