With each passing day, it looks like Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" sequel, "Alien: Paradise Lost" — part of a series that isn't supposed to connect to "Alien" until the third or fourth movie, according to the filmmaker — will be linking pretty directly to his iconic sci-fi horror film. First, there's that new title, which put the name of the franchise right up front, and now, Scott has made another curious revelation.
Empire is the latest outlet to chat with Scott on his current press rounds for "The Martian," and the director revealed 'Paradise Lost' will make a pretty major nod to the "Alien" series hero, Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley. “In a way it is 'Prometheus 2.' It’s exactly the same story," he told the magazine about the title swap. "But it was always in the works to be called that ['Alien: Paradise Lost']. Is 'Prometheus' actually taking us off course from where I’m going, which is actually backing into the first...
