Last week it was confirmed that Sir Ridley Scott would be directing the upcoming ALIEN “prequel”. News of the prequel (before Ridley’s attachment) hit the web a month ago and it seems people are split. Most posts I’ve read think that the ALIEN (and Predator) franchise needs a new direction but no one really knows where they want it to go. In similar news, Robert Rodriguez is working/developing a (worthy) Predator sequel, so it shows you that these famous creatures are in the public’s minds and hearts but after recent sub-par films, the studios should think twice about adding more weight to the already sinking ships. I think it’s too…