Ridley Scott's next Alien film will not feature aliens

Ridley Scott told AlloCiné his next Alien film will drop the xenomorph, focusing instead on artificial intelligence. Scott said AI has "gone off the rails" and "could switch every digital thing off in the world." The film concludes his prequel trilogy, with Michael Fassbender's Walter One returning. Disney owns the franchise. No release window is set. (Deadline, 28 August 2026)