Ridley Scott 暫定下一套《異形》作品將以 David 或人工智能為主軸
那麼人類的先驅工程師(Engineer)的起源呢 …?

早前上映的《異形:聖約》中,異形雖然強勢回歸,然而故事仿佛回歸 70 年代元祖電影,在薄弱又缺乏邏輯的劇情下大受吐嘈,大導 Ridley Scott 似乎在聆聽了觀眾的感言後對下一部《異形》作品有了新的方向。Ridley Scott 在接受 The Empire Film Podcast 的訪問時就有以下發表:
I think the evolution of the Alien himself is nearly over, but what I was trying to do was transcend and move to another story, which would be taken over by A.I.’s. The world that the AI might create as a leader if he finds himself onto a new planet. We have actually quite a big layout for the next one.
似乎他認為異形的發展已經到了盡頭,接下來故事的主線將移轉至人工智能。由 Michael Fassbender 所釋演的 David 不單絲絲入扣,而且更在前兩部電影中發揮了推動故事的作用,以他(它?)的思維作為故事主軸自然能令電影更有深度,不過前兩集所留下來的謎團,包括人類起源、工程師的來歷等等,到底何時才能解開呢?