Director Nacho Vigalondo, best known for his recent dark-comedy sci-fi kaiju film “Colossal” has expressed interest in directing an Alien sequel.
Speaking with film news website ScreenRant, when asked what his dream project would be going forward, Vigalondo replied that he would love to helm an Alien film.
“Would I love to make an Alien sequel? Of course. That would be amazing. But does the world want to see my Alien sequel? I’m not sure.”
The Kaiju monster from Director Nacho Vigalondo’s film, “Colossal.”
Vigalondo also explained how he feels R-rated films can gain massive success if done properly, and that studios are starting to take notice.
“I feel like we are approaching a gold-age of mainstream films. When you see the reactions to Logan, the John Wick film, Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, it’s something everybody loves. It’s like you can make really smart and beautiful mainstream movies and people will accept them. I think that could happen. That would be great. I think the turn started with Mad Max: Fury Road. That movie changed the whole thing for many people.”
This is the first new director we’ve seen since Neill Blomkamp express a desire to have a go at the property. With Alien: Covenant proving to be somewhat divisive among fans, as well as struggling at the box office, some have been expressing that it may be time for another director to take the reins.
What do you think? Would you like to see Scott’s prequel series continue or is it time for something different?
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No, just No, have you watched his Star Trek films? they are terrible, they are totally unrelated to anything resembling Star Trek, he is pure hype and no delivery, purse style and no substance, i can only imagine how TERRIBLE an Alien movie directed by him could be
Blomkamp is too much about powerloaders and pulse rifles, a die-hard Aliens fanboy.
I really feel bad for Ridley Scott having to deal with interlopers like Blomkamp and... whoever.
I've seen Colossal, all I thought was 'how twee'.
Dont miss TIMECRIMES either.
^^The struggle is real.
Either Jordan Vough Roberts or Michael Doughraty.
Just let it die already.
I hate J.J. Abrams but youngsters and nerds adore him.
So, J.J. Abrams for ALIEN movies.
I think gareth edwards might be able to pull off an Alien(s) film
And i did enjopy covenant i jsut want to see something post alien 3 that isnt related to the original trilogy
I prefer King of Horror James Wan for the Remake of my favorite film ALIEN(1979).
There's also a part of me that wishes Lindelof had been forced to help come up with a conclusion to his own mediocre input on PROMETHEUS too, instead of being able to walk away and leave it to others to work things out as they go along...
By the way, this recent article has some interesting hints from Lindelof about where Ridley *might* be taking his storyline next - http://collider.com/damon-lindelof-alien-covenant-prometheus-interview/#ridleyscott
No matter what other promising, up-and-coming directors may suggested for the ALIEN COVENANT follow-up(s), I'd like Ridley's personal aesthetics to continue to the end of this current storyline, no matter what. While there's quite a few dodgy moments I want to remove for myself from his latest entries in this franchise (Oram's 'fully-formed' chestburster, I'm especially looking at you!), I appreciate the particular visual flair that Ridley always brings to his movies.
So I want that to be a consistent thing with this current storyline as it continues forwards, and just hope he'll tone done down some of his overly-pretentious tendancies as he continues to the end of whatever comes next - by the way, I reckon that the whole 'white room' opening of ALIEN COVENANT was laughably stiff if that was Weyland's initial interaction with his technologically amazing creation...and the fact that the script said 'ambulate' instead of something less formal like 'walk forward 5 steps' made me roll my eyes. Perhaps Ridley was influenced by the kind of cold, cliniclal directing style of Kubrick's 2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY for that scene? Whatever, I'll be scrapping that existing scene from my own version of the movie, and just be re-editing a VERY shortened version of it instead using only 3 shots that I'd like to include.
After Ridley's done, sure, I'll welcome some new blood in that can hopefully come up with an involving 'ALIEN-universe' storyline of their own.
he's been sucking hard for a while.
He's very much oriented towards dark comedies.
He also doesnt really have much of a filmmaking "style".
Meh.
Bong Joon-Ho would be the ideal director to make an Alien film.
He's already very much influenced by them.
(Between The Host and Snowpiercer, he already has a couple of genre classics in his CV..
Vigalondo's filmography is pretty anaemic by comparison).
I'd like to see the preqs wrapped up, but I'd much rather see the Alien uinverse expanded out now.