Yes. A prequel to the remake of the original -- which was an adaptation. All these films have been based on the novella "Who Goes There?"

Same scenario, same flamethrower... but with Ramona Flowers instead of Kurt Russell.. hmmmm.. i wonder?

I'm cautiously optimistic about this one since it's from the producers of the DAWN OF THE DEAD remake, which was quite well done although not as good as the original.

Doesn't look like a prequel to me.

It does look like it does something most remakes do, which is spell out shit we don't need to know. Like "Hey we found this ship in Antartica and need you to go look at it -- instead of just, you know, having them discover it and go look at it.

@ Peter Dwight -- My thought exactly. Oh, look new and different because it's a woman in the lead role!

Let's remake Alien with Kurt Russel as the lead. That'd be awesome.

Sorry, but this looks like disposable cinema. The CGI effects make me cringe. Espeically, considering that the 1982 remake effects still hold up.

Watch the 1982 version and learn how remakes are done.