In space Noomi can hear you scream.

That’s the Alien prequel to you. Except that it isn’t.

The rumours are false. This is like that time Empire told us Santa wasn’t real and we couldn’t stop crying for a month.

With a sudden influx of news regarding Ridley Scott’s Alien prequels, we rifle through the rumours with raised eyebrows and a speculative frown.

With the script apparently shaping up nicely, Natalie Portman has joined the race against The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo‘s Noomi Rapace for the lead role in Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel.

Poor old Ridley Scott. He’s spending all his time out and about promoting this new Robin Hood movie he’s made with Russell Crow, but all anyone wants to ask him about is the Alien prequel. And now he’s saying the prequel will have a sequel!