With the recently released Prey being a significant success for the Hulu and Disney+ streaming platforms, naturally questions have arisen regarding future plans for the franchise.
In a new interview with Variety, longtime series Producer John Davis reminisced on the production history of the franchise up until Prey. Davis elaborated on the about the initial attempt at keeping the nature of the Predator film a secret as well as congratulated Director Dan Trachtenberg on the film.
“Dan came to me and we went to the studio, and it was in the middle of making the other movie. And we decided, ‘Alright, let’s do this, but we’re gonna make it a top secret project.’ So the whole idea was to keep this top secret. The other movie would come out, and then we would announce that we were ready right away to make this. Now, it took a lot longer than right away because different things happened and Fox got sold. It moved over into Disney, and I think it’s great. Disney understood the potential of this franchise.”
“Dan did a terrific job. This movie is his imagination. This movie was his idea. People just need a fresh reinterpretation of this franchise from time to time. And if they have it, it will survive 100 years.”
When asked on the possible future for the franchise, Davis hints at multiple possibilities such as another prequel, a contemporary film, and even a new Alien vs. Predator movie:
“Well, maybe there’s an origin origin story. Right? Maybe there’s another ‘Alien vs. Predator’ story in a different situation. And maybe there’s a new modern-day version. And maybe there’s something somewhere in between. I think this character can show up throughout history.”
Alien vs. Predator artwork for Prodos Games by Darek Zabrocki
Special Effects Supervisor Alec Gillis also spoke to the possibility of a new AVP film during an interview with ComicBook.com
“I think there’s certainly some good stories that could be told in that world, and it’s not like it hasn’t been done. What excites me about Disney’s involvement in this is what they’ve done with the Star Wars universe, where you can have these standalone side story movies. It expands the universe and expands possibilities. So we’re looking forward to filling in those spaces with cool creatures, cool stories.”
With the last Alien vs. Predator film having released back in 2007, It’s certainly been long enough for us that we’d be plenty hyped to see another AVP film!
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new AvP hopefully with studio gillis at the fx
If David Lynch thought Alien ripped him off he's about to have a rude awakening soon.
I genuinely look forward to anything that could be described best as "Sci-Fi Eraserhead" -wish you the best of luck.
Will be targeting horror, sci fi and genre festivals to build some word of mouth and pedigree.
The main plan is to self distribute using FilmHub to get on various streaming platforms, as well as direct digital sales.
There are some distributors I'll contact directly but I'll wait until the film is done and proved itself in festivals to give it the best chance of getting picked up.
I've got some student short films online but they are definitely student short films.
Eternal is the one I'm thinking.
Which ones are you thinking of ?
Bayona is a really good director indeed... If the studio let him work properly.
Hmmmmm hmmmm. I don't know. I feel like that's already been done in Hunter's Planet and Predators. So, game preserve, for me, has already been done.
The tricky part would be whether and how to bring AvP and Aliens characters together.
I honestly feel like we're overdue for an AvP game.
Well that goes without saying of course. A good movie set in the future and out in space somewhere...
That being said: I think J.A. Bayona might be a genuinely fun choice to helm an AVP film. I think he'd get the pulp that's kind of inherent to the concept's core, and he'd tap into something a bit more stylized in its modes of horror and action with some inherent Gothic sensibilities against a more futuristic/techy backdrop.
Spoiler
Good movie trumps everything. It's the only non negotiable.
Most fans want a AVP movie set in the future and NOT on Earth.
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back on topic, I wouldn't mind another AvP that adapts the older runs, as long as they make it plain as day that it's not in continuity with the Alien or Predator series
if they do it the same way as Prey (which is to say VERY good) I'm so game
although I do have ideas for A/P related scripts that I'd love to direct as well - too busy writing my Dalek short now tho
This man gets it. Maybe we should get him to direct
god I'm in a sudden need to rewatch AvP
My aspirations are a lil higher.