Overall, that interview actually made my hype-o-meter go down. Before, I was pretty optimistic, but after reading some of those answers, I feel more pessimistic now.
Apparently being "cool" is more important than being "logical."
And how can they not understand that Alien fans will root for the Alien? It's like saying I wouldn't root for Godzilla, even though he is the bad guy in many of his films.