Director Ridley Scott talks Prometheus 2

For a movie that's less than a year-and-a-half away, the progress on Prometheus 2 has been kept pretty hush-hush. That is, until now -- as director Ridley Scott has started teasing the Alien prequel/sequel, and promises a "fresh" monster for the film.

While promoting his upcoming film -- Exodus: Gods and Kings -- Scott spoke to The Australian (via Dark Horizons) about Prometheus 2, touting that it will introduce a "fresh" monster and is "getting away from gods and dragons and s--t. If I see one more dragon I’m going to shoot myself. Stop the dragons."Wait, dragons?! Scott is talking about the monster created by H.R. Giger for the original film, which he describes as the "definitive dragon," saying, "The alien's real which is why it's probably one of the scariest monsters in film history."

Scott goes on to confirm that the Prometheus sequel will veer away from the inclusion of Xenomorphs -- the iconic, titular alien from the original series -- which were teased at the end of Prometheus. "With Prometheus 2 what I'm trying to do is reintroduce a fresher form of alien in the third act," says Scott

And finally, Scott confirms that Blade Runner 2 is still in the works, saying, "It's written (and) it's really good." Good enough for us!

Prometheus 2 -- starring Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender -- is slated for a March 4, 2016 release.

SOURCE IGN