September 6, 2010 15:13

Ridley Scott taking 'Alien' to 'the dark side of the moon' for prequel films

Director speaks about his return to the franchise

Sir Ridley Scott has spoken about the two 3D Alien prequels he's working on, explaining that the films will be set in the year 2058, 30 years before Alien, the first move in the sci-fi franchise. Speaking to The Independent, Scott said the films would be a return to the early movies' horror roots.

"The film will be really tough, really nasty. It’s the dark side of the moon," he explained. "We are talking about gods and engineers. Engineers of space. And were the aliens designed as a form of biological warfare? Or biology that would go in and clean up a planet?”

No release dates for the movies have been set, but filming is due to begin soon.