Make of this what you will. I’m still digesting it:
“Reports are coming in that the co-creator of Lost has just turned in his script for the Untitled Alien Prequel for director Ridley Scott and the executives at 20th Century Fox love it. Why do they love it? Well, because Scott originally budgeted the film around $150 million and Lindelof’s script has a distinct lack of large action set pieces, thereby bringing that number down. Plus the script reportedly has a more PG-13 edge in terms of language and off camera violence – much like the original 1979 film.”
I would have thought they’d have realised how the public and fandom reacted to toned down Alien films after AvP. On the plus side we’ll see the return of Colonial Marines with Natalie Portman as a potential lead. Check out the entire article at SlashFilm. Thanks to Jigsaw85.
try to follow, kid wants to go see alien movie, parent who saw original movie during youth takes them. THEY BOTH WATCH THE MOVIE
R rated movies can be seen, so long as there is parental consent.
and its not like young people are really interested in the franchise anyways, this isnt some child's franchise
its about aliens that rape you and impregnate you, then later kill you via birth.
As well as sexually disturbing architecture and design
this is the 1st time this prequel 1 will get a PG-13 rating and that never happen b4. let this b the 1st with that rating w/ $150 grand and it will he will do it justice. I love Alien Franchise any way. Let Rid do his thing. He's a great director and Alien is his baby. U r right frostedone both u and I have faith in him no matter what.
but seriously i give a dam about rating, the dark night was a great film and it was pg-13 but there tons of slasher flicks that suck beyon reason.
If Scott is given a lot of control then the PG-13 rating won't destroy my hopes. Honestly, did the R-rating (arguably the most-hyped aspect) of AVPR really help the film at all? It sucked just as bad as the first one for an entirely new set of reasons.
If they get someone else to direct it or it is made in any way apparent that Scott is not involved with the project then there is no reason to think it won't be trash. However, until he drops out he will remain my glimmer of hope for this project.
Ridley's going to destroy his own masterpiece. Alien is so good because it's artistic. Things aren't explained-away in some lame fantasy-nerd manner, the whole thing is an art form which is effective because so little of the film is explained or understood by the audience or the characters. Explaining the origins of Alien defeats the whole point.
Hopefully this whole thing will be cancelled rather soon.