Planned ahead Alien The movie may have found its star, as Deadline reports that Caylee Speni is in talks to star in the new film.
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Spaeni is set to play Priscilla Presley in Sofia Coppola Priscilla - Currently, negotiations are underway for the upcoming film, which will be directed by Fede Alvarez. New Alien Scott Free will produce the film, but nothing concrete has been revealed about the film yet, other than that 20th Century is looking to begin production on the project next year.
Although said to be "unrelated" to the previous films, details are currently scarce. A fan of the iconic franchise, Alvarez pitched the movie idea to Scott a few years ago in a casual conversation. According to THR, Scott called Alvarez last year to see if she was still interested and it was quickly resolved. 20th Century then picked up the film on Alvarez's strengths, as it was "a really good story with a cast of characters you've never seen before," according to 20th Century writer Steve Asbell.
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Spaeni's career in Hollywood is relatively young, but the actress has appeared in various high-profile films, including 2018. Rising in the Pacific Ocean the and Bad times at El Royale. Besides PriscillaSpain will also appear in Alex Garland's next film Civil war.