Ridley Scott says he will for sure make a third Alien prequel if he gets the right idea!

There is still hope! Filmmaker Ridley Scott has changed his tune with regards to Alien! Months back, Scott had been quoted saying he felt he was done with Alien, after Alien: Romulus released and did extremely well and with the Alien: Earth series on the horizon at the time. Hope seemed lost and it was suggested Scott would never revisit his original plans for the Alien prequels and David's story arc. Today – the winds of hope once again fill our sails.

Speaking to The Guardian, Ridley Scott was inquired about whether or not he would ever get back into the director's chair and helm another Alien prequel – his answer was a surprising yes, conditional on if he could find the right idea for it:

Will there be a third Alien prequel and a Gladiator 3?

Gladiator is in process right now. Another Alien prequel – yeah, if I get an idea, for sure.

This is a major shift in sentiment since his last remarks earlier this year. Perhaps seeing the reinvigorated interest in Alien has got Scott thinking again.

Despite Alien: Covenant having underperformed at the box office in 2017, his 2012 Alien prequel Prometheus was a massive success and set a new precedence for the franchise. While the Alien: Earth series seems to be ignoring the groundwork Scott laid with his prequels, Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus certainly did not – leaving much to be explored upon in later films.

The Alien: Romulus sequel begins filming this October, right as the first season of Alien: Earth will be coming to a close. With so much emphasis on the Xenomorph, familiar environments, characters and nostalgic regurgitation of things we've seen over and over, Ridley Scott's vision for the franchise offered a vast landscape of untapped and thought-provoking potential.

Would you like to see Scott direct another Alien prequel? Would you want it to conclude David's arc? Or be something completely unrelated? Let us know in the comments!