Disney & Fox Confirm Alien Series Remains In Development Under New Ownership!

[Huggs]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Tongal shorts are just them testing the water for shows.

Lower budgets, smaller sets, cheaper actors. If the shorts are a success, why not go for it?

[Voodoo Magic]

@Samhain.

Well, you know what I mean..   I know it's not ''almost universally disliked'' but it did get lukewarm reviews and lots of people didn't like it.

Anyway, good to know Alien is still alive for now. I wonder if this means the rumored TV shows could still happen.

I personally got what you meant. 

Wouldn't be surprised if the Tongal shorts are just them testing the water for shows.

Lower budgets, smaller sets, cheaper actors. If the shorts are a success, why not go for it?

Agreed!

[0321recon]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Tongal shorts are just them testing the water for shows.

Lower budgets, smaller sets, cheaper actors. If the shorts are a success, why not go for it?

I agree. Could be them seeing what the people gravitates towards.

[Tusky]

They can finish Ridleys prequel films and get A5 back on track.
As much as things in AC didnt sit right with me its a big enough universe for many different stories.
Been a fan since 79'...so i am no going anywhere 

[The Old One]

Excellent.

[Roby]

Excellent   

[Huggs]

If they are testing the waters, I think I'd prefer one narrative per season, like AHS. Not something spread out like Breaking Bad or SOA. Keeping the story length limited forces them to avoid filler and resolve things in a more timely manner. Every season is a complete and self contained experience. In the event it gets cancelled, this aspect really come in handy.

Name each season after the outbreak location.

Alien: Gateway

[Corporal Hicks]

New Fox's Emma Watts is up, and reveals intentions to make more ALIEN films, more PLANET OF THE APES films, more KINGSMAN films. A brave new era! #CinemaCon

— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry) 3 April 2019

Emma Watts says it's "no secret Disney has the biggest franchises in the business" but points to Kingsman, Alien, Planet of the Apes and Avatar as properties its bringing to the table. #CinemaCon

— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) 3 April 2019

[SM]

Never in doubt.

The only surprise for me was POTA.  A pleasant one though as the recent trilogy was sweet.

[Huggs]

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"...reveals intentions to make more ALIEN films..."

Alien film(s). Not film, but films.

Plural.

As in, "more than one".

Praise Jesus, have I lived to see the day?

[The Old One]

2019 is the year of Devil /V\ ay Cry's return to form, Resident Evil's return to form and Outer Worlds already.

Perhaps for it's 40th Anniversary Alien finally experiences the correct revitalisation it deserves.

[Sagit]

It is all good and well but nothing great will come out of it if Ridley stays at the helm of new movies. Just my opinion (I really hate Covenant and Prometheus).

[Roby]

Wouldn't be surprised if the Tongal shorts are just them testing the water for shows.

Lower budgets, smaller sets, cheaper actors. If the shorts are a success, why not go for it?

Depends how everyone reacts to the shorts I guess. I think it would be a great idea to look at them for series!

[Drukathi]

I liked Prometheus and Covenant, but next film should be Alien 5/Aliens 2 from Blomkamp.

If it helps the franchise to become popular again - it should be filmed.

[The Old One]

Quality > Popularity.

Neill Blomkamp's retcon is the incorrect choice.