"We Were Asleep At The Wheel": Ridley Scott Reflects On Divisive Alien Prequel Prometheus

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Prometheus director Ridley Scott reflects on his divisive 2012 prequel and the larger trajectory of the Alien franchise. After Scott's seminal 1979 film, director James Cameron released Aliens in 1986, but the films that followed, David Fincher's Alien 3 and Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien: Resurrection , were less warmly received.

Yes. Jim told me, listen, I can’t get it as frightening because you’ve just shown the beast enough that it’s no longer fresh. But it works, still. He said, I’m going to go military. That’s what Jim said. I said, gotcha. Jim’s was a very good sequel. Three and four became more and more difficult. As it unrolled, I thought, oh God, they’re f*cking it up. And then from that, honestly, I said okay, that’s done.

Related Every Alien Movie In The Franchise, Ranked Worst To Best Ridley Scott's Alien marked a shift in the sci-fi genre and kicked off a space horror franchise, but there's definitely a worst and best Alien movie.

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