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Surprise, surprise: Damon Lindelof's rewrite of Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel has allegedly made the film infinitely more awesome. Culture Vulture got the exclusive that executives at Fox read the new draft of the screenplay (originally penned by Jon Spaihts) and were "very pleased with it indeed."

Before the Alien prequel and its sequel hit theatres, we bring you some cool plot points from the man who first told us that, in space, no one can hear you scream: Ridley Scott.

"The Looking Glass Wars" author and "There's Something About Mary" producer Frank Beddor spoke with The Los Angeles Times recently and answered a question many have been wondering for months - why in the world is director Ridley Scott ("Gladiator," "Alien") doing a movie based on the Monopoly board game.

Empire magazine got a chance to talk to director Ridley Scott about the planned Alien prequel.

Twentieth Century Fox is resuscitating its Alien franchise. The studio has hired Jon Spaihts to write a prequel that has Ridley Scott attached to return as director.