Posted by oduodu
- Today at 08:37:12 AMnice.
Posted by TheBATMAN
- Today at 08:30:08 AMExcellent! Cant wait to hear the full story about this.
Posted by Mike’s Monsters
- Today at 06:57:47 AMI may or may not have a little video going up on Friday for ALIEN DAY, if not, by the end of the weekend. It might have some new bits to chew on. Sitting over 35 minutes at the moment.
Will post here when it's ready, but here's a link if you'd like to subscribe ahead of time.
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Posted by T Dog
- Aug 27, 2023, 09:30:03 AMQuote from: Mike's Monsters on Aug 26, 2023, 03:12:38 PMQuote from: TheBATMAN on Aug 26, 2023, 11:08:37 AMBlomkamp tackling the origins of the xenomorph was always going to rile up Ridley Scott. It's no wonder this got scrapped.
I too hope the full story comes out one day. Even the film's title is said to be a spoiler. I'd heard whispers that the xeno outbreak was because the actual biomass of the captured derelict started contaminating the surrounding atmosphere and that the lead scientist behind the project was an android. Ripley and Hicks had to team up with mercenaries to get inside the secure compound where the derelict was held.
But no idea if any of that is true, could just be someone's guess based on the concept art.
I can confirm that this was not the plot of his film.
What else can you tell you?
?? 
Posted by skhellter
- Aug 26, 2023, 04:06:22 PMpersonally i thought the whole bit with the Hugh Jackman synthetic jumping on a bigger, better alien powersuit to fight Ripley in her own powersuit was a litle too much.
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Posted by Mike’s Monsters
- Aug 26, 2023, 03:12:38 PMQuote from: TheBATMAN on Aug 26, 2023, 11:08:37 AMBlomkamp tackling the origins of the xenomorph was always going to rile up Ridley Scott. It's no wonder this got scrapped.
I too hope the full story comes out one day. Even the film's title is said to be a spoiler. I'd heard whispers that the xeno outbreak was because the actual biomass of the captured derelict started contaminating the surrounding atmosphere and that the lead scientist behind the project was an android. Ripley and Hicks had to team up with mercenaries to get inside the secure compound where the derelict was held.
But no idea if any of that is true, could just be someone's guess based on the concept art.
I can confirm that this was not the plot of his film.
Posted by T Dog
- Aug 26, 2023, 02:28:08 PMQuote from: ralfy on Aug 25, 2023, 05:20:23 AMJust come up with something to finish off that part of the storyline, with no need to retcon, etc.
My idea has always been - do a movie post Resurrection and post Covenant where Ripley 8 finds her way to a biomechanical planet where David has been living and continuing his work for whatever amount of years is necessary.
In addition to that have the Space Jockey from Alien be a one off entity who is a part of a circle of creators, each one distinctly biomechanical in their own way, each creating life and abnormal beings in their own section of the Universe.
Posted by TheBATMAN
- Aug 26, 2023, 11:08:37 AMBlomkamp tackling the origins of the xenomorph was always going to rile up Ridley Scott. It's no wonder this got scrapped.
I too hope the full story comes out one day. Even the film's title is said to be a spoiler. I'd heard whispers that the xeno outbreak was because the actual biomass of the captured derelict started contaminating the surrounding atmosphere and that the lead scientist behind the project was an android. Ripley and Hicks had to team up with mercenaries to get inside the secure compound where the derelict was held.
But no idea if any of that is true, could just be someone's guess based on the concept art.
I too hope the full story comes out one day. Even the film's title is said to be a spoiler. I'd heard whispers that the xeno outbreak was because the actual biomass of the captured derelict started contaminating the surrounding atmosphere and that the lead scientist behind the project was an android. Ripley and Hicks had to team up with mercenaries to get inside the secure compound where the derelict was held.
But no idea if any of that is true, could just be someone's guess based on the concept art.
Posted by ralfy
- Aug 25, 2023, 05:20:23 AMJust come up with something to finish off that part of the storyline, with no need to retcon, etc.
Posted by skhellter
- Aug 23, 2023, 11:51:22 AMso it was an "alternate ending" to the series being developed at the same time
as Ridley mounts his big plan to "expand" the series with his own ideas for the xeno's creation.
Absolutely incompatible projects, then. Why was Blomkamp's even allowed to be in preproduction for a while? Why wasn't this cancelled at the pitch stage?
The alien series is so mismanaged lol absurd choices.
as Ridley mounts his big plan to "expand" the series with his own ideas for the xeno's creation.
Absolutely incompatible projects, then. Why was Blomkamp's even allowed to be in preproduction for a while? Why wasn't this cancelled at the pitch stage?
The alien series is so mismanaged lol absurd choices.
Posted by Mike’s Monsters
- Aug 23, 2023, 10:57:58 AMI think general audiences would have jumped on it, but the end results would have been "what is this?" from them too. Established story being reset could be hard for general audiences to understand. But the actual concepts of the film would have been so whacky and weird, way away from Alien, that I think it really would have turned people off.
Established Xenomorph biology and lifecycles were changed. How the Xenos came to exist and everything was tackled, along with Ripley taking them out. Too big of ideas that didn't seem thought through. The way that played out was weird, disrespectful and just bad. It wasn't even fun Kenner vibes, it would have just been a slap in the face.
There is one thing I wish, wish, WISH I could just say to confirm this all. When I found out it got a giant "What the actual f**k? No thank you. Nope." when I was given the plot of the film. Seriously happy we didn't get it. Kind of how we've come to find out more on the AvP anime, the more a lot of us feel like we might have been lucky they weren't released. Concept sounds great on paper, just like Blomkamp directing sounded great. But ultimately we may be glad we didn't get them in the long run.
Established Xenomorph biology and lifecycles were changed. How the Xenos came to exist and everything was tackled, along with Ripley taking them out. Too big of ideas that didn't seem thought through. The way that played out was weird, disrespectful and just bad. It wasn't even fun Kenner vibes, it would have just been a slap in the face.
There is one thing I wish, wish, WISH I could just say to confirm this all. When I found out it got a giant "What the actual f**k? No thank you. Nope." when I was given the plot of the film. Seriously happy we didn't get it. Kind of how we've come to find out more on the AvP anime, the more a lot of us feel like we might have been lucky they weren't released. Concept sounds great on paper, just like Blomkamp directing sounded great. But ultimately we may be glad we didn't get them in the long run.
Posted by BlueMarsalis79
- Aug 23, 2023, 08:24:12 AMAdmittedly I am also curious myself, hope the information gets out sometime in the next few months somehow.
Posted by 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔈𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔥 𝔓𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔢𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯
- Aug 23, 2023, 07:22:08 AMQuote from: Mike's Monsters on Aug 23, 2023, 01:47:45 AMIt's because his idea was horrible and he didn't like being told no about things. Fans would have ripped him apart with his vision and what he had in store for us.
How well would it have gone down with the general public though? The more "casual" fanbase who only wants Pulse rifles, Colonial Marines, Kenner Aliens, Dropships and think Hicks and Newt should still be alive?
Posted by skhellter
- Aug 23, 2023, 03:39:09 AMhow long till someone writes a tell all about the development?
It still strikes me as deeply wrong that they developed this thing for 2 years before pulling the plug.
Just not respectful.
If the studio truly didn't like his idea, they should've just cancelled it way sooner.
It still strikes me as deeply wrong that they developed this thing for 2 years before pulling the plug.
Just not respectful.
If the studio truly didn't like his idea, they should've just cancelled it way sooner.
Posted by Mike’s Monsters
- Aug 23, 2023, 01:47:45 AMIt's because his idea was horrible and he didn't like being told no about things. Fans would have ripped him apart with his vision and what he had in store for us. Said it before and I'll say it again, we dodged a bullet. I can't deny he probably was pushed and pulled around at Fox, but he's kinda been vocal about studios not being is favorite thing anyways. So hard to say he's not tough to work with too.
