"The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo's" Noomi Rapace is set to star in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus," 20th Century Fox's original sci-fi epic that was initially conceived as a prequel to Scott's own "Alien," the studio announced on Friday.
Oscar winners Angelina Jolie and Charlize Theron are reportedly circling the film's other female lead, and there are three other major roles to be cast.
Jon Spaihts ("The Darkest Hour") wrote the initial draft of the screenplay, which was based on an idea from Scott, who then worked with "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof to revise the script, which took the story in a different direction.