Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 05, 2015, 12:03:49 PM
I expect the same. I think they'll kill Ripley off again and pass the torch. I hope, anyway. I don't want to see them annihilate the Aliens. I really want them to keep the options open for further media.
Definitely. There's something oddly fitting about Ripley dying as an ultimate conclusion to her story that I really like. It took me awhile to get used to what sort of story Alien 3 was and how it kicked off, but I personally have never had an issue with the ending. It makes a lot of sense.
Hell, the concept art of Ripley wearing that bomb vest could easily be an indicator that she'll end up having an encounter with a Facehugger at some point in the film and then decides to strap a bomb onto herself so she can keep going with the mission as long as possible until the chestburster comes along so she can take it out with her. That could be a pretty badass and emotional ending for her character, if executed properly.
The big question for me is whether or not they're aiming to have Newt take over from here or introduce someone else instead? If the latter, what sort of character would they be?
QuoteI think we need to bear in mind that Neill has been thinking about this for sometime anyway. He must have a lot of stuff prepared to make pre-production easier for him.
I don't doubt that. However there's still a pretty notable difference between having a fleshed-out and detailed story treatment and a proper script. Blomkamp has already admitted recently that he focused too much on the visuals and basic concept of Elysium when he made that film, rather than focusing on the script and story, and a lot of the early reviews for Chappie are indicating that he might have done so again. I
know he's more than capable of making a kickass Alien film and I have a good feeling that his story concept is terrific, but he needs to make sure that his script matches the quality of everything else involved.
Quote from: meshuggah on Mar 05, 2015, 12:19:09 PM
Jesus, he's not wasting any time! The news has been relentless. I honestly think taking an established franchise will be good for him, creativity wise. As good as Chappie might be (I'm unsure about Die Antwoord) he needs a change of scenery. Seriously, all his films thus far could all easily take place in the same universe (ignoring the fact that Copley voices Chappie, however).
Oh yeah and Copley is Kruger too lol I think I recall Blomkamp saying Copley won't be in Alien 5 though?
I haven't heard anything about whether or not Copley will be in the film. I'd personally love to see him in it. Die Antwoord though... not so much. I definitely agree that Blomkamp needs a change of scenery. In fact, I'm hoping that he'll try his hand at a genre other than sci-fi after he finishes making this Alien film. It's good to mix things up a bit and can help stretch one's creative muscles.
Quote from: tmjhur on Mar 05, 2015, 12:41:10 PM
Long enough for some genius (Tom Rothman) to strongly suggest (insist) that they remove the xenomorphs from the alien movie.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 05, 2015, 12:46:17 PM
It was Lindalof, not Rothman...?
I'm far more inclined to believe that it was Lindelof who suggested removing the xenomorphs. For all of Rothman's missteps, I don't think he'd be inclined to want to suggest removing the titular aliens from an incredibly hyped up Alien prequel film.