New Alien director Neill Blomkamp has teased the Pulse Rifle from the original 1986 James Cameron film Aliens, according to Digital Spy.

The director posted a picture of the prop on his Instagram with the caption: "We all knew there would be pulse rifles. Obviously. Now with added RIS".

The original M41A Pulse Rifle was first seen in Aliens as the primary infantry weapon of the United States Colonial Marine Corps in the 22nd century.

The RIS stands for Rail Interface System.

Ridley Scott, who is working on the separate Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost, said that he is producing the as-yet-untitled Blomkamp Alien movie, which will star Sigourney Weaver.

Blomkamp and Weaver most recently worked together on his film Chappie.