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We reported in August that during an interview for the September issue of Total Film Magazine, director Ridley Scott stated that he would “begin shooting Prometheus 2 in January.”. The sequel’s official name has just been released, the name of the 2016 film is ‘Alien: Paradise Lost’.‘Prometheus’ (2012) was part of the world that began with Scott’s brilliant 1979 film ‘Alien’. ‘Prometheus’ was not a sequel or prequel to ‘Alien’, but more of an expansion on the universe. In the film a group of scientists travel to a new world, following the clues that the once great civilization, who called the planet home, may be the linked to the origin of the human race.
We are waiting for more information on the film. Scott has stated the sequels will need to connected to 1979’s ‘Alien’. The synopsis for ‘Alien: Paradise Lost’ has not been revealed at this time, but it is now in early pre-production. The word is, it will debut in theaters on March 4th, 2016. Both Noomi Rapace (Elizabeth Shaw) and Michael Fassbender (David) will be returning to their roles.
