Ridley Scott Teases ‘Alien: Covenant’ Sequel With Michael Fassbender That Explores “F*cking Chaos” Of AI: “Off The Rails”

Filmmaker Ridley Scott has confirmed that he will direct the Alien: Romulus sequel, shifting focus to concluding his prequel trilogy after Fede Álvarez's "okay" contribution to the franchise.

via: Deadline

The Academy Award honoree recently revealed that he’s “rewriting the next Alien film,” which will serve as a long-awaited conclusion to his prequel trilogy that also includes Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), with Michael Fassbender‘s Walter One returning.

“Actually, I suddenly went back and got involved,” he told French outlet AlloCiné. “The one that just came out [2024’s Alien: Romulus] was OK. I think it needs some help. So, I’ve gone back in.”

Scott continued, “I’ve already got a footprint for the next Alien. We did Prometheus, and then Alien: Covenant. So, I’m picking up where we left off in Covenant with Micheal Fassbender, who now thinks he’s Ozymandius.”

With the sequel bringing back Fassbender’s futuristic AI droid, Scott sees an opportunity to explore the repercussions of artificial intelligence in our current world.

“I like the fact that AI has gone off the rails,” said Scott of where the character is at the end of Covenant. “If we go AI, the moment we discover it’s off the rails is too late. It could switch every digital thing off in the world like that. You’d have fucking chaos. It’s that kind of stuff that’s scary.”

While fans are eager to see more of David, Scott dismissing Alien: Romulus as "OK" has the interwebs divided. Many fans are also questioning whether the filmmaker is the right choice to return to the franchise, especially after he claimed his recent film The Dog Stars—which has 39% on Rotten Tomatoes—as his best movie since The Martian. (BTW—The Dog Stars flopped at the weekend box office, coming in fifth place with a $8 domestic gross).

It's unclear whether 20th Century Studios will greenlight Scott's planned Alien sequel. Either way, this isn't the fresh start for the franchise that many fans were hoping for after Romulus.