Ridley Scott hopes to shoot three new Alien movies in Sydney

By Garry Maddox
Updated December 4 2015 - 10:08am, first published November 27 2015 - 11:45pm
Confirmation ... director Ridley Scott with foreign minister Julie Bishop at the announcement of the filming of Alien : Covenant at Fox Studios. 
 Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Confirmation ... director Ridley Scott with foreign minister Julie Bishop at the announcement of the filming of Alien : Covenant at Fox Studios. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Ridley Scott with deputy premier Troy Grant, state industry minister Anthony Roberts and federal minister for foreign affairs Julie Bishop at Fox Studios. Three Alien movies could be shot in Sydney.  Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Ridley Scott with deputy premier Troy Grant, state industry minister Anthony Roberts and federal minister for foreign affairs Julie Bishop at Fox Studios. Three Alien movies could be shot in Sydney. Photo: Dallas Kilponen
Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace in Prometheus.
Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace in Prometheus.
Ridley Scott on the set of the 2013 movie The Counselor.
Ridley Scott on the set of the 2013 movie The Counselor.
Sigourney Weaver in the original Alien. The next three movies would lead to the 'back entrance' of the original movie.
Sigourney Weaver in the original Alien. The next three movies would lead to the 'back entrance' of the original movie.

At a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop in September, legendary British filmmaker Ridley Scott encouraged a change to Australia's filmmaking incentives that could mean three Alien movies will be shot in Sydney.

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