There has been some really good casting on the part of the Alien prequel team. They have already in talks of getting Carey Mulligan on board for the film. Now they are also working on getting Noomi Rapace on board for the film. She is known for her role as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the dragon tattoo. Her role will be reprised by Rooney Mara in the David Fincher version.
The actress has been getting quite a lot of offers in Hollywood. She will be seen in the Ridley Scott prequel to the series called simply Alien. The film is still in pre production, but the talks are big on how they will get the two stars on board for this film.