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Alien Prequel Confirmed

By Graeme McMillan Published May 30, 2009, 11:30 am ET

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We reported the rumor on Thursday, and now it’s been confirmed by producer Tony Scott: Carl Rinsch will be directing a prequel to Alien, to start filming at the end of the year. [Collider]

https://gizmodo.com/ridley-scotts-alien-getting-a-prequel-by-commercial-dir-5271805

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