Harrison Abbott on movie trailers and spoilers… Has it ever occurred to you that a sizeable portion of modern movie trailers are almost deliberately calibrated to ruin their respective films? Sure it has! You’re a vaguely cognisant person with at least a few remaining brain cells. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to read (Disclaimer: if […]
Alien: Covenant star doesn’t know if a sequel will happen
The lead actress in Alien: Covenant has said that she has “no idea” if a sequel will happen. Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise is in an uncertain spot right now. Alien: Covenant didn’t perform as expected at the box office, leading to reports that the franchise might not be moving forward at all. Scott has talked […]
Ridley Scott is game to make future Alien films for Disney: “It’s crazy not to do something with it”
Director Ridley Scott wants to make more films in the Aliens franchise, regardless of the fact that Disney has made a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox. Speaking to Digital Spy, the Alien: Covenant director had this to say: “It looks to me that the Fox deal is certainly going to go ahead with Disney, […]
A Year To Forget: Will Greatness Elude Michael Fassbender?
Tom Jolliffe on a year to forget for Michael Fassbender, which leaves him at a potential career crossroads… For years, Michael Fassbender proved a live-wire. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles. Whether it was Hunger or Shame, he bared everything (in every sense of […]
The Worst Movie Action Scenes of 2017
Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action scenes of 2017… In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt – In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails. Likewise, in the absence of competence, asinine garbage will invariably triumph. Which means that for all the recent advancements in cinematic technique and film-making technology, you can always count on some hack to […]
Ridley Scott says Alien sequels will “drift away from the alien stuff”
After taking the franchise back to its xenomorph roots with Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has now revealed to Entertainment Weekly that – as he attempted to do with Prometheus, to mixed results – that his planned sequels will “drift away from the alien stuff.” “We are [going to make another], we are,” said Scott, who […]
The Year in Disappointment: 2017
Anghus Houvouras with the year in disappointment… Normally this column is a vapid deep dive into the dumpster fire of pop culture confections unable to deliver on lofty expectations. This year feels different. There’s been a tangible shift in the polarity of the entertainment industry. Columnists like myself are no stranger to the concept of […]
Ridley Scott casts doubt on the future of the Alien franchise
In light of the perceived failure of Alien: Covenant, and the polarising nature of Prometheus, Ridley Scott has been speaking at a Hollywood Reporter Roundtable about the future of the Alien franchise. Speaking about his decision to pursue directorial duties on Alien: Covenant over the arguably more successful Blade Runner 2049, Scott said “It was […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 27 – Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Covenant, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Carmen Ejogo, Demian Bichir, Jussie Smollet, Cassie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby, Uli Latukefu and Tess Haubrich. SYNOPSIS: The crew of the colonisation ship Covenant receives a mysterious distress signal leading them to land on […]
Ridley Scott teases his plans for the next Alien movie
Although 20th Century Fox is said to be “reassessing” the future of the Alien franchise following less-than-expected box office takings for this year’s Alien: Covenant, but director Ridley Scott seems confident that we’ll get at least one more instalment, and has even been teasing the storyline in an interview with Empire. “I think the evolution […]