Quote from: The Old One on Mar 21, 2019, 03:59:48 AM
It is Disney...
But...
It's current year and Blade Runner Blackout, 2049, Love Death and Robots, Annihilation, Black Mirror, Cyberpunk 2077, Under the Skin, Moon, Fury Road, Dredd, The Witch, NBC's Hannibal, The Skin I Live in and Raw exist though!
Hope exists.
Now. lol
Movies like Under The Skin, Ex Machina, Snowpiercer, etc. can achieve a different type of success, cult success, as opposed to being total box-office smashes. These movies were also way lower budget, with the exception of Blade Runner 2049, which although was a box office failure, may pay off in the very long run given its high reputation, just like the original. I do think the Alien franchise could use lower budgeted projects, as Prometheus and Covenant were both too bloated in production and marketing.
I do think you're seeing way more creative risk-taking on streaming platforms such as Netflix these days, which is likely one of the reasons why that market has been eating into cinemas as much as it is. Problem is, Alien is a big franchise, with lots of different expectations for it. If they want to do something heady and experimental, they should likely do so with a lower budget and potentially on a streaming platform.
If they want a box office smash? Aliens 2 would probably be the way to go at this point as many were burned out on the pompous nature of the prequels. Also, I don't think Aliens 2 automatically means such a film will lack sophistication entirely.
