https://www.instagram.com/p/Be2HHJnHlo7/?taken-by=carlos_huante
QuoteThis was a project from several years ago now.. it's been dead as in never made...these are all in quick sketch mode but it was a fun project that I wish would have happened...
Trying to find out for sure.
Via his Facebook.
QuoteFor a project that never got made,..as in never got made..........
Obviously unsuccessful creatures that wouldn't have functioned all that well which makes u wonder what these were for....?...well all I can say is they were for a version of the storyline that never got made...so Not for Covenant or Prometheus but for something else...as in not for either of those but for something else....heheheheh..ok I hope that's clear....
it's been a couple years now ...so here you go..appropriately I believe it would have been Giger's birthday today
It does indeed say Red Harvest on the side of some of these, so yeah it's for Alien 5.
Well now my interest is peaked dammit :-[
So Blomkamp poached one of Scott's Prometheus concept artists? The cheek! I eagerly await TonyHartsMorph comments on what an asshole Blomkamp is. :laugh:
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 06, 2018, 02:54:34 PM
It does indeed say Red Harvest on the side of some of these, so yeah it's for Alien 5.
Red Harvest... I've heard that name mentioned somewhere before with regards to Alien 5. I assume it's the film's cover/fake production name? Like how Return of the Jedi was called "Blue Harvest" or Chappie was called "Streetwise Professor".
Where did the name originate from, Omega Underground? Can you remember?
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 06, 2018, 04:29:27 PM
Where did the name originate from, Omega Underground? Can you remember?
It's on the concept art Blomkamp shared last.
Aha, sharp eyes! It was also mentioned somewhere before that but the details now escape me.
Some of that art makes it seem like some humans would have been mutated into Xeno-like creatures. Sort of like Fifield, but way more monstrous.
Glad this project died. Hate mutated xenomorph concepts. hate them.
Besides some cool looking xeno concepts, glad this was tossed to the side. Those pseudo resurrection hybrids and/or mutations, yea no thanks. If that was were Blomkamp was taking the project, glad Fox put a lid on it.
I like the very last xeno . It would have to be impossible for movement but if it were meant to be dead or something else then this looks as close to HR giger's original version as the one with the beluga head.
That last xeno sent shivers down my spine.
I do love those last couple of Xeno pics. Hauntingly beautiful.
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 06, 2018, 04:42:26 PM
Aha, sharp eyes! It was also mentioned somewhere before that but the details now escape me.
Omega definitely picked up on it then and included it in their headline. I can't recall anywhere prior to the recent concept art.
Mutated Xenomorphs is the logical conclusion of what we would get if Weyland Yutani got a hold of a specimen, they would 100% experiment on them and some poor humans as well, not sure why some folks seem so against this (or are they just against anything Blomkamp would have done regardless?).
Cool artwork nonetheless.
Thats what I figure. If part of Alien had been set to focus on WY and their experiments it could have added a really good body horror element that the prequels are missing.
The last xeno resonates as that type of horror element you don't undertand like that of the Conguring. Why can't the Alien exist in the realm of the supernatural?
These are pretty cool. I especially like the one with the eyes. The Aliens don't usually look good with eyes, but this artist placed them on the side of the head and that looks really good. Better than the usual skull eye positioning.
Hmmmm, this looks more like Awakening than alien 5.
I can clearly see mutated David in one of these.
Also these look a lot like an outcome of David's experimentation with the Covenant's crew.
For some reason colors, lighting and style match better with the style of the prequels.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 06, 2018, 07:30:07 PM
Quote from: The Eighth Passenger on Feb 06, 2018, 04:42:26 PM
Aha, sharp eyes! It was also mentioned somewhere before that but the details now escape me.
Omega definitely picked up on it then and included it in their headline. I can't recall anywhere prior to the recent concept art.
Yeah, I was probably thinking of that. My bad. Didn't you ask Blomkamp something about it as well?
I've not spoken to Neill unfortunately. Also the images are now down and we've been asked to remove them too.
IIRC, you tweeted him, asking if that's what Alien 5 was called when it was still a thing.
QuoteAlso the images are now down and we've been asked to remove them too.
At the request of Fox, Blomkamp or Huante?
I don't believe he ever replied.
Carlos requested it.
Oh bullshit man. Have I arrived too late for this party?
I was able to see these before the take down and I liked 99% of them. Didn't really care for his designs in Prometheus or his concept are for it. These were much better.
Oh and hurry if you want them:
http://www.alien-covenant.com/news/concept-art-unmade-alien-movie-released-alien-awakening
These look like they were for Paradise Lost. Nothing about them screams Alien 5 to me.
Still available at
http://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3481713/artist-shares-wild-concept-art-mysterious-unmade-alien-film/
One thing that I do kind of see is the merger between a large xeno and another xeno or other bein. I think the concept was to merge two beings together giving the origin of the skull inside the xeno's head.
I'm hoping they were for Covenant 2 and he assumed he could post them because it wasn't happening... but then Fox and/or Disney slapped his wrist because they still plan to do it. :P
Quote from: Scorpio on Feb 06, 2018, 11:40:51 PM
These look like they were for Paradise Lost. Nothing about them screams Alien 5 to me.
Red Harvest = Alien 5. I can say with 100% certainty these were for Alien 5.
If you like his work and want to support him, you can buy his book.
http://galleryanatom.squarespace.com/blind-spot/
No aliens but sweet art nonetheless.
No wonder it was canceled... I only kinda like the integrated robot alien one. All the others look not that grate.
No wonder it was canceled... I only kinda like the integrated robot alien one. All the others look not that grate.
I don't think concept art got a movie cancelled.
Quote from: SM on Feb 07, 2018, 07:01:54 AM
I don't think concept art got a movie cancelled.
Has that ever happened in the history of cinema? One piece of conceptual art tanking a whole production? If it has, I feel sorry for that art department.
That artist oughta rethink his career.
:D had these been labeled as 'unused RIDLEY SCOTT Prometheus concept art' instead of being for 'kamp's film most of the complaints would vanish
Omegamorph, stoking the fire of the fandom division.
He's not wrong :P
I'm sure the half that hates Blomkamp would be praising them, and then the other half that dislike will then fill in that gap of complaining. :laugh: Cannot win.
The ones depicting healthy alien variants are cool, very cool even, especially the first and last one. I just dislike the resident evil variety.
Giger's alien is very sacred to me artistically speaking, Still, I can appreciate variant designs, but there are limits.
Cool concepts. Love huante's work. (still dont care much for Blomkamp)
Were the pics removed because Alien 5 is potentially still on the table?
Despite releasing some concepts, Blomkamp is still being cagey with what he releases, as was ADI when we were after some specifics. I think they still want to keep a tight lid on this incase.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 07, 2018, 02:23:37 PM
Despite releasing some concepts, Blomkamp is still being cagey with what he releases, as was ADI when we were after some specifics. I think they still want to keep a tight lid on this incase.
If (big "if") they make Alien 5, you think they'll include Ripley and Hicks as originally intended? That concept art came out two years ago and when you're as old as Weaver and Biehn, an additional two years can really show on your face/body...
Just trying to envision what that storyline would look like.
If they'd just dump Ripley and Hicks from this (do it with new characters after Alien 3, or hell, maybe Ripley 8 after Resurrection) then I'd be much more interested in this. I love Huante's work on Ridley's films and it is equally impressive here.
Hell, there's even potential in moving the David story beyond the "prequel" era and into the post-3 or post-Res world.
Quote from: Omegamorph on Feb 07, 2018, 08:48:34 AM
:D had these been labeled as 'unused RIDLEY SCOTT Prometheus concept art' instead of being for 'kamp's film most of the complaints would vanish
Yeah, it would have been supergreen then... :D
(https://taholtorf.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/20150329-102927.jpg)
Quote from: Denton Smalls on Feb 07, 2018, 02:22:26 PM
Were the pics removed because Alien 5 is potentially still on the table?
That's why I asked the Corporal who requested the removal yesterday. If it was Fox it may have been. But this is probably just Carlos getting a little jittery over all the attention the images are getting. I don't think he ever had express written permission to publish it online.
Well wait and see if Bloody Disgusting, Sci-fied and the rest who still have the images displayed online get slammed with a C&D from Fox or not.
Hicks-I agree. My gut feeling is that Disney will move pretty quickly on the ALIEN IP once the actual deal is finalized by Disney/Fox(from my understanding, they have agreed in principal on the deal but have not signed off on it yet ie: Disney buying Fox)
I personally think Disney will go with Blomkamp/Weaver and his "ALIENS 2.0" movie. As long as Weaver and Biehn are still willing to do it(pretty sure they'll get Lance Henrikson back on board as well) it's the "safe" bet for Disney.
Much like they did with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I think Disney will play it "more safe" and go with fan favorites like Ellen Ripley and Hicks fighting Aliens and hopefully it'll set up an adult Newt "getting passed the torch" for possible further ALIEN fighting adventures......
Quote from: LiquidMonster on Feb 07, 2018, 04:34:55 PM
Hicks-I agree. My gut feeling is that Disney will move pretty quickly on the ALIEN IP once the actual deal is finalized by Disney/Fox(from my understanding, they have agreed in principal on the deal but have not signed off on it yet ie: Disney buying Fox)
I personally think Disney will go with Blomkamp/Weaver and his "ALIENS 2.0" movie. As long as Weaver and Biehn are still willing to do it(pretty sure they'll get Lance Henrikson back on board as well) it's the "safe" bet for Disney.
Much like they did with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I think Disney will play it "more safe" and go with fan favorites like Ellen Ripley and Hicks fighting Aliens and hopefully it'll set up an adult Newt "getting passed the torch" for possible further ALIEN fighting adventures......
I really don't think Blomkamp's gonna do this even if it gets made. He's said numerous time he's moved on from this, and he's already got so much on his plate with Oats and The Gone World (which is also at Fox) that he probably wouldn't be able to fit this into his schedule.
Removed eh? Interesting. I'm betting that they may still hold some clout for future projects.
After Last Jedi, I have little doubt Disney would approve a version of Blomkamps alien 5 with Weaver and possibly Biehn as quickly as possible.
Thread will become an argument about how much The Last Jedi does/doesn't suck in 3...2...1....
Quote from: LiquidMonster on Feb 07, 2018, 04:34:55 PM
Hicks-I agree. My gut feeling is that Disney will move pretty quickly on the ALIEN IP once the actual deal is finalized by Disney/Fox(from my understanding, they have agreed in principal on the deal but have not signed off on it yet ie: Disney buying Fox)
I personally think Disney will go with Blomkamp/Weaver and his "ALIENS 2.0" movie. As long as Weaver and Biehn are still willing to do it(pretty sure they'll get Lance Henrikson back on board as well) it's the "safe" bet for Disney.
Much like they did with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I think Disney will play it "more safe" and go with fan favorites like Ellen Ripley and Hicks fighting Aliens and hopefully it'll set up an adult Newt "getting passed the torch" for possible further ALIEN fighting adventures......
That sounds awesome!
I don't think Sig and Beign will do it, however, Sam Worthington seems to treading the sci-fi path quite oftern. There is a film he is doing called The Titan which has him becoming an alien (others say he looks like the engineer from Prometheus, but whatever). I think there is potential for Sam to stay in the sci-fi horror genre for a while. And considering he is pretty tough, I could see him doing a marine USCM style and shifting the focus more on a single soldier in the Aliens world. He is definitely Disney worthy considering his involvement with Avatar and probably will continue to .
Perfect-I can't take the credit for any of that as that's been the rumored "plot" for Blomkamp's ALIENS 2.0(having Ripley "pass the torch" to a now adult Newt).
We'll see what shakes out of all this once the deal is finalized. One thing I would count on: Disney will let fans know what's in store for their ALIEN I.P. as quickly as possible. Be it ALIENS 2.0, Ridley's "Awakening" or perhaps a reboot of the entire franchise itself and remake "ALIEN".(Don't get the pitchforks...just speculation)
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Feb 07, 2018, 02:23:37 PM
Despite releasing some concepts, Blomkamp is still being cagey with what he releases, as was ADI when we were after some specifics. I think they still want to keep a tight lid on this incase.
We must never, ever give up hope.
The Last Jedi sucked!
They're still up on BD. Loved the last design. Very, very elegant and well done. I'll never understand (philosophically) why this kind of stuff gets removed though. I can't help but chuckle at the level of shush Hollywood gives their product.