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Timothy Olyphant is one of my favorites. He\u2019s ruggedly handsome, he\u2019s a great actor that\u2019s now in Star Wars<\/em> canon, and he seems like a genuinely good person in real life. That\u2019s my personal triple threat of attraction right there. He also gets so confused with Josh Duhamel that even his own mother couldn’t tell them apart once. Sometimes, Mr. Rosie and I will look at each other out of nowhere and go, \u201cIt was justified\u201d in a poor attempt to imitate that famous line from Justified<\/em>‘s pilot episode.<\/p>\n

Deadline got the exclusive that Olyphant will be once again teaming up with Fargo<\/em> showrunner Noah Hawley for an undisclosed role in Hawley\u2019s upcoming series based on the movie Aliens<\/em>. Olyphant will star opposite Sydney Chandler. While it\u2019s not confirmed yet, the role is rumored to be that of Kirsh, a synth who acts as a mentor and trainer for meta-human hybrid Wendy (Chandler\u2019s character). The main cast also includes Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav, and Kit Young. <\/p>\n

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Executive produced by Ridley Scott, the new Alien series is set in a time period before Sigourney Weaver\u2019s Ripley and is the first story in the franchise that takes place on Earth, roughly 70 years in the future.<\/p>\n

Production on the show began in Thailand July 19, four days after the start of the actors strike, without SAG-AFTRA members, including Chandler. Filming continued for more than a month with cast who were affiliated with the Equity British trade union. Production is slated to resume in early 2024, likely in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got some footage. Some of the first hour was shot before we had to shutdown. It\u2019s stuff to play with and edit,\u201d Hawley told Deadline recently. \u201cI\u2019m excited to get back in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

All the scripts for Alien were completed before the WGA strike was called in May.<\/p>\n

Olyphant has been a fixture at FX over the last decade and a half. He headlined the network\u2019s long-running hit drama Justified and recently starred in and executive produced the limited series followup, Justified: City Primeval. In addition to his major recurring role on Season 4 of Fargo, Olyphant also was a series regular on Season 2 of FX\u2019s Damages.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

[From Deadline]<\/p>\n

Now, I know what you\u2019re going to say. There are no new ideas anymore and we\u2019re in the Franchise\/Reboot Era. You\u2019re also asking, \u201cDo we really need a prequel to Alien<\/em>?\u201d On the first point, I totally agree. I\u2019d love to see something fresh and new. As for the question of whether or not we need another franchise expansion, I also would probably lean towards we don\u2019t need an Alien<\/em> prequel, either. I love the first two movies, but I\u2019m not sure I\u2019d have much interest in watching a prequel series. However, Olyphant being attached to it is kind of a game-changer for me. I\u2019m definitely interested in watching a series with a potential Robo-Raylan (Copyright: Mike Redmond). Consider my interest piqued because at the very least, this makes me want to at least check out the inevitable panel at San Diego Comic-Con about it.<\/p>\n

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