After that, directors like David Fincher were brought in to keep the franchise alive as the years passed until Scott himself returned with Prometheus in 2012. Turns out, as he told Variety, he wanted to return well before that, like immediately after the original 1979 film. ALIEN – © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved. Alien Would Be Such A Different Franchise Now 'I was slow out the starting gate,' Scott said.
But I did 'Alien' as my second movie, so I didn't have much choice. And 'Blade Runner' was my third movie. So, I had no choice because I had very tough partners. It was kind of 'Welcome to Hollywood.' I was never told or asked . You can imagine I wasn't happy.' I wonder what a Ridley Scott sequel to the original Alien would have looked like.