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Aaron Guzikowski to Write a New Alien Movie
20th Century Studios is developing a new Alien movie, with Aaron Guzikowski writing the script.
Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss will produce through Scott Free, but no director is attached.
The project is in very early development, and plot details have not been announced.
The Alien series follows humanity’s deadly encounters with the Xenomorph, an extraterrestrial species.
The new film’s place in the series is unclear: one account links it to Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, while another says it is not known whether it follows 2024’s Alien: Romulus.
Alien: Romulus grossed more than $350 million worldwide, and the new film adds another project to the franchise.
No release date or next production step has been announced.
Aaron Guzikowski is writing a new Alien movie for 20th Century Studios.
Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss will produce the project through Scott Free.
The movie is in very early development, and no director is attached.
Plot details have not been disclosed.
TheWrap reports that the project is tied to Scott’s Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, while Deadline says it is unclear whether it will follow 2024’s Alien: Romulus.
- Who
- Aaron Guzikowski is writing the film. Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss will produce it.
- What
- A new Alien movie is in very early development.
- When
- The project was reported on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- At 20th Century Studios, with Scott and Pruss producing through Scott Free.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ridley Scott directed Prometheus.
Scott directed Alien: Covenant.
Alien: Romulus was released.
Reports said Guzikowski was writing a new Alien movie for 20th Century Studios.
- Writer
- Aaron Guzikowski
- Studio
- 20th Century Studios
- Producers
- Ridley Scott and Michael Pruss
- Production company
- Scott Free
- Development stage
- Very early development
- Studio overseer
- J.R. Young
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What people are saying
almost completely gives itself over to the scary stuff; director Ridley Scott dredges up a little of the ‘Prometheus’ balloon juice (this film is a direct follow-up to that prequel), but he’s more interested in an interstellar version of ‘Friday the 13th,’ with a respectable ensemble of actors as the camp counselors and various fanged slimeballs filling in for Jason Voorhees.