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Prometheus screenwriter on where Ridley Scott’s next Alien movie could go

June 9, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Although Alien: Covenant failed to set the box office alight – having grossed just $176.5 million following its release last month – it seems that Ridley Scott still has plans to further explore the universe, with the filmmaker suggesting he’s keen on “one or two” more instalments in the sci-fi series. Speaking to Collider, Prometheus screenwriter […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Prometheus

Why this character should have died in Alien: Covenant

June 6, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

SPOILERS ahead. If you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant, stop reading this column now. Actually, if you haven’t seen Alien: Covenant yet consider yourself fortunate… I don’t know if anything could have saved Alien: Covenant, the absolutely wretched latest attempt at reviving the very dead franchise from the foulest bowels of creative limbo. It was spawned […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant

Neill Blomkamp says his Alien 5 is “totally dead”

June 4, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Some bad news for anyone holding out hope that 20th Century Fox could resurrect Neill Blomkamp’s planned Alien 5, as the filmmaker has revealed to The Verge that the project is “totally dead”. “I think it’s totally dead, yes,” said Blomkamp. “That would be an accurate assumption at this point. It’s sad. I spent a long […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien 5, Neill Blomkamp, Ridley Scott

3 Reasons Why Alien: Covenant is the Best in the Franchise Since Aliens

May 20, 2017 by Samuel Brace

Samuel Brace argues that Alien: Covenant is the best instalment in the franchise since Aliens… Alien: Covenant has been called a return to form for Ridley Scott’s much famed Alien franchise after many were lukewarm on 2012’s Prometheus. This writer was actually quite fond of that film, and so was particularly pleased with how much […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Samuel Brace Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, Prometheus, Ridley Scott

Is the Alien franchise exhausted?

May 19, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras on whether the Alien franchise is exhausted… Is the reason almost every Alien movie since the original has been, at best, a mixed bag because the premise has been exhausted? I thought about this the other day as I watched a slew of Alien: Covenant reviews pour in. Like Prometheus, it seems to […]

Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, James Cameron, Prometheus, Ridley Scott

We Need To Talk About Ridley: The essential problem with the new Alien movie

May 18, 2017 by Sean Wilson

Is it best when Ridley Scott is tethered to a well-constructed source? On the basis of his new Alien movie, Sean Wilson thinks this could well be the case… There’s a lot to admire about Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott’s gore-strewn return to the sci-fi horror franchise he kickstarted back in 1979. As a piece of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Blade Runner, Michael Fassbender, Ridley Scott, The Martian

Dear David Fincher, Please Return to the Alien Franchise

May 16, 2017 by Henry Bevan

Henry Bevan with an open letter to David Fincher… Dear David, I’m going to jump right into it: you should consider lobbying to direct the next Alien movie, whatever it may be. Don’t stop reading! I know your last experience of the franchise on Alien 3 was a clusterfuck and you felt your career was being […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Henry Bevan, Movies Tagged With: Alien, Alien 3, Alien: Covenant, Aliens, David Fincher

Alien: Covenant blasts off with $42 million international opening

May 15, 2017 by Gary Collinson

20th Century Fox unleashed Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi horror Alien: Covenant in 34 international markets this past weekend ahead of its U.S. debut this coming Friday, with the film grossing $42 million across the Friday to Sunday period. The Prometheus sequel took top spot in 19 markets, but placed second overall at the international box office behind […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott to start production on Alien: Covenant sequel “within 14 months”

May 10, 2017 by Jordan Jones

It looks like Ridley Scott wasn’t kidding when he said that the Alien franchise is going to have at least four more installments, and it seems that the first sequel to the new sci-fi/ horror Alien: Covenant is going into production sooner than you may think. Very soon, in fact. Speaking to IGN UK, the director […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott

Exclusive Interview: Alien: Covenant star Michael Fassbender

May 10, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opens in the UK this Friday, and in the build up to the release Flickering Myth Thomas Harris was fortunate enough to speak to some of the cast about their roles in the hotly-anticipated sci-fi horror. Yesterday we brought you interviews with Katherine Waterston (Daniels), Danny McBride (Tennessee) and Billy Crudup […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Interviews, Movies, Thomas Harris Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Michael Fassbender

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