PROMETHEUS Sequel has a New Screenwriter

Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel is moving forward, and 20th Century Fox has hired Jack Paglen (Transcendence) to write the film. As of right now, Scott is only attached as a producer on the film so there's a chance he won't be back to direct it. Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender are expected to reprise their roles though. 

There's no information on what the story will entail, but one of the last things we heard was that Scott and the studio were having a hard time cracking the story. I just don't think those issues were as bad as they were made out to be. I'm sure they had some kind of plan in place while making the first film.

A lot of fans blamed Damon Lindelof for the ridiculous aspects of the first film, but they forget that making a movie is a collaborative effort, and Scott himself could have made the call to change things if he wanted to. Anyway, I'm sure some of the complainers will be happy that Lindelof isn't coming back to work on the sequel.

We have yet to see if Paglen is a decent writer or not. His first big film is Transcendence, which is currently in production. In case you don't remember, it's a sci-fi film being produced by Christopher Nolan, directed by Wally Pfister and starring Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Cillian Murphy, Paul Bettany, Morgan Freeman, and Kate Mara. For more information on the story, click here. 

Are you excited to see that this Prometheus sequel is moving forward?