Last month, word came in that 20the Century Fox was prepping a reboot/prequel/whatever the f*ck of the ALIEN franchise. The project – untitled for now – was to be produced by Ridley and Tony Scott, and directed by one Carl Erick Rinsch. Rinsch, an employee at the Scott’s company RSA, is a commercial director with considerable talent, although he’s lacking in the “has directed epic sci-fi films with massive budgets” department. That appears to be an issue the studio has…
According to Entertainment Weekly – via The Playlist – Fox isn’t down with handing yet another newbie director the reins to this property, in lieu of someone established, like Ridley Scott himself (remember how ALIEN 3 turned out, with music vid director David Fincher making his debut? How about the Brothers Stause’s take on AVP:R?). The studio and Scott have been circling an ALIEN prequel for a while, but apparently Ridley likes Rinsch for the gig as opposed to himself.
There’s a twist here, unknown before now. Rinsch is allegedly dating Ridley Scott’s daughter, Jordan. That explains it! Hey, not a bad way to get a gig, at least her dad likes the dude – a helluva lot, I’d say! It remains to be seen if this is a brief roadblock, or a larger problem for the reboot, about which little is known. Naturally, we’ll keep you updated as the drama unfolds…
The comment section exists to allow readers to discuss the article constructively and respectfully, focused on the topic at hand.
What’s Not Allowed