Crafting a good prequel film can be tricky. While it is exciting to see backstories of fan-favorite characters or the genesis of a cinematic world, the audience usually knows the outcome of the film.

But how did Weyland-Yutani even know that the derelict ship with the Xenomorph eggs was out there? And how did they know so much about the Xenomorphs, enough to send a ship out to retrieve it, at the ...