We've never been so happy to be wrong. We recently reported that the Alien prequel would be delayed until 2013. But fortunately, production (which just got a title!) will go ahead as planned. Yet it turns out there was a genuine reason for that threat to getting our Alien on: Leonardo DeCaprio.

Matthijs van Heijningen may be undertaking his very first gig as director with the prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing, but if the source of his inspiration is any indication, the project is in good hands—because he's drawing on some of the best classic horror movies of all time, including Rosemary's Baby and (in particular) Alien.

While we all debate which up-and-coming young actress will end up filling Sigourney Weaver's shoes (or trying to, anyway) in the Alien prequel, let's not forget that Weaver was once a beginner herself. Of course, you can't really tell that from her audition for the role of Ripley, in which she already seemed like an old pro.

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