Director Scott revives ‘Alien’ DNA in ‘Prometheus’

By David Germain
Published June 5, 2012 4:48pm ET
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Director Scott revives ‘Alien’ DNA in ‘Prometheus’
Actors Michael Fassbender, left, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce, right, pose for photographs with Director Sir Ridley Scott, at a central London hotel following an interview with the Associated Press for the World Premiere of Prometheus, Saturday, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan) | Joel Ryan

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since hatching “Alien” 33 years ago, Ridley Scott has hoped no other filmmakers would try to answer this question: Where did the space eggs containing those terrifying beasts come from?

Scott has hints of an answer himself with “Prometheus,” a cousin to “Alien” that opens Friday and marks the filmmaker’s return to science fiction after a 30-year break.

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