Ridley Scott is going to turn 89 years old later this year but is still as sharp as ever. He’s got a new movie, The Dog Stars, opening this week. He’ll follow that up with the pirate film Treasure Island, starring Hugh Jackman, and has several other films he could tackle after that. One of which is a return to the world of Alien.

Fassbender’s David has arguably been the most fascinating antagonist (if not overall character) in the Alien franchise. He epitomizes the series’ “man vs. nature vs. machine” theme, as a synth who breaks free of humanity’s programming chains ...