More than 30 years after Ridley Scott proved that in space, everyone can hear you scream – loudly – the Oscar-nominated director returns to the science-fiction genre and the ultimate deep space killing machine: 'Alien'.

Former EMI chief executive Jim Fifield today kept alive speculation that he might gatecrash an agreed £2.4bn (€1.8bn) takeover of the music giant.

EMI’s takeover by private equity firm Terra Firma survived a scare today after reports said a rival buy-out group planned to gatecrash the deal.

EMI’s former chief executive Jim Fifield was today reported to be planning a counterbid for the beleaguered music label, just days after Terra Firma unveiled an agreed offer for the firm.

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