Quote from: Gash on Jul 18, 2017, 03:29:53 PM
If, as suggested further upthread, they are Blomkamp enthusiasts who hated Covenant, it wouldn't surprise if they are just trying to start negative rumours as a tit for tat gesture. That's typical butt hurt behaviour. Sour grapes.
Well, there has been a lot of sour grapes so it's worth noting that people fill in a lot of blanks to hear what they want.
I'm not saying Covenant was exactly what I wanted but people are acting like they are owed something, like Fox should be making the film for them, with no regard for the business model of filmmaking. Its great that you're a fan, but that's not enough to sell a 100mil$ movie. Sorry kids.
I feel its been kinda childish to the point where Ive lost interest in listening.
Covenant was actually an attempt to make an odd sci-fi film, also marketable. It should be noted that Scott didn't listen as much as he did. An argument can be made that it would have been better received if he had listened less and made PROMETHEUS 2.
That said, it makes perfect sense that after COVENANT's reception they would halt work and rethink. I don't think that implies there will be no future sequels. It just means they are rightfully reconvening and reconsidering.
Something I think people overlook about Covenant is that it's the only film since the original Alien that left things pretty open for writers, which if you ask me, has been a detrimental mistake for this franchise in the past. They can really go anywhere with it, after this.
Until FOX says their will be no future films in any capacity (which is massively unlikely), I think this is just them wisely reconsidering, and saying "Ok. Let's not rush. This last one wasnt so well received," mired by some degree of confirmation bias, based on the info.
