Over the last few years, talk of
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp possibly helming a new
Alien sequel has understandably gotten fans excited.
With the
Aliens film franchise seemingly stuck in a rut under the direction of Ridley Scott, who seems keen on telling a convoluted prequel story, Blomkamp sparked interest in the franchise with talk of directing a sequel to
Aliens (ignoring
Alien 3). This talk was
accompanied by concept art that shared updated looks of Ripley, Hicks, and the rest of the crew that survived.
It all looked very promising. Unfortunately, it amounted to nothing but hopes and dreams
thanks to Ridley Scott continuing his Prometheus prequel storyline. It now looks like we may never get an
Aliens sequel from Blomkamp. Speaking to JoBlow, Blomkamp provided an update on his
Alien project, acknowledging that he has moved on from the idea.
“Yeah, I mean, I wish I could share more, but obviously Fox owns it. It's just an unfortunate thing. I speak to Sigourney about it sometimes. At this point it's kinda like the fire that was burning within me to make that is gone. Stepping outside of even the legal kind of studio-based politics I just feel like its time has come and gone. So, yeah...I think no. And I say that really reluctantly, because I cannot state how much of a fan of Sigourney I am and how much of a fan I am of ALIEN and ALIENS and the idea of doing a sequel to James Cameron's film is amazing on all levels. But, there's a point at which when you're years into it you have to move on. So, I think that has happened to me.”
It’s an unfortunate situation as I’m sure many fans would prefer a proper send off for Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley over another
Prometheus movie, especially with Ridley Scott
reportedly considering shifting the
Aliens storyline from Xenomorphs to AI.
Would you rather see a Neill Blomkamp-directed
Aliens movie, or are you looking forward to Ridley Scott’s next take on the franchise?