Ridley Scott on the Alien Prequel

So, apparently, sometime last year, master film director Ridley Scott signed on for an Alien prequel, and no one told me, or I wasn’t paying attention, either way, this is news to me. What is news to everyone else, is what the film will be about. Enter MTV and their interview with the legend, who says, “There’s no question about it, we’re going to make the film” and is currently working on the script’s fourth draft. So, what is it about?

“It’s set in 2085, about 30 years before Sigourney [Weaver's character Ellen Ripley]. It’s fundamentally about going out to find out ‘Who the hell was that Space Jockey?’ The guy who was sitting in the chair in the alien vehicle — there was a giant fellow sitting in a seat on what looked to be either a piece of technology or an astronomer’s chair. Remember that?”

Yes. Yes I do, and I remember being a really young kid and thinking that was the scariest part of the movie. Well, until the chestburster at least. Anyway, Scott says he hopes to have it in theaters by the end of 2011 or early 2012 and I can’t wait for it. I’m ecstatic for an Alien prequel, especially for it being in 3D, but I also fear that it might not be able to compare with the original, but that is the thing about prequels and sequels. They are never better than the original, but it never hurts to try, right? Anyway, you can head over to MTV for the full interview.

Exclusive: Ridley Scott Reveals ‘Alien’ Prequel Details via MTV

Wild Tron Legacy Trailer Appeared! [UPDATED]

(Sorry, Pokemon and TRON do not mix. Ever. Anyway.)

Behold, internet! A new trailer for the upcoming 2010 TRON LEGACY in all its sub-standard quality glory…aspect ratio troubles, audio scratchy, you get the picture (or will). Word of caution, the following video doesn’t do the trailer any justice, but we’ll have to wait for the HD version. Until then, jump for the video.
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News Flash! AVATAR Makes A Lot of Money Opening Weekend! Guild Wars Mortgages My Soul

Thank you Captains Obvious and Duh. So, yes, AVATAR was released this past Friday and despite harsh winter conditions (at least here on the East Coast) people flocked to their local theater en masse. Over the weekend the film managed to rake in $232.2 Million, and for a movie that cost $300m that’s pretty damn good. Not record breaking, but pretty. Damn. Good.
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Mid-Weekend Notes, I’m Lazy

Yes, believe it or not, I’m busy lazy, hence the title of this blog, but, I finally found some time to spend on a quick note or two about what I’ve been doing exactly, and maybe some geeky stuff.

First off, if you’ve been following MMOs, you know the Global Agenda beta weekend is in progress. Cool, right? I’m just saying, nothing more. Well, aside from that bit of, information, my time has been with the soon-to-be-released Dungeons & Dragons: Unlimited beta in which I’ve made a Warforged Monk named Focal. I love Focal. He makes me smile while in anticipation for the release, which is supposed to be sometime in August. Finally, wrapping up the MMO beta fun, is Champions Online, which I “found” a closed beta key for, which is kinda funny, actually, seeing as how it was announced that the Open Beta for the superhero MMO will be August 17th. Oh well, beggars can’t be choosers, but they can whore themselves out for beta access.

In other news, a long while ago (I forget when, on the account of my horrible memory) a trailer was teased at last year’s Comic-Con for a new Disney film. This trailer was then leaked, in all of it’s blurry, geeky glory, and there was much glee. I of course, speak of the TR2N teaser trailer. Well, now you can see it, and download it, in full, minus the crappy cam … the trailer, that is. *Drools*

“9″ On The Mind

Yes yes, I have not posted ever since last Tuesday, but I’m a busy man…of sorts, with the new website design I’ve been working on as well as jerry-rigging a decent microphone stand that will help me, eventually, to start podcasting, but I make no promises

In the meantime, I ran across a trailer for a full-length feature based on Shane Acker‘s 11-minute short, “9″, which appeared at Sundance in 2005 and received many awards as well as a nomination for an Academy Award in 2006. Trailer after the bump.

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