Ridley Scott on AvP

[Darkness]

A fan at Comic-Con asked him what he thought of AvP:

"I've got to be careful of what I say 'cause I actually have a nice relationship with 21st Century Fox... but I think they know how I feel."

[gameoverman]

Hopefully he'll come back to do an Alien 5 to reinvigorate the series like Batman Begins except not a restart a continuation of the story from the first movie.  A direct sequel, but not involving Ripley this time.

[DB]

And just for good measure:

Cameron apparently doesn't like where the series is headed.

[Noir-Gojira]

And then he apparently changed his mind.  :p

[Its Game Time]

I personally dont think avp screwed up the franchise, yeah the movie wasnt the best but it didnt screw up the franchise.

[Uncanny Antman]

It depends on your point of view.  It certainly altered the course of the franchise...it's up to the individual as to whether you prefer your Aliens & Predators solo or not.

[SM]

Alien3 torpedoed the franchise more than anything else.

[Uncanny Antman]

Yeah, but that was intentional.

[SM]

The intended to do something that critics and fans hated and tanked at the domestic box office?

[Uncanny Antman]

No, the intended end of the series.

[SM]

Oh.

Well, yeah.

[SiL]

Who cares about the domestic box-office? Did plenty well globally.

[SM]

Who cares about the domestic box-office?

The guys paying for it.

[SiL]

Yes, but who cares about the domestic box-office when the international box-office is kicking ass?

[SM]

The guys paying for it.

Resurrection cost a lot, but the cutbacks during production were constant.