Last year, it was announced that District 9 director Neill Blomkamp would be relaunching the Alien franchise with a fifth instalment that would see Sigourney Weaver back as Ripley – and potentially alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. The project really seemed to be picking up steam, until Ridley Scott decided to bring […]
Michael Biehn talks Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5
Back at the start of the year, it was announced that Neill Blomkamp (Chappie) would be directing a fifth instalment of the Alien franchise, which would see the return of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley, along with Corporal Hicks, who was played by Michael Biehn in 1986’s Aliens. However, last month it was revealed that Fox has […]
Neill Blomkamp to direct sci-fi The Gone World
With Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost, Deadline is reporting that director Neill Blomkamp is in talks to direct an adaptation of Thomas Sweterlitsch’s upcoming sci-fi novel The Gone World, which has been optioned by 20th Century Fox. Several studios were said to be interested in the rights […]
Paradise Lost: The Already Troubled Production History of Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5
With Alien 5 being put “on hold”, Luke Owen looks back at the movie’s brief troubled production… “The way Fox dealt with me was not cool,” Neill Blomkamp recalls of his time on the unproduced Halo movie. “Right from the beginning, when Mary [Parent] hired me up until the end when it collapsed, they treated me […]
Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 now on indefinite hold due to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost
The Internet was abuzz last year when it was announced that District 9 and Chappie director Neill Blomkamp was working with 20th Century Fox on a new sequel to Alien starring Sigourney Weaver and Micheal Biehn, but it now looks like that movie is in trouble. Following the announcement that Ridley Scott was making three sequels […]
Ridley Scott talks Alien: Paradise Lost and Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5
Since revealing that Prometheus 2 is now going by the title of Alien: Paradise Lost, director Ridley Scott can’t seem to stop talking about his latest foray into the world he created back in 1978. Having stated that he plans to direct three Prometheus sequels, he’s not been speaking to Empire about Paradise Lost and […]
Prometheus 2 could push Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 back; Michael Biehn not officially cast
With the announcement of Prometheus 2 finally heading into development, sources have told Bloody-Disgusting that it could have an impact on Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5. “Alien 5 is still very much in the works, as Fox remains hot on the idea,” the source claims. “Blomkamp continues to work on the script (only an outline existed previously) […]
10 filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder
In the wake of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four, Matthew Lee looks at ten filmmakers who went from Indie Darling to Big Budget Blunder… Josh Trank’s debut, Chronicle, was a surprise hit of 2012. The film fused the found-footage genre with superhero tropes to create a coming-of-age story that was both fresh and exciting. Trank’s ability […]
Bill Paxton on Neill Blomkamp’s Alien: “If you’re going to bring Hicks back, you’ve got to have Hudson”
With Michael Biehn’s Corporal Hicks expected to return to the Alien franchise alongside Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley in Neill Blomkamp’s upcoming fifth instalment of the sci-fi series, Entertainment Weekly took the opportunity to ask Bill Paxton if he’d have any interest in reprising the role of Hicks’ fellow Colonial Marine, Private Hudson. “That’s the first I’ve […]
Rian Johnson, Neill Blomkamp and The Russos: Young Directors Selling Out
The Across the Pondcast returns once again for another episode! On today’s episode, Anghus Houvouras and Rohan Morbey sit down to talk about the latest trend in Hollywood – young indie filmmakers who move up to the studio system without much time to grow. Is it a good thing, is it a bad thing? Are […]
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