Ridley Scott Confirms PROMETHEUS 2 is His Next Film

Ridley Scott is loving his return to science fiction. He got back into it with Prometheus a few years ago, has The Martian coming out later this year (though that one may be more along the lines of "science fact" than science fiction), and we've heard rumors he's gearing up to shoot Prometheus 2 this January — although the studio has been strangely quiet about that.

Now Scott himself has confirmed that he's looking to continue his search for answers throughout the galaxy. In a new interview with Empire, he says it without even being prompted:

They faced another challenge when [The Martian's] release date was brought forward. But according to [star Matt] Damon, the typically fast-working Scott didn’t worry. “Ridley was done with the movie about two weeks after we shot!” he smiles. “I was already on to my next movie!” adds Scott. “I was starting to look for locations for my next movie, which is Prometheus 2.”

It doesn't get much clearer than that. I'm guessing that adds some credibility to those discussions about how Scott wants Prometheus 2 to arrive before Neill Blomkamp's Alien sequel. Expect an official announcement from 20th Century Fox soon.