Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Shia LaBeouf is watching all of his movies in a row” They say you have to suffer for your art. That would explain why Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is in the line up. Speaking of fundamental story problems… “J.J. Abrams […]
Ridley Scott says Alien: Paradise Lost in now titled Alien: Covenant
First he changed the title to Alien: Paradise Lost, and now Ridley Scott has announced that his upcoming follow-up to Prometheus has undergone another change of name, and will now be called Alien: Covenant. Speaking about how The Martian came about, Scott said that: “I was going to be doing what will be called Alien: […]
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 […]
Damon Lindelof explains why he changed Prometheus from a direct prequel to Alien
As Ridley Scott puts the finishing touches to his script for the upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Paradise Lost, bringing the franchise closer in line to the Alien franchise, screenwriter Damon Lindelof has been speaking to THR about how he went about doing the opposite on first movie – rewriting Jon Spaihts’ script Alien Zero to make Prometheus […]
Ridley Scott talks Prometheus 2
Following the release of his new film The Martian, Ridley Scott is set for an instant return to the sci-fi genre as production gets underway early next year on the follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus. Speaking to Deadline at the Toronto International Film Festival, the British filmmaker has revealed that filming on Prometheus 2 will likely […]
Prometheus 2 to start shooting in January
According to a report in Total Film (via SciFied), cameras are set to roll on the follow-up to 2012’s Prometheus next year, with director Ridley Scott gearing up to start production on Prometheus 2 in January. Plot details for the sequel are being kept tightly under wraps, although we do know that Noomi Rapace and […]
Ridley Scott has plans for three more Prometheus movies
As he gears up to start shooting Prometheus 2 early next year, director Ridley Scott has revealed that we could potentially see a third and fourth instalment in the sci-fi series. Asked by FilmFutter about the possibility of the Xenomorph from Alien showing up the Prometheus franchise, the British filmmaker responded: “Yes, but it won’t […]
Ridley Scott to “reintroduce a fresher form of alien” in Prometheus 2
Back in September, Ridley Scott ruled out the possibility of the Xenomorph making an appearance in Prometheus 2, and now the filmmaker has been speaking a little more about the sci-fi sequel, stating that he intends on reintroducing “a fresher form of alien.” [Prometheus 2] is fresh and getting away from gods and dragons and […]
Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs
Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant. With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]
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 […]
