Two days ago, 20th Century Fox announced the news that they've closed a deal on an as yet untitled Alien film with Blomkamp in the large Engineer's Pilot seat. This is good because all the disappointment I had after seeing Ridley Scott return to the series with Prometheus. It should also be noted this will not be tied to the Prometheus sequel with Ridley Scott has going with Fox.
Blomkamp has shown a wonderful talent for gritty science fiction with both District 9 and Elysium, then he may prove himself once again capable with the upcoming Chappie. It'll be great to see him tackling an official Alien film. This is a tremendous opportunity for him, and a great chance to really reinvigorate the franchise.
It is currently unclear whether Sigourney Weaver, the badass extraordinaire Ellen Ripley herself, will return. It is also unknown how they'd work in the previously deceased Corp. Dwayne Hicks (Michael Biehn) may return. There are plenty of ways around story problems, and if Blomkamp handles them well enough, we might be able to forget some of the lesser films in the series.
In any case, the images have sold me on this project.
Oddly, no images of Newt have surfaced, which I find a little bit curious indeed.
Source [ Variety ]
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