According to ridley scott, neill blomkamps alien sequel probably wont ever see the light of day. What with the avatar sequels and a villainous gig in marvels upcoming netflix series the defenders, sigourney weaver has a lot on her plate. Neill blomkamps alien project is dead hollywood reporter. The verge recently spoke with blomkamp by phone about how oats studios came to be, his take on the state of the film industry, and what really happened to his alien sequel. District 9 filmmaker neill blomkamp was working on the project, but fox put it on hold while ridley scott, director of the original 1979 alien, finishes his sequel to 2012s prometheus now. Neill blomkamps alien 5 is dead, but he might have sneakily made the movie anyway todays amazon finds. Director neill blomkamps potential alien 5 has been dead for awhile, but the star best associated with the franchise had some kind words to say about the abandoned project the film had never officially. After a few years as a visualeffects artist, and a director working in commercials and music videos, he caught the eye of lord of. The man who can save alien and halo neill blomkamp interview. Blomkamp shares more insights into his upcoming film. Theres a lot that fans already know about neill blomkamps alien movie. Neill blomkamp confirms next film is alien darth cinema. Even james camerons classic sequel aliens took the property in quite a different direction from the tight, focused horror of ridley scotts. The canceled alien 5 would have retconned the story and returned to the main heroes of 1986s aliens.
Its not entirely a shock, but plans for a neill blomkampdirected film in the alien franchise have been put on hold and possibly set aside entirely, and the district 9 director is moving on to. While much of the district 9 directors concept art for the film. The most famous example, arguably, is alive in joburg, a fake documentary about shunned alien visitors a premise which formed the debut for. Director neill blomkamp, sadly our most regular contributor to our best films never made series, was just about to head onto the press tour for chappie. Neill blomkamp took to twitter to announced that his untitled alien sequel, which would follow ridley scotts alien and james camerons aliens, has been put on hold, indefinitely. James cameron thinks neill blomkamps aliens sequel script. South african filmmaker neill blomkamp district 9 had a pitch for a sequel to aliens that would ignore the events of alien 3 which killed the surviving characters from the previous film and. Neill blomkamps alien 5 wouldve used practical creature. The concept behind alien 5 was something blomkamp developed on his own as a fan of. Blomkamp wanted the aliens to maintain both humane and barbaric features in the design of the creatures. Neill blomkamp releases new concept art for his pitched. How neill blomkamps aliens sequel can work consequence. Neill blomkamps alien 5 is dead, says ridley scott collider.
Neill blomkamp posted some more concept images from his. What ridley scott thinks about neill blomkamps alien idea. A couple of years ago, district 9 director neill blomkamp posted a number of images to his instagram feed of an alien film that he had been secretly working on. Neill blomkamp has been talking about wanting to make alien 5 for years, though he has also admitted that the project wont be coming together for nearly as long. Last month, district 9 director neill blomkamp launched his experimental short film project, oats studios, releasing an alien invasion film called rakka, and later, an alternatehistory vietnam war. Chappie director neill blomkamp conducted a podcast with empire magazine, revealing some exclusive details about his upcoming alien movie. Chappie director neill blomkamp takes total film through the science fiction that has influenced him, inspired him, and changed his life, from alien to blade runner and beyond. For those waiting patiently for updates on neill blomkamps alien movie, theres some good news and some bad news. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Neill blomkamps alien is coming cinefix now duration. Neill blomkamp talks alien subscribe to total film.
Johannesburg and fell for scifi early, notably alien and its sequel. In a joint interview in a topfloor suite at sonys midtown manhattan headquarters. The muchhyped alien 5 project by elysium director neill blomkamp is dead, according to ridley scott speaking to allocine while promoting alien. Later, in a climactic battle, resistance fighters shoot down an alien aircraft. Neill blomkamps alien 5 is never going to happen the alien. Director neill blomkamp breaks down his new scifi short rakka. Covenants path to theaters will always be remembered for the way it bulldozed through early plans for district 9 director neil blomkamp to helm alien 5, a direct sequel to. Alien 5 will probably get canceled says director neill. In 2017, director neill blomkamp of district 9 fame teased some concept art and ideas for a proposed alien 5 which ended up being canceled, but there were interesting story. Interview with elysium writerdirector neill blomkamp. He is a director and writer, known for district 9 2009, elysium 20 and chappie 2015.
Neill blomkamps alien sequel probably not happening. For a long time, the alien franchise never had a clear direction. Earlier this year, director neill blomkamp district 9, elysium sent a shockwave through the internet when he uploaded concept art for a prospective alien sequel he was. So, as it became clear that alien was collapsing, mark roybal, who was the executive, told me theres a book were looking at optioning, that he really thought that i should. The concept behind alien 5 was something blomkamp developed on his own as a fan of the series, but working with sigourney weaver on chappie gave him the push to develop it into a proper pitch. Back in early january, out of nowhere, district 9 director neill blomkamp posted previously unseen concept art for a new alien movie that hed been tossing around in his head. Covenant director has confirmed that blomkamps muchhyped sequel will not go ahead, saying there was never a. This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity. District 9 and chappie director neill blomkamp unveiled oats studios, his new. Neill blomkamp reveals concept art for abandoned alien. Neill blomkamp reveals concept art from abandoned alien film. Neill blomkamp and sigourney weaver confirm new film will.
Neill blomkamp was born on september 17, 1979 in johannesburg, south africa. Neill blomkamp on creating the horrific creature in his latest short. Neill blomkamp may be doing an alien movie after all, it. Last week, scifi horror fans rejoiced when neill blomkamp revealed that his alien passion project had received the green light. When concept art from an alien movie from district 9 director neill blomkamp showed up online recently, fans were intrigued, but confused. Covenant, director ridley scott was asked about the chances of neill blomkamp getting to make alien 5, which would be a direct sequel to aliens. He is a director and writer, known for district 9 2009. Cameron has, however, been privy to neill blomkamps script for a hypothetical aliens sequel, which would ignore and replace the events of alien 3, and he approves. Ridley scott throws cold water on neill blomkamps alien 5.
He released artwork from the project online, and the response proved so positive fox gave him the. Coming soon got a chance to sit down twice with district 9 director, neill blomkamp, both before at comiccon and after they had a chance to see the movie. Neill blomkamp planned to use practical, oldfashioned creature effects for his unmade sequel alien 5. In district 9, neill blomkamp explores apartheid through scifi. The district 9 and elysium director has now confirmed the film likely isnt happening. Neill blomkamp on why shooting chappie was a godawful experience, whether or not robots will one day destroy humanity, and why hes planning to give alien fans exactly what they want. Neill blomkamp confirms next film is alien youtube. Neill blomkamp celebrity profile check out the latest neill blomkamp photo gallery. Was this a project that had come and gone, with no one. Neill blomkamp reveals concept art for abandoned alien project. Sigourney weaver set to star in new addition to alien film from south african. Firsttime director neill blomkamp acknowledges that hes a lucky guy. Blomkamps alien 5 will bring ripleys story to an end.
Sigourney weaver reveals more details of neill blomkamps. Sigourney weaver praises neill blomkamps scrapped alien 5. What ridley scott thinks about neill blomkamps alien idea apr. The district 9 directors scrapped project was going to bring ripley, hicks, and newt back. Director neill blomkamp posted some gorgeous concept art to his instagram page yesterday of an alien project that he had been working on, but seems to have now abandoned. Before ridley scotts bloated attempt to reinvigorate the alien franchise through a trilogy of prequels, it looked like the lauded filmmaker was on the verge of passing the torch to south african. Sharlto copley, left, star of district 9, with neill blomkamp, director of the film.
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