In a new article from Entertainment Weekly, Sir Ridley Scott has made some new comments about what direction he sees future Alien films going in. As well as confirming that he is still working on another Alien film, Scott re-affirms some of his recent comments about the shift of focus towards artificial intelligence in the films.
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If you're having flashbacks to the earlier years of the 2010s, you can be forgiven. Sir Ridley Scott had spoken numerous times over recent years about how he thought the Alien was no longer effective, so much so that it came as quite a surprise when Prometheus 2 was announced as Alien: Paradise Lost (later Alien: Covenant)!
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During the latest episode of the Empire podcast (via Screenrant), Ridley Scott was interviewed to promote Blade Runner 2049 and gave a few more details about the potential sequel to Alien Covenant. As expected, the film revolves around Michael Fassbender's android character David.
At the end of Alien Covenant, we saw David had taken over the ... [Read More]
Stacey Snider, the current chief-executive-officer of 20th Century Fox talked a little about the future of the Alien franchise in a new interview with Variety. While the interview covers a large range of topics, interviewer Brent Lang pointed out the disappointment over Alien: Covenant's box office takings and asked if the franchise was now over. In response, ... [Read More]
It appears any more films in the Alien franchise could be in jeopardy once again. Sources have confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Fox is currently 'reassessing' the two intended Alien prequels that Ridley Scott had planned to do after Alien Covenant.
Upon its release, Alien Covenant was met with a mixed critical and fan reaction and the ... [Read More]
During the May press junket for the premiere of Alien: Covenant, Instagrammer Luis Nostromo asked Ridley Scott about digitally de-aging Sigourney Weaver for the role of Ripley in a future Alien film, which Scott had previously mentioned in an interview with Empire Magazine.
Scott answered that it could be possible, though it may be a ... [Read More]
In a recent interview with Sir Ridley Scott recorded during the Alien: Covenant press junkets, Scott talks a little about what's he has in store for the Alien: Covenant sequel (also currently known as Alien: Awakening)!
"They'll be three or four different players coming in to investigate. One of which will be the Engineers arriving back to find their planet decimated. ... [Read More]
With Alien: Covenant due out any soon, more information from the press rounds is pouring out. Talking to Yahoo Movies, Sir Ridley Scott spoke about the reception to Prometheus and how fan reaction shaped Alien: Covenant.
"Fast-forward to 2017 and the beast is back. The classic xenomorph is front and centre in ‘Alien: Covenant’ (in cinemas Friday) – ... [Read More]
Following the premiere of Alien: Covenant, Sir Ridley Scott has been fielding many questions from the press at the various junkets. IGN UK has posted their own chat with Ridley Scott where they put across some questions about Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5/3.2 and the sequel to Covenant, Awakening:
"We're writing [a sequel] now, as we speak. I'll be ... [Read More]
It was recently confirmed that Sir Ridley Scott's next Alien film being written. It looks like we may not have to be referring to it as Alien: Covenant 2 for too long as Ridley may have revealed the current title of the next film.
Also coming out of the SXSW coverage, in a new interview with Fandango's Erik Davis, ... [Read More]
Alien: Covenant 2 written and ready to go! Yesterday we covered a set report from the Sydney Morning Herald talking about the practical Alien effects. But hidden away at the bottom of that report was a little gem that we missed.
It turns out the next entry in Ridley Scott's prequel trilogy is already written and Scott ... [Read More]