Alien V - Facts and Rumors Compilation (Provide Links)

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Inspired by this, no doubt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQku4CNPJc

'cept that was actually pretty cool in context.

[xShadowFoxX]

Remember all the times I said that I lament Alien 5? I take them back now.

[Local Trouble]

I'd read it as a novel or comic.

Aye, same.

Preferably with real art, if they go the comic route.

Sal Larroca then?

[Immortan Jonesy]

Not that it's very key, but I wonder if Jimbo knew all the details.

Also....the Queen suit seems >...

Maybe it would be interesting with Giger body horror stuff and enough biomechanical aesthetics it's not like the bar is very high in comparison to The Predator though

🙏

[xShadowFoxX]

Not that it's very key, but I wonder if Jimbo knew all the details.

Also....the Queen suit seems >...

it's not like the bar is very high though 🙏

I was under the impression that James Cameron read the script, didn't he?

[Nightmare Asylum]

I'd almost bet that the Ripley queen suit and the four armed bigchap tie into some nonsense about the queen itself being a mecha suit for Aliens.

If we're gonna get an Alien in a mech suit, then I guess we just gotta get an Alien in a Space Jockey suit a la Prometheus to pilot a human flesh-grown Derelict/Juggernaut instead!

Not that it's very key, but I wonder if Jimbo knew all the details.

Seems to have, yeah. We know he talked about/supported the project, which Mike also mentions here in the video.

[SM]

Haven't watched the video yet but does it mention that Blomkamp wanted complete control over the writing and Fox was like 'yeah, nah'?

[Nightmare Asylum]

Oh, Mike, not asking you to spill the beans if you can't/don't want to share but, do you know what this film was going to be called?

[skhellter]

according to Mike, both Ridley and Jimbo were supportive.

and then Fox pulled the plug

[xShadowFoxX]

In favor of Ridley's direction, correct?

[Nightmare Asylum]

In favor of Ridley's direction, correct?

Yep, for a while the plan was to do Covenant and then this, but Fox got cold feet and didn't want to commit to multiple projects simultaneously, and they put their money on Covenant due to Scott being the "father" of the franchise and already being committed to this particular branch of the franchise via Prometheus.

Then a few months after Covenant's release, Disney was buying out Fox, and the rest was history.

I'm a bit hazy on the dates, but I'm pretty sure Noah Hawley's show was also pitched during, roughly, this same era, and Fox passed on that as well. It was only under Disney-owned 20th Century Studios (via FX/Hulu) that life sprung back into that one.

[Local Trouble]

A queen mechsuit might even make sense if it was designed to allow people to freely mingle among the aliens without being attacked.

Kind of a riff on Avatar and Jeri/Norbert.  It would require some exposition to sell though.  Like this:

INT. WEYLAND-YUTANI RESEARCH FACILITY - DAY

The room is dimly lit, filled with the soft hum of machinery and computers. DR. EMILIA SONG, a determined scientist in her late 40s, stands next to a large object covered by a tarp. ELLEN RIPLEY, tough and wary, looks on, arms crossed.

DR. SONG
(enthused)
Ellen, what we've developed here isn't just another tool. It's a revolutionary way to engage with the xenomorphs, to study and understand them like never before.

Ripley raises an eyebrow, clearly skeptical.

RIPLEY
Study them? The last thing we need is to get closer to those monsters. We should be wiping them out, not playing dress-up.

DR. SONG
(pulling off the tarp, revealing a towering, intricate MECHSUIT, styled ominously like an alien queen)
This isn't about play, Ellen. This is about survival. This suit mimics the appearance and chemical signature of an alien queen. It's designed to integrate seamlessly, to allow us to walk among them.

RIPLEY
(disgusted)
You think putting someone in a tin can that looks like those things is going to help? They're not stupid, Emilia.

DR. SONG
It's more than just appearances. The suit emits pheromones, mimics their communication sounds. Early tests show that it can even command lesser xenomorphs. Imagine being able to control them, redirect them away from populated areas.

RIPLEY
Or imagine it backfiring. Those creatures are killing machines. You think you can control them, but you're just opening us up to more danger.

DR. SONG
(striving for patience)
I understand your concerns, Ellen. Truly, I do. But we're out of options. Every attempt to eradicate them has failed. This suit represents a new strategy. If we can't destroy them, maybe we can coexist. Learn from them.

RIPLEY
(scornful)
Coexist with xenomorphs? You're not listening to yourself. They're not just animals. They're a perfect organism. Perfect at one thing: killing.

DR. SONG
(resolute)
And we need to be perfect at understanding them. This suit is our next step. Are you willing to see it tested?

Ripley looks at the suit, her expression mixed with fear and disbelief.

RIPLEY
(muttering)
I think it's a mistake. But then, nobody's stopped making those yet, have they?

Ripley turns and walks away, leaving Dr. Song staring after her, a mix of resolve and doubt playing across her face.

FADE OUT.

[Nightmare Asylum]

Also, I was familiar with the Trematode and the pieces of art depicting it crawling into people, but somehow I either missed or completely forgot about it implanting a bunch of mini-Facehuggers into people which would then be birthed out of human hosts.

[Some Old Dude]

Haven't seen the video yet but the new info sounds
... fine to me. I just don't think the story warrants the inclusion of Ripley, Newt and Hicks at all.

[Immortan Jonesy]

Stranger than a story made by an AI