Ridley Scott Says Neill Blomkamp's 'Alien' Movies Arrives In 2017, 'Alien: Paradise Lost' Will Has New Group Of Travelers

With each passing day, Ridley Scott provides another morsel of info about the suddenly expansive "Alien" movie universe, and what's coming down the line. We already have a title for the "Prometheus" sequel — "Alien: Paradise Lost" — and we know that it's first down the pipeline, with Blomkamp's effort to follow, which Scott will be producing. But it seems both movies are coming to us much faster than anticipated. The rumor thus far was that "Alien: Paradise Lost" would drop in 2017, with "Alien: Blomkamp-ed" coming in 2018, but you might want to move those timelines forward.

"I’m actually going to be working again with Michael Fassbender in February on 'Prometheus 2.' It’s written, so I’m not chugging along and trying to work out where we’re going to do it," he told The Daily Beast. "With something like that, it’s six-month prep. We’re going to call it 'Alien: Paradise Lost.' We’re getting closer and closer to the...