Ridley Scott admits he got Prometheus “wrong”
In 2014, director Ridley Scott told Yahoo that the classic xenomorph would not feature in his Prometheus sequel: “The beast is done. Cooked,” he said. But Scott has gone against these comments with Alien: Covenant, and has now admitted that it’s because he got Prometheus “wrong”.
Scott revealed this week to Yahoo that Prometheus “frustrated” the fans as “they wanted to see more of the original [aliens]” which is why he changed his mind:
“What changed was the reaction to ‘Prometheus’, which was a pretty good ground zero reaction. It went straight up there, and we discovered from it that [the fans] were really frustrated. They wanted to see more of the original [monster] and I thought he was definitely cooked, with an orange in his mouth. So I thought: ‘Wow, OK, I’m wrong’.”
“The fans, in a funny kind of way – they’re not the final word – but they are the reflection of your doubts about something, and then you realise ‘I was wrong’ or ‘I was right’. I think that’s where it comes in. I think you’re not sensible if you don’t actually take [the fans’ reaction] into account.”
“The reaction to Prometheus was pretty ground zero. The fans are a reflection of your doubts and then you realise ‘I was wrong’”
Scott also revealed that he will start filming Covenant’s sequel, rumored to be called Alien: Awakening “within a year” and that he will make “maybe two” [or three} more films in the franchise:
“I’ll probably be filming it within a year. It’ll be out within a year and nine months. It’s weird when you’re writing, doing, planning, thinking about franchises, it’s amazing how it opens up and starts to evolve. [I’ll make] maybe two more [films], or maybe one more.”
Alien: Covenant hits theaters today. See its trailer below: