Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2015, 01:07:53 PM
That's why I really want to know how the turnabout came to be.
It could be something as simple as studio politics. Rumour has it that the request to remove the Alien from Prometheus came from Fox Film Entertainment CEO and co-chairman, Tom Rothman. Rothman left Fox in 2012 and Jim Gianopulos is now fully in charge as sole chair.
Not sure what other management changes were made after Rothman's departure but typically the "new regime" would proceed to do exactly the opposite of what the "previous regime" did - such is studio politics and human nature.
Also, as I mentioned earlier in this thread, Fox is well aware of all the media and fan excitement surrounding Blomkamp's proposed Alien film which would have re-introduced the classical Alien. Alien: Isolation also showed that, that particular beast hasn't been cooked yet. Couple that with Hollywood's current nostalgia mania with films such as the new Star Wars sequels coming out and it all begins to make sense.
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 14, 2015, 01:57:14 PM
Huh, I wonder why that is.
Probably because of the fact that the Furious Gods documentary was better and more entertaining than the actual film?
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Dec 14, 2015, 02:08:30 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Dec 14, 2015, 02:03:59 PMMore important point is that it's going to be a huge detriment if Charles isn't involved with the home release.
Absolutely. The Alien home video releases are legitimately some of the best on the market in terms of content and presentation, and have consistently been so. I can think of one, maybe two other sets that are as good. Given Lauzirika's obvious passion for the series, I'm guessing that quality is due in no small part to him.
Agreed, the Alien quadrilogy/anthology documentaries were really great - thorough and in-depth. I also liked what he did with the Alien 3 Assembly Cut, it is my preferred version actually. Not to mention the amazing Blade Runner Final Cut and the Dangerous Days documentary.