As filming on Noah Hawley’s Alien series is set to begin again in January/February of 2024, The Ronin is reporting that amongst those directors joining Noah Hawley will be the Emmy-winning Cinematographer turned director Dana Gonzales!
The Ronin can share a small update on the untitled “Alien” series. Executive producer Dana Gonzales had been previously linked as one of the show’s cinematographers (latest credit being “The Toxic Avenger”) and will direct an unknown amount of episodes alongside Hawley.
Dana has previously worked alongside Noah Hawley, directing 6 episodes of Fargo as well as 2 episodes of Legion. Dana has also directed for The Handmaid’s Tale. Thanks to Gimitko for the news.
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It's mentioned in the Colonial Marines Operations Manual that Peter Weyland had overextended the company's assets to fund his pet projects, leaving the company in severe debt. The pet projects are not elaborated upon.
What other pet projects?
No, the Prometheus mission and Peter Weyland's other pet projects tanked Weyland Corp.
Yeah, that definitely tracks.
Save the full blown "collapse of the corporation" fun for post-Alien 3.
I always just assumed that the loss of Weyland and Vickers left the company vulnerable to a merger that neither of them would have approved of had they been around to stop it.
Since we're supposedly seeing a ship in this show with a Weyland-Yutani logo (rather than a Weyland Industries one) I wouldn't be shocked if there's some allusion to Peter's Prometheus mission tanking the company to some extent and leading to the necessity of a merger with Yutani.
Also, I don't expect it by any means, but I'd definitely be curious about the presence of some sort of Engineer installation on Earth, given that they had obviously been here over the years before abandoning us...
events of Alien taking place on earth, do you surprise there's a chances there could be Easter eggs foreshadowing, tie-in acknowledgment to Prometheus or is the Tv series more likely to be standalone disregarding Ridley's prequels?
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First and only warning as I'm very bored of it - drop the superior attitude.
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Ok
Alum:
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Also Fargo Year 5 premieres today and it currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with 20 reviews, with it being hailed as a return to form. His magic touch is back and hopefully remains that way for Alien.
I'd say it is probably best to hope for/expect some really good TV alum. Probably a lot of directors that already have working relationships with Hawley via Fargo and Legion, or with ScottFree via Raised By Wolves.
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan is a name that comes to mind that I'd like to see, given the work he's done on both Battlestar Galactica and Raised By Wolves, for example.
Andrew Stanton (John Carter, Finding Nemo, Wall-E) is another one I'd love to see here, since he's been doing some really great work on TV in For All Mankind and Better Call Saul, and has a Hawley connection via Legion.
Renny Harlin, David Twohy, Vincent Ward, Carl Rinsch, Vincenzo Natali "he may have been in talks for a Predator project not Alien" Nacho Vigalondo "he merely spoke about his interest in being involved in the franchise"
Some of these are unlikely seeing as they're into making movies rather than directing Tv and they may have been burned out from previous experiences.
Highly doubt Neill Blomkamp would have any interest after getting the shaft.