The saga of Neill Blomkamp‘s unmade “Alien” goes something like this: the director was gearing up to bring Sigourney Weaver back into the “Alien” universe with a proposed movie that would follow James Cameron‘s “Aliens,” and ignore everything that happened after. But franchise creator/producer Ridley Scott threw up a red flag at Fox, and demanded he make “Alien: Covenant” first, which is now landing this summer. But for those hoping that the wheels would start moving again on Blomkamp’s movie, don’t hold your breath.
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Last week, the director was asked on Twitter about the chances of his “Alien” movie being made and the answer was quite simple from Blomkamp: “slim.”
There’s no reason given why that’s the case, but it certainly seems to be a sharp turn of events given that both Weaver and Michael Biehn have been enthusiastic about the project over the past year or so (even Cameron was pumped). I can only surmise that Scott is still not ready to hand over the franchise keys while he remains invested in his “Alien” prequels, which is kind of a drag, because it’s the story that, at least for me, is least essential to the property. An alternate narrative for Ripley is far more compelling — especially considering the varying qualities of “Alien 3” and “Alien: Resurrection” — and it would be nice to see Weaver kicking xenomorph butt again.
However, it sounds like that’s not going to happen and it’s a shame. Thoughts? Let us know below. “Alien: Covenant” slithers into cinemas on May 19th. [ScreenRant]
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