ALIEN RESURRECTION Director Hits Back At Joss Whedon And His Marvel Movies For "American Geeks"

ALIEN RESURRECTION Director Hits Back At Joss Whedon And His Marvel Movies For "American Geeks"

Filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet has taken aim at Joss Whedon, the writer of his Alien Resurrection movie, saying he's only capable of making Marvel movies that are primarily targeted towards "American geeks."

By JoshWilding - Oct 31, 2022 08:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Alien
Source: The Independent (via SFFGazette.com)

Alien and Aliens are understandably considered sci-fi classics, but the franchise took a bizarre turn with its next two chapters. David Fincher's Alien 3 certainly had its fair share of redeeming qualities given who was at the helm, but Alien Resurrection...well, that one was nothing short of bizarre. 

In a 2005 interview, The Avengers director Joss Whedon distanced himself from the project (he wrote the screenplay) and, more specifically, the Newborn, a human/Xenomorph hybrid. The filmmaker tore into the movie, saying filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet had "executed [my script] in such a ghastly fashion as to render it almost unwatchable."

That's gotta hurt. Well, the filmmaker has now responded during a recent interview with The Independent (via SFFGazette.com).

"I know Joss Whedon said some bad things about me," Jeunet tells the site. "I don’t care. I know if Joss Whedon had made the film himself, it probably would have been a big success. He’s very good at making films for American geeks - something for morons. Because he’s very good at making Marvel films. I hate this kind of movie. It’s so silly, so stupid."

As for the changes he made to Whedon's script, he laughs, "Too bad, Joss Whedon!"

Alien Resurrection made $161 million on a $75 million budget, so it wasn't a complete disaster. Reviews weren't great, of course, but the same could be said for Sir Ridley Scott's Prometheus and Alien Covenant. Now, Disney has handed the franchise to Legion showrunner Noah Hawley for an upcoming FX TV series featuring a new setting and characters. 

As for his final thoughts on his contribution to the franchise, Jeunet added, "I was a little bit concerned to watch my film - maybe I won’t like it? No, it was great! I have a lot of shots that I love. For the people who don’t like it, I can say, 'F*** you!'"

Well, that's set Whedon straight...and us, for that matter. We can't blame the director for being proud of his work, of course, and Alien Resurrection remains a fun "What If?"-style story. It was weird, yes, but also a chapter in the series that remains widely discussed to this day.

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TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/31/2022, 8:02 PM
Uhhh one of the most cynical by the numbers movies in the alien franchise there, bub, ayybody know dat.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 10/31/2022, 8:03 PM
This sounds so petty and stupid
RolandD
RolandD - 10/31/2022, 8:05 PM
Whedon made the comments in 2005? Isn’t he a little late to the party?
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 10/31/2022, 9:27 PM
@RolandD - Marvel Studios has become the focal point for incels, edgelords, and man-children in every decision or comment they make. They'll say something like "I only drink IPAs like a man. White Claws are for Marvel fans" or something like "I only hook up with women who are 10s. Anything 5 and under are Marvel fans". Then they go onto their Qanon or Parler forums to talk conspiracies.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/31/2022, 11:48 PM
@SonOfAGif - LOLOLOL! Don’t ever stop being you.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 11/1/2022, 12:39 AM
@RolandD - I promise that society will never change me lol
CasualFanatic
CasualFanatic - 11/1/2022, 1:14 AM
@SonOfAGif - I find it hilarious that IPAs were used as a measure of manliness, even as a joke. IPAs are the worst. Sorry for the non sequitur. Back to your regularly scheduled message board.
dragon316
dragon316 - 11/1/2022, 4:05 AM
@RolandD - isn’t that how it usually goes ? someone makes bad comment to someone hollywood years later finally get response
soupysales
soupysales - 11/1/2022, 3:36 PM
@RolandD - maybe he didn't know about it then? coke blackout? and the interviewer told him...so of course, you can't let a good bitch fight not happen...lololol...this whole thing is hysterical and publicity of some kind
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 10/31/2022, 8:12 PM
LMAO

"You knew this was coming Joss"

TheShape9859
TheShape9859 - 10/31/2022, 8:12 PM
Well that was stupid
ChimiFnChangas
ChimiFnChangas - 10/31/2022, 8:15 PM
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 10/31/2022, 8:16 PM
I can’t really hate any movie that has worm tongue, monkey, cat face man, CSI dude before crack, Michael Wincott, and Tuco, but I’m talking consensus here, dude, sit yo ass down.
dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/31/2022, 8:17 PM
MochaKing
MochaKing - 11/1/2022, 8:42 AM
@dagenspear - in my opinion. This escalated really slow... like 17 years or something late
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 10/31/2022, 8:24 PM
Dear all Movie directors:

MAKE BETTER MORE ENTERTAINING MOVIES AND PEOPLE WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO SEE THEM. ITS NOT MARVELS FAULT YALL HAVE SHIT VISION

Honestly there’s plenty of non marvel movies I and many others watch especially in the theaters, it’s like 0 self awareness that maybe people find the shit you make boring or uninteresting or just bad it’s everyone’s fault but yours

ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 10/31/2022, 8:25 PM
Just adding that when I say marvel I really mean all cbm he said marvel so that’s where my mind was
dagenspear
dagenspear - 10/31/2022, 8:27 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - But I do think it's the responsibility of some fans to view the movies as not just vehicles for getting a laugh or something, and criticize them fairly.
MochaKing
MochaKing - 11/1/2022, 8:47 AM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - Some directors simply can't get around the fact that General Audience should have an opinion their own. If they want to spend money on something they like, let them be. All these directors should focus on their story telling and pay for good marketing (which is important nowadays). From what I am seeing here is some of the directors are critical of Marvel when their movie which is either directed or produced by them nears release. Or to promote them to limelight out of obscurity, they come up with criticism
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 10/31/2022, 8:27 PM
That grudge is old enough to go to the theater and be disappointed in Aliens Resurrection.
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/31/2022, 8:31 PM
Alien Resurrection sucks. Your argument is invalid.

marvel72
marvel72 - 10/31/2022, 8:56 PM
@Thing94 - I only liked the underwater bit.
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/31/2022, 8:33 PM
avengers hasn't aged amazingly but aou is an outright bad movie. outside of alien resurrection, amélie's the only other thing i've seen from jeunet - which was really good but also kind of felt like a lesser chungking express
dracula
dracula - 10/31/2022, 8:34 PM
Whedon scripts directed by Whedon :

Widely loved, with one show even having college classes taught on it

Whedon script directed by this guy :

killed a franchise
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 10/31/2022, 8:35 PM
Trash ass pop, rap and country have been the musical genres of choice for most people for most of my life, and the majority of listeners lap that stupid shit up like it's actually quality sophisticated music.

So I can understand their frustration. Especially when they know the medium is capable of so much more.

But also, I've learned to separate films into art versus entertainment. Two different objectives. Maybe I should do that for music too, perhaps most people listen to pop and rap and country for entertainment, not art.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 10/31/2022, 9:38 PM
@TheVandalore - shut the ufck up.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 11/1/2022, 1:28 AM
@Comicmoviejunki -

Which of those 3 genres are you protecting, poor boy?
marvel72
marvel72 - 11/1/2022, 9:49 AM
@TheVandalore - He said the same to me on another post, don't like different opinions.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 11/1/2022, 10:09 AM
@marvel72 - you would think fragile souls would know not to get on the internet.
soupysales
soupysales - 11/1/2022, 3:42 PM
@TheVandalore - learning the difference has helped me not get so pissed...i lost all care in the music charts...cuz i can look for stuff that is artistic and moving and brings something meaningful to my life...and then go do the macarena at a karaoke bar and have fun...broadening my perception has been a lifesaver...lol
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 10/31/2022, 8:36 PM
I enjoy artists speaking candidly about their peers!
dracula
dracula - 10/31/2022, 8:38 PM
probably better than anything he wrote


MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 10/31/2022, 8:42 PM
That "response" was hard to read for me without feeling embarrassed.
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