Neill Blomkamp to direct new Alien movie!!! OMG OMG OMG

[slipstream 1985]

They're retreating.. Great maybe we got them demoralised! Love that line!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrjFuTbl_SA

actually cuts out ome of the set ups to his jokes, sarcasm

Edited by slipstream 1985 on Friday 20th February 20:58

[willisit]

Negative Creep said:

It said it's been confirmed as an official sequel, so I take that to mean Alien 5?

Entirely dependent on whether the concept art is the direction. If it is, it'll be Alien 5 by name but Alien 3 by story line as 3 and 4 will be retconned out. Hard to know since there probably isn't much beyond an idea, let alone a script yet. Either way, a lot of "win" on the table. Let's hope it stays that way.

[Moonhawk]

Negative Creep said:

It said it's been confirmed as an official sequel, so I take that to mean Alien 5?

Doesn't mean they have to follow on from the resurrection story line though - there are a few different ways the could explain both Alien 3 and Resurrection away.

Also - if the concept art is accurate and it will contain Hicks as well as Ripley - then how does that work with Resurrection anyway. The story behind Resurrection was that they got Ripley's blood samples from Fury 161 and cloned her because she had been infected with an Alien. Why would they clone Hicks too and where would they get his blood samples from, given his body was incinerated?

IMO it would be cleaner to explain away Alien3 and Resurrection somehow - and carry the story on from Aliens. Even though the atmosphere processor went up - the derelict was presumably far enough away (i.e. greater than 30km) to survive the blast. It would make a lot more sense if Weyland Yutani simply went back to LV426 to investigate the derelict and bring back samples.

[Veeayt]

They just going to cut off everything starting from Alien 3. So that the new film will continue from both Prometheus 2 and Aliens.

[Negative Creep]

Moonhawk said:

Negative Creep said:

It said it's been confirmed as an official sequel, so I take that to mean Alien 5?

Doesn't mean they have to follow on from the resurrection story line though - there are a few different ways the could explain both Alien 3 and Resurrection away.

Also - if the concept art is accurate and it will contain Hicks as well as Ripley - then how does that work with Resurrection anyway. The story behind Resurrection was that they got Ripley's blood samples from Fury 161 and cloned her because she had been infected with an Alien. Why would they clone Hicks too and where would they get his blood samples from, given his body was incinerated?

IMO it would be cleaner to explain away Alien3 and Resurrection somehow - and carry the story on from Aliens. Even though the atmosphere processor went up - the derelict was presumably far enough away (i.e. greater than 30km) to survive the blast. It would make a lot more sense if Weyland Yutani simply went back to LV426 to investigate the derelict and bring back samples.

That's true, it might not be sequential.

One interesting thing about Hicks though is that, despite being awful, Aliens: Colonial Marines is considered canon. In that, it (badly) rewrites the lore to say he survived and it wasn't him who died on Fury 161, but someone else he escaped a WY facility with. So he should be alive after 3 and could be cloned after Resurrection?

[lukeyman]

If it happens I'll probably go and see it... but I didn't like Prometheus, District 9 or Elysium! Sigh.

[p1stonhead]

lukeyman said:

If it happens I'll probably go and see it... but I didn't like Prometheus, District 9 or Elysium! Sigh.

It is happening and has been confirmed by the studio.

[P-Jay]

Can't wait for this, I'll take it for what it is - sequel, remake, sort of sequel that slots in before Resurrection - after all, it's not Ripley in Resurrection is it, it's a clone and based a couple of hundreds years after the first films?

I don't really remember much of 3.

Are they going with original cast? Sigourney Weaver's 65 and Michael Biehn's 55+ they're going to struggle to CGI 30 years off them.

[Dakkon]

I just hope they do it properly and not yet another franchise cashing mess

[willisit]

P-Jay said:

Can't wait for this, I'll take it for what it is - sequel, remake, sort of sequel that slots in before Resurrection - after all, it's not Ripley in Resurrection is it, it's a clone and based a couple of hundreds years after the first films?

I don't really remember much of 3.

Are they going with original cast? Sigourney Weaver's 65 and Michael Biehn's 55+ they're going to struggle to CGI 30 years off them.

The Alien timeline puts 199 years after Alien 3 before Alien Resurrection. That being said, it really won't matter if the artwork is true as they can explain Ripley being any age they want, in any time period. Hicks etc, well, they'll no longer be dead so again, easily explained because "SCI-FI". Whilst the artwork is interesting, it's just that until a script is written (and rewritten a dozen times). Weaver, during recent press for the game Alien:Isolation said she thinks there are more stories to tell around Ripley and she'd be happy to revisit, so it's looking positive.

[Art0ir]

ash73 said:

I'm looking forward to Prometheus 2 to find out more about the Engineers, if they can just straighten up the story a bit.

You know I completely forgot about the engineers. Says it all

[p1stonhead]

Alien 3 and Ressurection being disregarded and Ripley confirmed?!

http://www.slashfilm.com/blomkamps-alien/

I really hope this is true!

[Negative Creep]

Strong chance of Hicks coming back then!

[Veeayt]

It will be a good action film, a proper continuation rather than some philosophical parable we've been fed with.

[P-Jay]

So if we just forget about 3, then we're good to go - wonder if Newt will make an appearance. The actress who played her didn't take another role and became a teacher I think, but it wouldn't matter if they recast her.

Edited by P-Jay on Thursday 26th February 10:22

[Veeayt]

Big hint from the film's artist

[Negative Creep]

Weyland Yutani Executive said:

Ok, I know the last 37 attempts we had to control the Xenomorphs have ended in complete failure and bloodshed, but I've got a pretty good feeling this time is going to be different

[Matt_N]

Dear God no.

Trained xenomorphs a la the new Jurassic Park film and the raptor squad are not what we want or need!

[Veeayt]

Matt_N said:

Dear God no.

Trained xenomorphs a la the new Jurassic Park film and the raptor squad are not what we want or need!

But that was the point of Alien from the start, and the only big question left for the franchise - what if WY get what they want in the end?

[FunkyNige]

Matt_N said:

Dear God no.

Trained xenomorphs a la the new Jurassic Park film and the raptor squad are not what we want or need!

The book where a mad scientist was training them wasn't so bad (or at least I didn't think it was 15 years ago!), can't remember what it's called though, I think it's the one after Earth Hive.