Back in January when director Neill Blomkamp first revealed some concept art for his then-potential Alien movie, Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley was joined by none other than Corporal Hicks, played of course by Michael Biehn in 1986’s sequel Aliens. Considering Hicks’ fate at the start of Alien 3, there was some speculation as to whether Blomkamp’s […]
Neill Blomkamp says Alien 5 will not “undo Alien 3 or Alien: Resurrection”
Yesterday it was reported that Neill Blomkamp ias pulling a Bryan Singer and ias looking to retool the Alien franchise by ignoring the continuity of Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection by setting his upcoming movie after the events of Aliens. This would allow him to use Micheal Biehn’s Hicks, who was seen in the concept […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will ignore Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection; says series “deserves a proper ending”
Based on the leaked concept art for Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, which featured Michael Biehn’s Hicks, it was assumed that this new movie would take place in a continuity where only the first two Alien films would not exist due to Hicks being killed off in the opening moments of Alien 3. Well, now that’s been […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Alien movie officially moving ahead at Fox
Last month, District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp posted a selection of concept artwork he’d commissioned for a potential Alien movie, which he’d started thinking about whilst working with Sigourney Weaver on his latest film Chappie. Blomkamp was working on the project unofficially, but stated last week that 20th Century Fox would jump at […]
Patrick Stewart may join Wolverine 3, Ian McKellen returning for X-Men: Apocalypse
With the news (which we reported at Flickering Myth) that director Bryan Singer is in pre-production on the latest X-Men blockbuster, X-Men: Apocalypse, some other interesting news on the plans possibly in place for the rest of the X-Universe. Professor X (well, the older version) himself Patrick Stewart has been speaking this week to Oregon […]
Sigourney Weaver on Neill Blomkamp’s potential Alien movie: “We’ll see what happens”
A couple of days ago Chappie director Neill Blomkamp offered up some insight into his potential Alien movie, stating that Fox would “make it tomorrow” if he decided to go ahead with his plans for another instalment in the sci-fi franchise. Well, Cinemablend caught up with Blomkamp’s Chappie star Sigourney Weaver, and it seems she’s […]
Neill Blomkamp discusses his Alien movie, says “there’s a high degree of chance” that he’ll try to get it made
Last month, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) shared some concept art that he’d commissioned for an Alien film that he was quietly developing, which included shots of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and Hicks (Michael Biehn) – the latter of whom (rather disappointingly) never managed to make it to the opening scene of Alien 3 alive. Little […]
Three more joins Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones
With production underway on Marvel’s second Netflix series, Variety has revealed that three more names have signed on to appear in A.K.A. Jessica Jones, which is set to star Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad) in the title role. Accoriding to the site, “Eka Darville (The Originals) plays Malcolm, a neighbor of Jessica’s whose own journey will […]
Is Arrow set to become Green Arrow in season four?
Warning – there be spoilers ahead Since it first came to the airwaves, the Arrow showrunners have always said that the show is about Oliver Queen’s journey to becoming the infamous Green Arrow. Starting off as a brash teenager during his early days on the island, to returning to Starling City as the vigilante, to […]
Charlie Cox gives his thoughts on the Ben Affleck Daredevil movie; talks Daredevil’s powers
Yesterday we got a brief look at Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil ahead of the full trailer landing later on today. In an interview with the Scratch the Surface Podcast (via CBM), Charlie Cox (who will be playing the titular role) spoke out about the 2003 Daredevil movie starring Ben Affleck as well as how they […]
