[Daradon]

While the actual 'Alien' species doesn't look like it will be in it, it does look like what can be called nothing less that a prequel (albeit a bit of a reboot as well). Seems to show how the jockey's ship gets stuck on the planet it's originally found on, the origins of the 'company' (which I don't believe was even called Weylund till the 3rd or 4th movie, prior to that it was just cryptically called 'The Company') the origins of the synthetic humans (which I always thought was even more creepy than the actual aliens and had great potential for storyline) and perhaps even the origin or story behind the 'alien' species itself.

As far as the movies go, this is a franchise that desperately needs a reboot. I think a lot of the back story an interesting parts get filled in with all the book fiction, and comic fiction, etc., but the last two movies really messed the series up, and even the first two had some holes to fill (as I don't believe they had plans for it to get as big as it did get, and they had to rush to fill in story). And off course there were the PG-13 masturbatory nightmares that were the AvP movies that further messed everything up.

Either way, it looks like a good story and I'll be heading out to see this movie for sure.

EDIT: Also love how they use the Alien siren from the 1st movie/trailer in the trailers for this one. Hearing that sends me right back to be a kid and watching that movie and gives me serious fun chills! Here's the two trailers side by side for those that forget.