Last year it became apparent that work on Alien 5 had stopped and Neill Blomkamp told The Verge that he believed Alien 5 was “totally dead.” Following the recently renewed interest in Alien 5, after Neill shared some old concept art, the writer/director has re-affirmed that the film is still not to be.
Responding to a fan query on Twitter, Blomkamp replied that he has “moved on” from Alien 5 but that it was an “amazing chance to work in the world Ridley and James Cameron created. And collaborate with Sigourney.”
Given the renewed talk of the possible Alien 5, perhaps Disney will take notice of the apparent general interest in the project and want to move forward with it where Fox did not? If so, would Neill be willing to return?
Since the apparent cancellation of Alien 5, Blomkamp has been working on an adaptation of The Gone World. He has also since founded Oats Studios and put out some fantastic short films via the studio. Alien’s very own Sigourney Weaver starred in the debut short. If you haven’t already, go check them out!
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Really, she did? I did not know that. Can you provide a source so I can read what she said?
It would only be 'ruined' if it wasn't any good. If it turned out to be good, then it would hardly ruin anything.
As for the possibility of anything set after 'Resurrection', Weaver's already said she's turned down several scripts specifically because she has no desire to reprise the clone version of her character. So, not happening, regardless.
"Hold My Beer"
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Which is every filmmaker ever.
Arguably it already is a video game.
First he tries to make Halo, but that falls apart (Halo is heavily inspired by Aliens). Then he tries to make Aliens 2, and it falls apart.
Anyone see a pattern here or is that just me?
They were wondering if my Planet 4 map was official the other day...
I do hope that if we don't get his film then we get his script in some form or another. I think novel would be best suited but I'd take comic or game.
More speculation from our good friends at Sci-fied.
Personally, i'd love the series to go the route of Alien Isolation. Something like that, anyway. Pull back from the mythos aspects being explored in the prequels and go back to the mystery and bizarre horror of this universe.
Hell, something along the lines of Alien Isolation, broken into six hour long parts for Netflix. Do an Alien miniseries.
You could do a The Thing-Esque miniseries. Call it, say, "ACHERON"
Story would show the life, struggle, and ultimate downfall of the people of Hadley's Hope to the aliens. Even ending it on a bleak Carpenter-esque note. Newt left alone somewhere in the base, the only other human character is left cradling a gun with one bullet, a fire dying down under sprinkler systems, an old style motion tracker bleeping as the Aliens close in. HARD CUT to DARKNESS.
That's the direction they should have gone, sort of like many of the comics. Move on from Ripley and gang, and tell a bunch of stories. Some could be in the vein of Alien/Alien 3 and some like Aliens. I just hope that Disney is not stupid enough to reboot the franchise, though.
I would like to see a spin-off, they already brought Ripley back from the dead, time to let her character rest unless they commit to doing a sequel to A:R.
Heh, heh. No, I don't THINK how it works. I READ how it works. They give details on their site, breaking down how their weight average system works. I'm not saying you're ignorant, but you're making ignorant comments right now because you're foolishly choosing to believe your uniformed assumptions trump stated facts that you don't bother to educated yourself on.
Educate yourself before mouthing off, it saves you from that whole foot in mouth thingy.
I'll be here when you offer up your demonstration . . . .
Why?
All the problems in the TC in 1992 are still there.
As for me, I think if they would've written Alien 4 as something totally different than resurrection, and given it to somebody like Carpenter, we'd have gotten something truly special. Maybe something along the lines of (not necessarily river of pain) normal people at a random outpost. Sort of a blend of Alien 79 and The Thing. It would've demonstrated that these creatures were not confined to lv-426, and allowed the series to continue with new characters and locations.
The majority of critics at the time say that, indeed. I don't think critics nowadays will critize the movie so heavily. But to each his own.
Almost. Anyhow I would love to see the original cut of the movie.
He thinks he know how it works, yeah, but he is wrong and when BP premieres I will demostrate that EASILY.
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Because it's a bit hypocritical saying "Elysium is terrible at best" while saying Alien3 is a "masterpiece". In your opinion they might be but the majority of professional critics and regular viewers think otherwise.
So does the Alien 3 assembly cut totally redeem the film then?
Biomechanoid already explained earlier in this thread how IMDb deals with skewed user review scores.
First off, why are you talking about Alien 3 TC now? this is about the merits of Blomhack, not Fincher or do you want to compare those two? do you? I don't think you want.
Second, we all know exactly where the Alien 3 comes from, Newt and Hicks and a big portion of the movie being cut out, atleast for the majority of the people who saw Alien 3 and think David Fincher piss on their scramble eggs. Alien 3 -AC- it will be recieved VASTLY better today than it was in 1992.
As for the users reviews in IMDb I say it before, fanboys and haters dominate those pool votes, decieving General Audience of what is good or bad, don't believe me? fine, let me prove it to you when Black Panther premieres.
Pity then that PJ wasn't there for Alien 3 then huh? A movie that must be "terrible at best" because:
Elysium RT 67%, Metacritic 61, IMDb 6.6/10 vs. Alien 3 RT 46%, Metacritic 59, IMDb 6.4/10.
Even "Crappie" beat Alien 3 on user reviews at IMDb 6.8/10. Ouch.
Major filmmakers who have produced films have admitted they still wouldn’t be able to tell you what a producer does.
And Neill needs to restock his cachet by making another smash hit like District 9, before making Alien. Recharge the batteries.
No, it's just speculation, SM said producer doesn't necessarily means PJ got some creative input in some capacity, well it also doesn't necessarily means he didn't, speculation.
All those nominations (not a single win anyway) comes from a movie that Peter Jackson produces.
You know what happen when PJ is not there anymore? A movie that is terrible at best (Elysium) and a literal garbage, mess of a film (Crappie).
So in other words, just some shit you made up because he pissed in your cheerios?
And yes, District 9 and Chappie were written by Blomkamp and his wife. Elysium by Blomkamp only. And yes, they got an Academy Award nomination, a Bafta nomination, a Golden Globe nomination and a BFCAA nomination for best adapted screenplay (adapted from one of his own shortfilms).
It's all speculation, but what makes me think he in fact help with the script is that Blomkamp aĺways use the same writer for alĺ his movies and it's D9, the one where PJ participate, the only decent, so take it as you wish but I believe he probably overseer the script in some capacity.
What creative role did Peter J in District 9. Being named a producer doesn't necessarily mean he had any creative input. It's more than likely he just used his clout to get the film made after the Halo film fell over.
The weaver situation is interesting. I don't pretend to know exactly what's going on there, but I sincerely hope any demands or conditions she "might" have (or have had) do not prove detrimental to the film, should it be made. If it was indeed re-written to include her, I hope any input and authority she might have over the script is minor going foward. To segway somewhat, I've held back from saying it for quite some time now, and no offense is implied to Weaver or Neil. But, I'm legitimately concerned that due to the current political climate, and the tone of Neil's previous films and Weaver, we might wind up with a VERY political film.
And to clarify on any possible script conditions that Weaver might have had, or may have in the future. I merely mean to state that I'd rather we get to see Neil's original idea for the film. Whatever happens, I'd rather it be the honest portrayal of his original vision for the movie.
"No offense is implied to Weaver at all".
I just hope she doesn't use any potential influence to force changes on a film that could've had serious potential just the way it was.
Okay, maybe I'm crazy, or I'm just having a hell of a day but did you just give me an order?
Oh I'm sorry but I always think Peter Jackson was the real reason for the success of District 9.
Fox doesn't care about any of the other work she's done, she's an iconic movie character. What did Mark Hamill(great actor) have leading up to The Force Awakens?
And let's be honest, Blomkamp is not an amateur. One of his three movies were nominated for Best Picture. Let's give the man some respect.
Is she tho??
When was her last BO hit outside Avatar? (because the same would be say about any actor from that movie), Chappie was ass and flops hardcore, The Defenders got positive/mixed reviews and most of the bad reviews fault the boring story and the terrible villain, a rol played by her.
I really like Weaver, but I don't think in this age and time she got much to bargain with Fox/Disney.
She wanted to be alone in Alien 3 instead of happy family with Hicks/Newt. She states this in The Making of Alien 3.
Now she's changed her mind, because she wants in, and it's the only way it's going to happen.
Neill needs her, because his idea by itself isn't going to turn heads.
Weaver is in a good bargaining position, unfortunately Neill is not.
Though this 'blame' thing is a bit silly. Blomkamp commissioned concept art of Ripley and Hicks. She didn't have a gun to his head.
This is what I don't understand about the pre-emptive critics of this project. They keep blaming Blomkamp for the scant few details we even have about the story (Ripley being included and 'Alien 3' somehow being negated), when he was never responsible for that angle. If one wants to land the blame (or praise) for that stuff, then aim at Weaver.
And she's been the one person continuously associated with the series, who has consistently praised the third and fourth films, to this very day.
Put yourself in his position. You casually chat with one of your screen icons about a story you've been working on - one which we know would have continued after the third film. She responds positively and the ball actually seems to get rolling on something you're creatively passionate about. She's willing to not only feature, but use her contacts and reputation to help get it started.
You're going to refuse that kind of personal involvement? With one of the best actresses still in show business?
You're either an idiot or have no idea how difficult it could be in the Hollywood system, if you honestly think you would say no.
We have very little in the way of story details to go on. Certainly not enough to decry whatever writing was done as supposed fan-fiction (any more than we have enough to cheerlead it). All I know is that NB has repeatedly voiced, in interviews, an understanding of what works about the original two films and why those elements are so timeless. He knows it needs to return to themes like psychosexuality, biomechanics, genuine horror, etcetera.
None of use know of the end result would have been any good, but I can't argue against him on those ingredients being necessary to properly revitalise this series of films.
Is there a worry about certain things he might have tried introducing? Sure. That goes with any artistic talent getting a chance at adding something to this - including Scott. But blame Weaver for the Ripley/Hicks/Newt/retcon stuff. If it's meant to take place not long after 'Aliens' and a military element happens to be involved, one would expect Colonial Marine-related visuals to have been included in concept art. Indeed, 'Alien 3' uncluded a Sulaco-like ship, pulse rifles, Weyland-Yutani and that struck a very different tone to 'Aliens'.
We simply do not know enough about what was in the works to make any kind of judgement calls over it.
Why some of you can't??
And yes, to be technical, to ignore is to disregard. Effectively if we're ignoring Alien 3 then we're disregarding it. Which is technically retconning. Either way, I understand where he's coming from. He loves the second movie, and wants another film like it with the same characters. I just don't personally find it a good idea for this franchise. But, if it winds up being made, I hope it's made well and we all get to see a great movie. Might as well try and be positive.
Are you for real ríght now??
Did you not see the concept art?
We've had Ripleys story and it was a perfectly rounded arc prior to Resurrection, no need to drag her back again. I liked Hicks and he had charisma but the character didn't leave a big enough impression to require his return, from death or dream. I just don't see why it's necessary to mess about with what's already established.
Just write good new characters for people to follow, I don't think that's too much to ask.
Do you not understand the difference between ignoring and retconning?
Yeah, you're quite right. Blomkamp said his original story idea was a very different beast and didn't involve Weaver at all. But it was while filming Chappie that Weaver told him she was quite keen to reprise her original Ripley character. That convinced him to re-write his story and effectively turn it into a direct Aliens sequel. At that point the studio didn't even know he was working on an Alien film.
Having Weaver on-board would very likely have increased his chances of getting the film off the ground, so it was probably a smart move. It wasn't just Blomkamp pitching an Alien movie to Fox now, it was Blomkamp and Sigourney Weaver.
Well, Gearbox basically did that and yep, it still made money.
-Carrie Henn on the Making of Alien 3