Actor Sharlto Copley was asked whether or not he’s going to be in Alien 5. Having being in all three of Neill Blomkamp’s feature films so far, odds are that’d make some sort of appearance. Copley states that he’s had conversations about it with Blomkamp but at the moment, he’s not involved in the new Alien movie.
“We’ve had the conversation. But it’s the familiar conversation with Neill every time he ends a movie where he tells me he wants to put me in the next one but he can’t because, practically, it doesn’t make sense to do all of his movies with me. At some point, he has to go away and then we’ll return and do something which I fully understand. I never expected to be in all his films for two seconds. At the moment, no. I’m not in the Aliens [sequel]. But I’m super-excited he’s doing it, and it’s surreal to get to see him do something with a franchise that for him and I was one of our favorite all-time franchises.”
Copley then jokingly says that he could instead do performance capture for the xenomorph like he did in his latest film Chappie. “You know he could put me in as a xenomorph and no one would know. We know that I can do good performance capture, now. Neill starts out very determined, but you never know as he gets closer to the time.”
Ya, that's funny too. Basically a guy in the wrong place at the right time...
That's actually a really interesting suggestion. And something I can see Copley doing well.
Yeah. My excitement at seeing Ripley and Hicks on the big screen has nothing to do with me wanting to see a rehash of Aliens. I'd just like to see more of those characters that didn't involve face rape and support beams impaling them.
I want him speaking with dutch accent.
And the Alien should be all like,
"Hallo! My naam is Alien. Hoe gaan dit? Dit gaan goed?"
We learn that the Alien is from South Africa.
I know you weren't talking about literally resurrecting him. My point was I don't wanna see Copley, or anyone, doing a Hudson rip-off. I want this film to be its own thing instead of a slavish retread of all things Aliens.
But we really don't know if he'll even be in the movie, anyways.
First we're resurrecting Ripley and Hicks, now Hudson too?
Seriously people, have some originality. I don't want rip-offs of what we've already had.
and no alien motion capture
this right here
If nothing else, the guy is a chameleon. Based just on Blomkamp's films, Copley can take a huge variety of charger types and knock them out of the park.
As long as he's not doing a pantomime of Wikus, I think it'll be fine.
THIS made me decide I don't want him in the movie.
That said, he really was amazing in Chappie, so I'm sure he could pull it off.
I really don't think he can be anything other than an android. Not to insult the actor though lol. But if he ends up getting the job, I'd imagine he'd play some sort of cleaner Wikus.
I really hope he does end up in it. I really like Copley and he was simply wonderful in Chappie. He brought real heart to that robot.