View Full Version : Alien 5, is a go . . .
Moose-Knuckle
03-02-15, 05:23
Neill Blomkamp who directed District 9, Elysium, and Chappie will take the reigns of the fifth installment in the franchise and Michael Biehn has confirmed he has been casted. Also rumored is Sigourney Weaver . . .
http://www.scified.com/site/alien5/michael-biehn-confirms-he-will-return-as-hicks-in-neill-blomkamps-alien-5
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Another-Alien-Movie-Happening-It-Directed-By-Neill-Blomkamp-69859.html
MountainRaven
03-02-15, 12:40
Also rumored is that they're going to completely ignore Alien 3.
And I don't really consider Alien: Resurrection to be an Alien movie. :p
Plumber237
03-02-15, 20:20
Also rumored is that they're going to completely ignore Alien 3.
And I don't really consider Alien: Resurrection to be an Alien movie. :p
This would be the best option, continue straight from the end of Aliens
I'm confident they will screw this up and devote the budget to CGI effects at the cost of writing and cogent story development.
.46caliber
03-02-15, 23:36
I'm confident they will screw this up and devote the budget to CGI effects at the cost of writing and cogent story development.
Can't be any worse than Resurrection.
Plus it might have Sigourney. I still have a massive crush on her.
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MountainRaven
03-03-15, 00:14
I'm confident they will screw this up and devote the budget to CGI effects at the cost of writing and cogent story development.
After District 9 and Elysium and pending Chappie, I'm willing to give Neill Blomkamp the benefit of the doubt.
That and Neill swore off franchises after the debacle that was the Halo movie... so I don't think he would have taken up the reins of an Alien movie without certain assurances.
I do think we can probably expect South Africans in the movie... and likely a former SADF soldier in the employ of Weyland-Yutani as a bad guy.
Moose-Knuckle
03-18-15, 20:27
After District 9 and Elysium and pending Chappie, I'm willing to give Neill Blomkamp the benefit of the doubt.
That and Neill swore off franchises after the debacle that was the Halo movie... so I don't think he would have taken up the reins of an Alien movie without certain assurances.
I do think we can probably expect South Africans in the movie... and likely a former SADF soldier in the employ of Weyland-Yutani as a bad guy.
This is where I'm at, I remaining optimistic based on Blomkamp's other works. Finger's crossed . . .
After District 9 and Elysium and pending Chappie, I'm willing to give Neill Blomkamp the benefit of the doubt.
Elysium might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen, District 9 just sucked.
I think Blomkamp might be a shittier director than Michael Bay. Not sure, it's pretty close.
I enjoy and I like their work but they need to do it as a group.
looking forward to it coming out.
JBecker 72
03-19-15, 02:25
Elysium might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen, District 9 just sucked.
I think Blomkamp might be a shittier director than Michael Bay. Not sure, it's pretty close.
Really? I liked both. Thought D9 was a pretty well done movie.
You clearly haven't seen "chappie" yet.
Elysium might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen, District 9 just sucked.
I think Blomkamp might be a shittier director than Michael Bay. Not sure, it's pretty close.
Really? I liked both. Thought D9 was a pretty well done movie.
D9 "could" have been a good movie if they didn't try and force their political message down your throat. It was a thin metaphor to begin with (how the third world is treated by the evil Imperialistic super powers) and they drove it home over and over so even the guy with the 47 IQ could figure it out.
Elysium, besides being just stupid, was even more obvious with it's "illegal immigrant" and "class struggle" themes and probably competes with Avatar as the worst movie ever made with the most blatant political message.
D9 wasn't even an original idea, "Alien Nation" (1988) covered most of the same points without being obnoxious about it twenty years earlier.
I love sci fi, I love movies about aliens and intelligent "we are being visited" films. It's one of my favorite genres. I've seen District 9 one time, that says a lot. I've probably watched "Aliens" more than 50 times. I won't even own Elysium because it sucks so badly.
You clearly haven't seen "chappie" yet.
Not yet. Sounds like they mined Robocop, Short Circuit and I Robot. I'll wait for Netflix.
JBecker 72
03-19-15, 03:53
D9 "could" have been a good movie if they didn't try and force their political message down your throat. It was a thin metaphor to begin with (how the third world is treated by the evil Imperialistic super powers) and they drove it home over and over so even the guy with the 47 IQ could figure it out.
Elysium, besides being just stupid, was even more obvious with it's "illegal immigrant" and "class struggle" themes and probably competes with Avatar as the worst movie ever made with the most blatant political message.
D9 wasn't even an original idea, "Alien Nation" (1988) covered most of the same points without being obnoxious about it twenty years earlier.
I love sci fi, I love movies about aliens and intelligent "we are being visited" films. It's one of my favorite genres. I've seen District 9 one time, that says a lot. I've probably watched "Aliens" more than 50 times. I won't even own Elysium because it sucks so badly.
I guess I don't read much into many movies messages.
And Aliens is a movie I've seen numerous times as well. "Let's just bug out and call it even, man."
.46caliber
03-19-15, 07:15
My hope is that as they embark on this project, they will remember what the previous movies have done and pick up the line rather than taking the film in a whole different light.
I liked D9, but the sociopolitical angle was crammed pretty hard as Steyr pointed out. If they try that with Alien5, it won't go over well.
I see no one here is sympathetic to the fact that the Aliens are just misunderstood, and we may have brought the conflict on ourselves by disturbing their natural habitat, a crashed spaceship.
I see no one here is sympathetic to the fact that the Aliens are just misunderstood, and we may have brought the conflict on ourselves by disturbing their natural habitat, a crashed spaceship.
The Aliens should have their own state. I'm a fan of the two state solution. :sarcastic:
Doc Safari
03-19-15, 10:33
Somebody promise me they aren't going to just do a "time travel" reset like Star Trek that wipes out everything that happened after "Aliens."
Even though Alien 3 and Resurrection pretty much sucked, I hate the new form of "cheating" Hollywood has discovered in the form of time travel stories getting to negate bad sequels.
Aren't they doing that with Terminator now, too?
Somebody promise me they aren't going to just do a "time travel" reset like Star Trek that wipes out everything that happened after "Aliens."
Even though Alien 3 and Resurrection pretty much sucked, I hate the new form of "cheating" Hollywood has discovered in the form of time travel stories getting to negate bad sequels.
Aren't they doing that with Terminator now, too?
For the Terminator, kind of. The entire point of the movie is to go back and change the past....."kind of like a retroactive abortion ". For that movie it works, because that is the premise for the entire show. Star Trek I am still not sold on that.
I see no one here is sympathetic to the fact that the Aliens are just misunderstood, and we may have brought the conflict on ourselves by disturbing their natural habitat, a crashed spaceship.
Honestly it was almost right out of H.G. Wells where the xenomorph has no more consideration for us than we show most other species, especially those that threaten our existence.
You are correct, our encounter with them was very much like bumping into a hornets nest. The hornets, or xenomorphs, simply do what they do.
sevenhelmet
03-19-15, 15:15
Elysium might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen, District 9 just sucked.
I think Blomkamp might be a shittier director than Michael Bay. Not sure, it's pretty close.
Based on those 2 works, he's definitely worse than Michael Bay. At least Transformers wasn't a 2-hour ad for obamacare... And District 9 just depressed the hell out of me. I am on the fence about seeing Chappie- I like the premise, but I'm worried it will not be as good as it looks, much like the other two aforementioned movies...
Also, wouldn't this be the 6th installment in the Alien storyline? I thought "Prometheus" was included in the series... I never saw it though, so excuse my ignorance if I'm wrong.
MountainRaven
03-19-15, 21:15
I'm pretty sure that District 9 wasn't about how the West treats the "Third World". At least that's not what I got. What I got was more along the lines of how South Africa treats refugees and people living in its slums.
And I find it hard to imagine how medical technology so advanced that it might as well be magic - not only in our world, but in the world of Elysium (or any other setting that isn't trans-human or post-human) - could be a metaphor for anything even remotely related to reality. It's like arguing that the magic of the One Ring is a metaphor for, well, anything, other than power and control.
Also, wouldn't this be the 6th installment in the Alien storyline? I thought "Prometheus" was included in the series... I never saw it though, so excuse my ignorance if I'm wrong.
Kinda. Ridley Scott has been very vague about whether it is or not - I think the closest he has come is to say that the events of Prometheus and its planned sequel occur more or less parallel to those of Alien, &c. It does have a lot of similarities and for a lot of folks it's kind of treated as a prequel. But there are too many inconsistencies for it to be a true prequel.
D9 was about South Africa's District 6 under apartheid rule. Not surprising, as it was written and and directed by a South African and much of it was filmed in SA.
Elysium was a giant mess, I agree. Hilarious that the hero of the film was the only white dude not in space; reminded me of Tom Cruise being the last samurai.
Haven't seen Chappie yet, as I have a newborn in the house. I'm away for work this weekend so I considered trying to sneak away at night but that'll never happen with the dinners and work and whatnot the evenings will be full of. Anywho, only heard good reviews from the people whose taste I trust.
Moose-Knuckle
09-25-15, 00:10
Well, things are getting interesting with the franchise to say the least . . .
Ridley Scott Reveals Prometheus 2 Title
Of course, a ‘Prometheus’ sequel has been on the cards for some time, but now it transpires that the upcoming follow-up won’t even be named after its predecessor. Does this mean it’s going to be a true sequel, or merely connected in some way to the first film?
And what does this mean for Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming ‘Alien’ sequel?
The 36-year-old South African director has long been slated to pick up where ‘Aliens’ left off, creating another ‘Alien’ movie which would potentially wipe the last two films out of existence.
But with Ridley Scott taking back the ‘Alien’ moniker for his ‘Prometheus’ sequel, I have to wonder whether Blomkamp’s movie will see the light of day… especially if it was going to mess with the continuity of the series.
Of course, Scott also recently revealed that this is just the first of several ‘Prometheus’ sequels which are now apparently on the cards. Does this mean that 20th Century Fox has shifted focus away from Blomkamp’s effort and are now focussing on ‘Prometheus’ to expand the franchise?
For now, we’ll have to wait and see… either way, there’s plenty more ‘Alien’ movies heading to the big screen.
http://news.yahoo.com/ridley-scott-reveals-prometheus-2-title-191834526.html
For me, Aliens was the last Alien movie.
I'd love to see a Colonial Marines movie where like a Colonial Marine aMARSOC Unit is stuck on some godless rock defending against savages.
Kinda like Avatar but less Pocahontas and more Zulu. Ever since I saw Aliens in the theatre, I've always wanted to see what a Pulse Rifle would do to people.
Like okay Colonial Marine MARSOC has to recover a VIP from a crash and they have cut down Smart Guns, Space M110K1s, and Pulse Rifles.
Like 50 minutes of pure jungle combat against alien humanoids. Led by a salty space E7 and something gets nuked from orbit.
And instead of a noncombatant synthetic, they have a T-800 that isn't Arnold but is a body builder carrying a big gun and a Benchmade tied to his leg for stab work.
ETA and they aren't just wearing woodland but mix match Nam tigers and ERDL.
Instead we'll get 70 year old Sigourney and an alien nobody is scared of anymore
For me, Aliens was the last Alien movie.
Agreed. Other than an interesting idea with several logic faults, Prometheus really did nothing for me. I can't imagine the sequels being any better.
I'm assuming you've seen "Planet of the Vampires"? If not, check it out. A lot of the original "Alien" material was mined from that film.
Moose-Knuckle
09-25-15, 11:18
I'd love to see a Colonial Marines movie where like a Colonial Marine aMARSOC Unit is stuck on some godless rock defending against savages.
Kinda like Avatar but less Pocahontas and more Zulu. Ever since I saw Aliens in the theatre, I've always wanted to see what a Pulse Rifle would do to people.
Like okay Colonial Marine MARSOC has to recover a VIP from a crash and they have cut down Smart Guns, Space M110K1s, and Pulse Rifles.
Like 50 minutes of pure jungle combat against alien humanoids. Led by a salty space E7 and something gets nuked from orbit.
And instead of a noncombatant synthetic, they have a T-800 that isn't Arnold but is a body builder carrying a big gun and a Benchmade tied to his leg for stab work.
The bold part is probably one of the best cinematic analogies ever. I loved Stephen Lang in Avatar, but couldn't stand the damn movie. He could make the perfect salty Colonial Marine CO. And your idea of an independent film is spot on.
Moose-Knuckle
11-25-15, 02:21
Newt Will Be In Alien 5, Says Michael Biehn
Firstly, all the ‘Alien: Covenant’ headlines looked set to put Blomkamp’s venture on hold indefinitely, but he reassured fans that things were still progressing even though Fox were “putting the brakes on Neill’s movie just for a little while.”
However, he went on to drop a massive piece of plot news: Newt, the small girl that featured in ‘Aliens’, will be in Blomkamp’s flick. Not only does this, as he previously specified, ignore ‘Alien 3′ and ‘Alien: Resurrection’, but it plays out a very different timeline whereby both Hicks and Newt survive the crash-landing in David Fincher’s ‘Alien 3′.
Biehn describes how Newt would fit into the story, revealing that “at this point Newt will be around 27-years-old. I know that every actress in Hollywood is going to want to play this one, it’s really a passing of the torch between Sigourney and this younger actress who would play Newt. It would keep the franchise alive and the studios would make money, because that’s what the bottom line is now: money.”
He also explains that Scott is on board to produce ‘Alien 5′, and needs to finish one before starting the other. “I’m really looking forward to that. I know that Ridley’s focus is on the second ‘Prometheus’ and I’m sure that he and Fox both don’t want that and Neill’s movie to come out right next to each other.”
http://news.yahoo.com/newt-will-be-in-alien-5-says-michael-biehn-202400487.html
If Genesys proved anything, it's that we really don't want to see our 80s badasses doddering around in their 60s.
Sigourney Weaver c. 1979 in her panties....HAWT
Now? Not.
Michael Biehn likewise looks rough. Hicks is long retired.
That and Xenomorphs just aren't scary anymore. Carpet nuke the planet or just don't go.
Alien was creepy because it was like having a poisonous snake in ypur house and you don't know where it is.
Aliens was the non-preachy Vietnam War analog that after a certain point of fighting a primitive foe;you're going to run out of ammo and support. Especially if you are led by a total dumbass. Plus the mistrust of the overhead. Like...I was a kid when I saw Aliens in theaters. I remember when Ripley fought her way out....for a minute, just a minute, you really thought Bishop was gonna leave them to die.
He'd been creepy and distant, but no. He came back
It's hard to top that. It's just been done.
Can't be any worse than Resurrection.
Plus it might have Sigourney. I still have a massive crush on her.
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Oh, it can be worse. Put a Socialist spin on it (by bringing in a director of Socialist movies) and you'll see just how bad it can be.
Resurrection wasn't even that bad. It was silly, but didn't take itself seriously, which lets it off the hook.
Elysium might be one of the worst movies I've ever seen, District 9 just sucked.
I think Blomkamp might be a shittier director than Michael Bay. Not sure, it's pretty close.
Agreed. I haven't seen Chappie yet (nor will I), but I at least Michael Bay isn't a Socialist asshat.
I see no one here is sympathetic to the fact that the Aliens are just misunderstood, and we may have brought the conflict on ourselves by disturbing their natural habitat, a crashed spaceship.
LOL! The Aliens are basically Muslims.
Kill everything they see? Check.
Breed by raping humans? Check.
Contribute nothing to the world except violence? Check.
And Ripley's advice is just as apt for dealing with Islam: "Nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure".
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