By Germain Lussier/Oct. 12, 2010 9:15 pm EST
Vulture, once again, got the exclusive insider report on Fox’s reaction to Lindelof’s script. In addition to everything said above the jump, they talked to an insider who made it clear that a PG-13 Alien movie isn’t necessarily a bad thing:
That’s certainly a good point. We already know that this film will be set about 35 years before Ripley and the Nostromo ever land on LV-426 and will explain the Space Jockey that the crew comes upon before John Hurt’s character Kane is implanted by the Face Hugger. But what we don’t know is exactly how many Aliens that will entail vs. how many humans and how many of each die. So if those numbers are lower, PG-13 could work right in line with the story.
If Portman passes on the lead role, Vulture’s article says the previously reported Noomi Rapace of the original Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series is next on the list. Though Portman obviously is better known in America, I don’t think Scott can go wrong with either actress. Both have demonstrated they can be total bad asses, but also super feminine. Plus, by the time this film comes out, Rapace will be more of a household name in the States because of her role in Sherlock Holmes 2.
So that’s the latest on the Alien prequel. The execs love Lindelof’s script, Scott is casting and hopefully we get the movie during the Summer of 2012. Now let’s all make sure Lindelof goes off and writes a bad a Star Trek 2 script to boot.
