Tag: Alien: Covenant
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Alien: Awakening – Is It Happening?
In 2012, Ridley Scott took the “Alien” franchise in a bold — and controversial — new direction. “Prometheus” may not have been a roaring success with the critics, but it nevertheless scored an impressive $400 million at the global box office. Five years later, Scott helmed “Alien: Covenant,” a less off-piste sequel that underperformed both…
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Ridley Scott Wishes He Chose To Make ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Instead Of ‘Alien: Covenant’
Though it wasn’t a massive hit at the box office, Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is often regarded as one of the best sci-fi films of the past decade. That’s saying a lot, especially when you consider Ridley Scott wasn’t behind the camera. Instead, while “Blade Runner 2049” was being developed, Scott was working on…
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Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over This Sequel
There’s no denying the influence Ridley Scott has had in blockbuster filmmaking. The director is behind some of the biggest franchises in the world, including Alien and Blade Runner. But Scott wishes he never had to choose between two of his biggest creations, as scheduling conflicts didn’t allow him to work on both franchises at…
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Ridley Scott Regrets Directing ‘Alien: Covenant’ Over ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel
Ridley Scott is reflecting on his decision to step down from directing the “Blade Runner” sequel due to a scheduling conflict with 2017’s “Alien: Covenant.”“I shouldn’t have had to make that decision,” Scott said in a recent Empire interview. “But I had to. I should have done ‘Blade Runner 2.’”After being attached to the project,…
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The ‘Alien’ Franchise Almost Went in a Very Different Direction
As the next few projects from the Alien franchise are currently in different stages of development, it’s time to look back at the last story set in this universe that premiered on the big screen. Alien: Covenant was released in theaters back in 2017, and the disappointing box office performance of the sequel caused the…
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Ridley Scott Went Low-Tech To Sell The Reality Of Raised By Wolves
The dystopian sci-fi series “Raised by Wolves” was a collaborative effort by series creator Aaron Guzikowski and executive producer Ridley Scott, and the latter was heavily involved in the process of creating the look and feel of the show. Exploring android-human relations is not new territory for Scott, as the director has etched detailed, futuristic…
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New Original ‘Alien’ Movie To Be Written & Directed By Fede Álvarez
The last “Alien” installment, “Alien: Covenant,” from director Ridley Scott did lackluster business at the global box office, and while there had been some comments from Scott about a third prequel film, he was developing, the filmmaker seems to have pivoted elsewhere in recent years. Maybe that’s for the best, as it looks like another…
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Colin Trevorrow On His Upcoming Atlantis Film: ‘It’s The Only Thing That Equals Dinosaurs For Me’
Fresh off finishing post-production on “Jurassic World: Dominion,” director Colin Trevorrow is preparing to take audiences on another (sort of) prehistoric sci-fi adventure in the form of a movie about Atlantis. Trevorrow will direct from a script penned by Dante Harper (“Alien: Covenant“), based on a story Trevorrow co-wrote with Matt Charman (“Bridge of Spies“).Most stories…
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Everything We Know About The Alien TV Show So Far
The last time “Alien” fans got a taste of some xenomorph goodness on screen was all the way back in 2017 with director Ridley Scott’s “Alien: Covenant.” The movie served as a sequel to the 2012 “Alien” prequel “Prometheus,” and was met with generally positive reviews despite underperforming at the box office. Now, the franchise is set…
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Neill Blomkamp No Longer Sure He’d Direct ‘Alien 5’ If Given the Chance: ‘It’s Completely Dead’
Every once in a while, concept art from Neill Blomkamp’s unmade “Alien 5” pops up online and sends fans of the space franchise into a tizzy. The “District 9” and “Demonic” filmmaker’s involvement with a proposed fifth “Alien” movie dates back over half a decade. Blomkamp intended to create a sequel to the original “Alien”…