Neill Blomkamp has done a fairly frank interview with The Guardian while promoting his latest film, Demonic. Blomkamp's last film was 2015's Chappie which performed okay at the box office but received generally negative reviews. The director was asked about his cancelled Alien sequel and suggests that Ridley Scott saw Chappie and realised that his Alien film ... [Read More]
For many fans the demise of Michael Biehn's Corporal Hicks and Carrie Henns' Newt was something of a letdown when it comes to Alien 3. The fans weren't the only ones. Biehn has always been honest about his disappointment regarding Hicks' fate.
And in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that covers his career and his notable ... [Read More]
I think it's no secret that I'm a huge fan of Audible's Alien audio dramas and I've been waiting (im)patiently for news of this years audio drama for the last month. Dirk Maggs and Audible have already finished adapting Titan's first trilogy so were they moving onto the Rage War? Or perhaps the incredibly well-received The Cold Forge by Alex ... [Read More]
With the release of the 3D conversion of Terminator 2: Judgement Day just around the corner at the end of August, James Cameron took part in a Facebook Live interview on the Terminator 2 page to promote the film.
Fielding an early question about the possibility of a 3D treatment of The Terminator and True ... [Read More]
Alien 5 is totally dead according to filmmaker Neill Blomkamp. We last heard from Ridley Scott himself a couple of months ago that Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 project was never going to happen. Scott indicated back then that there was never a script in place contrary to previous reports and that 20th Century Fox decided not to press ahead ... [Read More]
Lance Henriksen talks Alien 5. In a short interview with IGN, Lance Henriksen makes a few comments regarding Neill Blomkamp's currently stalled Alien 5. While talking to the veteran Alien actor about his upcoming role in Legends of Tomorrow, IGN prompted a couple of comments from Henriksen about Alien 5:
"You know they're going to ... [Read More]
Last weekend saw the majority of the cast of Aliens reunited at Comicpalooza in celebration of Aliens 30th anniversary this year. Comicpalooza also hosted a panel discussion with the cast and for whose who weren't able to attend the event themselves, Melelani Petersen uploaded the discussion to YouTube!
The Comicpalooza 2016 Aliens 30th Anniversary Reunion panel is just under 40 minutes ... [Read More]
Following on from her recent update regarding Neill Blomkamp's on-hold Alien 5, Sigourney Weaver has stated that Alien 5 is the "most satisfying" end of the Alien story! As part of yesterday's Alien Day celebrations many cinemas were running showings of the films.
One such showing, at The Town Hall in New York, had the pleasure of Sigourney Weaver's ... [Read More]
Blomkamp shares Newt concept art from Alien 5! Earlier this morning Neill Blomkamp posted a new piece of concept art for Alien 5 to his Instagram, this time giving us our first look at his adult Newt! This is the first piece of Alien 5 related content that Blomkamp has posted since announcing that the film was ... [Read More]
Alien 5 maybe postponed but it isn't stopping Michael Biehn dishing out a few more details. Whilst talking to Icons of Fright about his role in the upcoming mobster comedy series, 24 Hour Rental, Michael Biehn (Corporal Hicks from Aliens) talked a little about Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5:
"They’re planning on bringing me and Newt back and at ... [Read More]
Michael Biehn is currently in attendance at the Sheffield Film and Comic Con. I'm also at the convention and Michael Biehn just finished his talk. It primarily focused on his work aside from Aliens but the topic of Alien 5 inevitably came up.
Biehn confirmed that Neill Blomkamp had talked to him about Alien 5 but he hasn't read a script nor ... [Read More]
Director Neill Blomkamp has shared a brand new piece of concept art for Alien 5 on his Instagram account. This one shows Ripley and Corporal Hicks with his acid-burnt face, standing next to a man in heavy armour. Note the South Korean flag on his armour. You can also make out two strange figures standing behind them ... [Read More]
