It Looks Like Neill Blomkamp's ALIEN Sequel Is Never Happening, According To Ridley Scott

It Looks Like Neill Blomkamp's ALIEN Sequel Is Never Happening, According To Ridley Scott

The announcement of Alien: Covenant put Neill Blomkamp's proposed sequel on hold, and director Ridley Scott has now seemingly confirmed that the film will not be getting made at all...

By MattBellissimo - May 01, 2017 04:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Alien
Source: Allocine
Sci-fi fans were thrown quite a curveball a few years ago when director Neill Blomkamp released a batch of concept images online that seemed to imply a new Alien film with Sigourney Weaver was in the works. Blomkamp and Weaver herself later confirmed this, and while not much was known about the film in terms of story, it would have taken place after James Cameron's Aliens, ignoring the subsequent installments (Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection). Cpl. Hicks (Michael Biehn) and Newt would have also been in the film alongside Weaver as Ellen Ripley.

Unfortunately, the film was abruptly put on hold when director and franchise creator Ridley Scott announced Alien: Covenant, and there's been no forward movement on the project since. With Covenant's release approaching in the next few weeks, Scott has been doing the press tour for the film, and in an interview with French website Allocine, seemingly put the final nail in the film's coffin. “I think it will never see the light. There was never a scenario, just an idea that evolved into a pitch of 10 pages, I had to participate as a producer but it did not go any further because Fox decided that they did not want to do it. I had already done Prometheus and worked on Covenant.”

This statement contradicts what Sigourney Weaver said last year when discussing the project's delay, as the actress seemed fairly certain the film would still get made. "Well, I think it is [being made]. Ridley asked Neill not to make our Alien until after Prometheus 2. He wanted his movie to shoot and be released first. But it's an amazing script, and Neill and I are really excited about doing it. We're doing other things until we can get going on that. I'd be really surprised if we didn't do it, because it's such a great script, and we love working together. So, it's just going to take a little bit longer to get out to you, but it'll be worth the wait." 

Are you disappointed that the film will likely never see the light of day? Or are you glad that Scott has taken the reigns of the franchise? Let us know in the comments! Alien: Covenant releases on May 18, 2017.
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IronMandarin
IronMandarin - 5/1/2017, 4:20 AM
BOO!!!
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 5/1/2017, 5:05 AM
@IronMandarin - iono neil blomkamp only has 1 good movie which was district 9 and alot of that was due to peter jackson's supervision becuz he was the producer. Elysium and Chappie are bad films, not the worst but still failed critically and at the box office. Fox wouldnt trust him to the movie either way.
GwenLantern
GwenLantern - 5/1/2017, 8:39 AM
@IronMandarin - I was literally going to say exactly the same thing.
Lostcause
Lostcause - 5/1/2017, 9:11 AM
@mastakilla39 - I love Elysium...Just bought it for $5 at my local used book store. I'd pay $5 for Chappie too.Fox has issues.
ForceOfLegend
ForceOfLegend - 5/1/2017, 9:25 AM
@mastakilla39 - I completely agree. Even District 9 was only decent. Chappie was pretty damn bad. Elysium wasn't much better.
Buckster10
Buckster10 - 5/1/2017, 9:58 AM
@IronMandarin - THIS SUCKS!!! I'm in the camp that hated Alien 3 (Ron Perlman and the crazy characters saved 4 for me), and I really wanted a proper sequel to Aliens. I hated how Ripley went through all that crap to save little Newt just for them to off her in the opening of 3. I wanted 3 and 4 to be cryo dreams Ripley had (this way they were "real" dreams in the mythology) and pick from 30 years later with a new story. Again, THIS SUCKS!!!
Buckster10
Buckster10 - 5/1/2017, 10:02 AM
@ForceOfLegend - I agree that the message was really "on-the-nose" and in your face in a few of his flicks, but visually and acting wise, he has a solid record and I thing he would have done something special with the Aliens (as long as Fox didn't give him too much freedom and kept any deeper themes subtle).
PrimitiveMan
PrimitiveMan - 5/1/2017, 7:47 PM
@IronMandarin - Yeah, this news is really lame, but can't be helped. Hopefully Fox comes to their senses, and we finally get this movie (in some capacity).
ForceOfLegend
ForceOfLegend - 5/1/2017, 9:23 PM
@Buckster10 - i completely agree with you. He has a unique style. Just wish he would keep reign himself in. James Gunn, and other directors talk about putting the fans first. Keeping a lot of their own interests to a minimum.
MitchConner
MitchConner - 5/2/2017, 2:50 AM
@mastakilla39 - you guys are crazy, Elysium is one of my favorite films...D9 was great, I haven't seen Chappie.

But Elysium, in my opinion, while it does have some issues (nothing severe), has easily one of the best villains in Kruger that I've ever seen on screen. I wish Kruger was part of a bigger franchise, he is a nasty son of a boyt!
Buckster10
Buckster10 - 5/2/2017, 7:52 AM
@ForceOfLegend - Exactly! He is very talented but in some cases a little studio interference can actually be a good thing when a director is going a bit too far with his vision.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 5/2/2017, 12:10 PM
@MitchConner - Have not seen the movie since theaters, but Sharlto copley was horrible as Krueger. He was over the top and had bad 1 liners for every scene he was in and his weird accents always throws me off. He just kept entering and exiting each scene like his character didnt belong in the film but was forced. The exoskeleton, katanas, and ninja stars were cool because it reminded me of metal gear solid but besides the visuals the screenplay, editing of action scenes and conversations were bad, and the story is so underdeveloped. All Blomkamps movies have storylines that are so underdevloped, district 9 only got away with it because it was a pov/documentary like film so plotholes are forgiven because it is based on perspective.
ForceOfLegend
ForceOfLegend - 5/2/2017, 6:11 PM
@Buckster10 - Wow! I'm impressed! A fellow CBM fan who is intelligent and doesn't want to argue lol. Thank you for that! You are awesome!
Buckster10
Buckster10 - 5/2/2017, 6:32 PM
@ForceOfLegend - And thank you too good Sir!
ForceOfLegend
ForceOfLegend - 5/3/2017, 7:44 PM
@Buckster10 - my friend it is a pleasure!
SimplyAz
SimplyAz - 5/1/2017, 4:24 AM
Such a shame as it could have been magnificent

SimyJo
SimyJo - 5/1/2017, 4:29 AM
Y..e..a..h... Ridley Scott just wanted to get his Prometheus/Covenant ball rolling again before clamping down and banning the project. Pretty snide move but no matter. Ridley Scott is 79. Neil is 37. What's the betting 20th Century Fox is gonna let the Alien Franchise die with Scott - never gonna happen. We'll see it....eventually, just not as long as Ridley Scott is around to put the kybosh on any other Alien projects. Harsh i know... but then again so is the hardball Scott is playing.
MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 5/1/2017, 4:31 AM
This film was dead in the water as soon as Scott announced Covenant, and he likely announced Covenant BECAUSE Blomkamp wanted to do this. Shame, really. And petty.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 5/1/2017, 4:35 AM
@MattBellissimo - i thought the Prometheus sequel was always planned.
MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 5/1/2017, 4:39 AM
@AngryBillCipher - "Loosely" confirmed, yes. But there was never anything concrete in terms of story or release date until suspiciously almost right after they confirmed that "Alien 5" was happening.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/1/2017, 5:40 AM
@MattBellissimo - Well Covenant is Prmetheus 2 so I dont think calling it a spitefull movie is fair.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 5/1/2017, 4:33 AM
I dont know, district 9 was good, but chappie was pretty bad. So i dont have much faith in bloomkamp.

Then again ridley did do promeathues.
SimyJo
SimyJo - 5/1/2017, 4:39 AM
@AngryBillCipher -

I dunno, District 9 was revelatory and hard to top. I enjoyed Chappie because Shalto's comedy acting cracks me up. I didn't think Elysium was none to shabby either.
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