Neill Blomkamp has revealed that he was forced to change an aspect of his Alien script because it would have affected the plot of Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel.

The Chappie filmmaker, who is directing the fifth instalment in the Alien franchise, made the alteration following discussions held between himself and producer Scott.

"I changed the one thing (Ridley) felt was bumping Prometheus a little bit," he told Empire.

He also described his film as "the triplet of the first two" Alien films, saying that it will take place after Aliens but will not negate the events of Alien 3 or Alien: Resurrection.

"Where it went after Aliens to me, as a fan, was wrong," he said. "There's a s**tload missing as a fan that I would want to see."

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Blomkamp, who has also directed sci-fi hits District 9 and Elysium, added that his film has a title but that it cannot be revealed yet, explaining: "It's kinda quite bold, but it gives away too much if I say the title."

Actress Sigourney Weaver, who is due to reprise her role as Ripley, has offered a hint about the plot of the new film, saying: "Let's just put it this way, we've found the host and it's been embedded. It's gestated."

No further details have been announced about Blomkamp's film or the sequel to 2012's Prometheus.

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