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Posted by Corporal Hicks
 - Sep 22, 2022, 10:15:20 AM
Quote from: skhellter on Sep 21, 2022, 05:24:08 PM(Avpg could've bought it, btw... you guys really gotta keep an eye out for rare production materials...) 

this was the site where it went up
https://www.icollector.com/Alien-3-Early-First-Draft-Production-Script-A868_i42949692


To be fair, I do regularly check London Prop Store, but in all honesty I've never really delved into the world of auction for this kind of thing. I'd assume it'd be well out of my price range but I would have at least entertained the idea.
Posted by skhellter
 - Sep 21, 2022, 05:24:08 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 21, 2022, 03:30:59 PMI still want to see the next draft of the Ward version and the Seven Dwarfs one lol

It exists. It's the 1990 draft of Alien3 by Larry Ferguson. The last known draft made for Vincent Ward's version of Alien3.
It's just as insane as advertised. Was sold a few years back at a studio auction.
New owner of the sold draft isn't interested in scanning. (also would be hard to scan without damaging the copy).

(Avpg could've bought it, btw... you guys really gotta keep an eye out for rare production materials...) 

this was the site where it went up
https://www.icollector.com/Alien-3-Early-First-Draft-Production-Script-A868_i42949692
Posted by razeak
 - Sep 21, 2022, 04:58:42 PM
Quote from: SiL on Sep 06, 2022, 01:09:38 AMYeah they only produced two classic movies and saved the original from Roger Corman.


Oh my LOL. Yeah, I should clarify. You're right. I think they have steered it downhill big time SINCE Alien and Aliens. Yeah, they helped knock the series out of the park. They also helped knock it off the rails. They absolutely deserve praise and criticism equally.
Posted by Kradan
 - Sep 21, 2022, 03:53:22 PM
Quote from: Whiskeybrewer on Sep 21, 2022, 03:30:59 PMI still want to see the next draft of the Ward version and the Seven Dwarfs one lol

Same
Posted by Whiskeybrewer
 - Sep 21, 2022, 03:30:59 PM
I still want to see the next draft of the Ward version and the Seven Dwarfs one lol
Posted by OpenMaw
 - Sep 16, 2022, 10:07:05 PM
Renny Harlin wanted to take it to Earth. Which they kinda went "Yeah! ... No!"

Then he wanted to go to the Alien Homeworld.

Either one would probably work okay for the end of the trilogy, but... eh.

I don't think we would have gotten anything much better than what we got. Unless Gibson got a crack at a third draft and iterated refinements in that in the same direction he was going with draft 2. Draft 2 is my favorite Alien 3 script.
Posted by BigDaddyJohn
 - Sep 16, 2022, 05:37:03 PM
I don't see Harlin good for any type of Alien story. He's okay for Cliffhanger and stuff like that.
Posted by KiramidHead
 - Sep 14, 2022, 07:33:01 PM
Harlin would have done fine with Twohy's script, but the prison idea didn't interest him. I've only skimmed the Giler/Hill drafts, but they're not their best work.
Posted by BigDaddyJohn
 - Sep 14, 2022, 07:06:49 PM
Was the script that bad though ? And thank god for no Renny Harlin lol.
Posted by skhellter
 - Sep 14, 2022, 06:41:43 AM
alien3 is the perfect example of a very good filmmaker and committed cast and crew elevating the f**k out of a mediocre script.

Fincher wrings every page for all possible available drama.

If anyone else had directed it, no one would be talking about it still.


...Imagine Renny Harlin handling this material.
Posted by OpenMaw
 - Sep 14, 2022, 06:29:22 AM
Quote from: BigDaddyJohn on Sep 13, 2022, 03:39:44 PMWhen it spawns such a great movie, I'm all for it.

I can't argue with that. Though Alien 3 is like Schrodinger's movie. Did Golic release the alien? Was it captured? Dog or Ox? Where did that one bald british bloke actually die?

Speaks to the brilliant direction of David Fincher that the movie still has so many great moments even with the myriad of problems.

Quote from: Kradan on Sep 13, 2022, 05:56:14 AMNothing wrong about some lovecraftian horror in an Alien movie

Oh I agree. I'm all for that.

I just don't think it should be from the result of not knowing what to do with a scene so you just put some stuff in there and hope it sorts itself out.

Posted by Nightmare Asylum
 - Sep 13, 2022, 04:43:59 PM
Quote from: Local Trouble on Sep 13, 2022, 03:41:15 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Sep 13, 2022, 06:02:26 AMNothing wrong about some Magic Eggs

They upset people though.

That's cool. I like lots of stuff that upsets people. And other people like lots of stuff that upsets me.
Posted by Kradan
 - Sep 13, 2022, 03:49:43 PM
People should get over it
Posted by Local Trouble
 - Sep 13, 2022, 03:41:15 PM
Quote from: Kradan on Sep 13, 2022, 06:02:26 AMNothing wrong about some Magic Eggs

They upset people though.
Posted by BigDaddyJohn
 - Sep 13, 2022, 03:39:44 PM
When it spawns such a great movie, I'm all for it.
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