"I think what we have to do is gradually drift away from the alien stuff."
Unless I'm mistaken, and I apologize if I am, that's like making a Jurassic Park movie and saying, " "I think what we have to do is gradually drift away from the Dinosaur stuff."
There unquestionably is at least a "portion" of people in the Alien fanbase who do love the movies because they revolve around the presence of the iconic xenomorph, and years from now, I sincerely hope whoever is in a decision making position remembers those fans.