What began in development as a prequel set before 1979's Alien has evolved into Prometheus [PROME], a spin-off film set in the same sci-fi universe. Fox has announced a release date of March 9, 2012 for the film directed by Ridley Scott [RSCOT]. Noomi Rapace [NRAPA] will star in the lead role of Elizabeth Shaw, one crew member of the spaceship, persumably called Prometheus, that will encounter a new monstrous creature. The new alien being is likely to be of the same race as the one who piloted the derelict spaceship found by the crew of the Nostromo in Alien.