Hey FOOLS! I rate Ridley Scott's Alien film as one of my favourites, so you can understand why I have followed the progress of the Alien prequel that Scott himself will direct (actually Scott has said he wants two films in 3D!). Today Deadline Hollywood has reported that Damon Lindelof, one of the brains trust for Lost and JJ Abrams Star Trek reboot, has been hired to rewrite the project.
Am I excited? Yes but also hesitant. Lindelof is someone who will definitely respect the source material as was seen in Star Trek but the article mentions that he spoke with Scott and 20th Century Fox and came up with an idea that "could well turn out to be a free-standing science fiction film." Talk like that makes me think that it's possible he could end up writing this other film instead of the Alien Prequel we all want.
Anyways stay tuned because when more news breaks on the Alien Prequels we'll have it here.