Potential Sequel Directors

if not Ridley Scott himself, then PLEASE Chris Cunningham

Del Toro is already bummed about the similarities between Prometheus and Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness, (an adaptation he wished/wishes to make someday), I doubt he would have anything to do with a sequel. I keep seeing Cunningham thrown around regarding this topic and, though he may have some interesting original work up, it would be a terrible idea to have a man whose never directed a feature film direct a sequel to Ridley's space epic...

@ Sigismundo Thats why he'd be an intersting choice. He would keep its themes dark and entertaining. You're probably right tho. Maybe Chris Nolan? It would have to be someone with big budget experience.

@KingME Del Toro actually was attached to direct The Hobbit with Peter Jackson only on as EP, but it got delayed for so long Del Toro didn't want to keep putting off Pacific Rim. So maybe he would be interested now that I think of that, I don't know... I've always wondered how Nolan would handle horror. My only problem with him as a director is the majority of characters in all his films are mainly exposition characters.

James Cameron lol

If the article is that recent, can you link to it? I get the impression Scott has regained some momentum in what he feels he has to say in this Universe so I'd imagine he'd want to hang on to a [the] sequel - but he seems to have quite a few films he's attached to over the next few years, so I wonder... If not Scott....maybe Neill Blomkamp.

@ EndOfMankind Nah he'll be too busy making Titanic 2: underwater adventure

Ridley should see the Prometheus films through. That is if Fox decides to carry on with sequels. Chris Cunningham is an amazing visual artist but if he were left to make a sequel to Prometheus we'd get something similar to Alien Resurrection. And nobody wants to see another one of those.

Alejandro Jodorowsky. Ok seriously, no sequels.

Forgive me if I'm wrong but I thought I'd read Ridely himself in numerous interviews state that if it does good enough at the BO to garner a sequel that he's totally on board. It could just be lip service but with his relationship with Fox I really doubt it. I really think it's all about how much $$ it makes and how much Fox and the other financing partner(s) would be willing to put up to allow RS to EXPAND on the first film and take it further. I really don't want to think about anyone else directing it. Not that I wouldn't want them to make one even if RS wasn't on board. I would just much rather see him do it. If it was handed over to someone else I would still want RS HIGHLY involved. Especially if it's an up-and-coming director.

@Deckard_B26354 Didnt know that. allinamberclad has a good point tho. RS is attached to alot of future projects, and with his age he'll probably be more selective of his movies. How could he not do Prometheus 2 tho after the first one rakes in the dough? Fox will be throwing $ at him

True. He really acts like and stated he's had a great time doing this film and that it has been invigorated by working in the sci-fi genre again. As far as I know he's attached to The Couselor and Blade Runner. Throw Prometheus in there and 3 films aint bad. If Prometheus is as good as they say and we all expect, those 3 films would be a great way to go out.

The Coen Brothers.

@Deckard_B26354 He's also got, "The Forever War", brewing - and I'm sure I read something else on top of that, but I can't remember: anyway, that's 3 you could say, "for certain" - [i]plus[/i] any Prometheus follow-up....I guess it's all good but it seems an heroic work-rate, to me - apparently he's straight into filming, "The Counsellor", like a rebel without a pause, before, "Prometheus", has even done a months business... We are going to be spoilt with Ridley Scott products this decade.

i think in hindsight after seeing how Alien developed, i think Ridley is dispointed by some aspects and maybe regrets not being able to had taken the story on himself and devoloped the franchise. I am sure he may have had some interesting plots and evolution to how he would have persued the Xeno had he done Aliens etc... He never did though.... so Prometheus is his new Baby, where he can create a simular organism and then explore ideas of how he would want it to evolve and expand and also other aspects of the Universe that was not the main aspect of the Orginal Franchise which was basically Xenos vs Ripley. So i think any sequel he would not wait around a long time to do, and he would be at the helm.... as for who works on it with him, would depend how this movie goes down and maybe how Alien fans react and thats if he really cares about changing things to suit them.

Judd Apatow's "40 Year old Xeno."

Ridley Scott or no one else! Look @ what happened to Alien... Movies almost completely lacking in story. Only thing we got in the end that was good, was RIpley's rather awesome character development. Alien=Good introduction to the world,and to the creature. Aliens=Actually went somewhere, and the story tried to progress. But nothing more deep than the revelation that WY are freaks. But, at least it tried, right? It was a step in the right direction. Alien 3: Complete waste of time. Resurrection: Pros: Ripley, the Dad from Night at the Roxbury (death scene made me chuckle) Cons: The rest of the movie.

@ shardy as much as i'd like Chris Cunningham to do it, he'd never work with Fox in a million years, he likes total control of his art.

Like others have said - RIDLEY SCOTT OR NO SEQUEL! I know James Cameron did okay job with Aliens BUT I would hate to see anyone else touch a creation like Alien and Prometheus then only Ridley Scott. You get some other bullshit Director that thinks he can do it and messes it up and does not stick to the original ideas - RIDLEY NO ONE ELSE!

Ridley Scott has never done a sequel and i doubt that he will break "his rule" this time specially because he has a full agenda to work in the next years, so if FOX decide for a sequel im afraid that Cameron will be on the top of the list. My preferences, besides Ridley Scott, would be Neill Blomkamp or Duncan Jones.

Was asked this question in another thread and finally felt comfortable answering. Here's my post from that thread... [i]" That's a good question and while I've tried to avoid it I think I feel comfortable giving an answer now. I don't really have just one that stands tall above the rest. I suppose my first choice would probably be Nicholas Winding Refn. I'd LOVE to see Refn take a crack as sci-fi. When you look at Vallhala Rising you really see how great he is at being able to be quiet and take his time. Much like Scott did in Alien but Refn takes it to another level. You see it in Drive as well and in sequences in Drive the pace goes from slow to frantic with gorgeous precision. I've never seen a director build tension at a slow pace as well as him. Maybe Scott and say Polanski come close but no cigar. I'd love to see his take on Prometheus. And unlike Cunningham he's proven he can make great featrure films. After this point they are in no particular order. I've heard people say Croneberg and I wouldn't mind seeing that. People seem to think he's the same director he used to be but he's really not. He's made some great stuff like A Dangerous Method. That is a seriously fan-freaking-tastic film. I can't get over how good it is. And while he's moved away from the sci-fi/horror realm I think a mixture of his old work with his new work would be a sight to see. I think what he would do would more than upset Alien fans though. If you think Scott took this in an upsetting direction you'd freak to see what Cronenbrg would do. An obvious choice is Duncan Jones and I think he deserves a big film. What he did with Moon was the perfect blen of paying homage and taking it a step further. He's got a great eye, likes practical FX and like Scott and Refn is a master at the slow pace. I'd like the film to have a slow pace and then break into a frantic pace which Refn can definitely do but I'm not so sure about Jones. That's very tricky to pull off . I'm not positive he could pull something like that off but I'm confident he could. One I'd love to see but it'll never happen is Fincher. I'd love to see what he'd do in this universe without a thousand cooks in the kitchen and a script that isn't being changed every 5 minutes. We all know pigs will fly first. While I will like to see Cunningham's first crack at a feature and sci-fi, I would definitely not like to see his first effort be the Prometheus sequel. For one, he's unproven and what I find even more disturbing is what happened the last time Fox and these producers, in this universe gave over the reigns-albiet not even halfway-to a first time director. While I like Alien 3 a little and don't find it a complete failure, it was a disaster of a production and should have been so much more. If Fox and Brandywine were to do it again I think history would repeat itself as far as no control for the first time director. And as we've seen Cunningham has turned down projects which didn't give him enough control. One off the wall pick of mine would be Brad Anderson. While I don't really care for all his work I think The Machinist is a classic which showed a world of potential. But he's a really off the wall pick and I'd be too scared if it were him. I think it would be too big for him. The reason I threw him in the mix is because I'd feel more comfortable with him than Cunningham simply because he's made a great film and a few decent films. Another obviousy/cliche pick would be Neill Blomkamp. While he's an obvious/ cliche pick I think he could get it done. With most of these directors I would definitely want Scott right behind them spelling out his vision but also letting them breath. Even with the other few that are definitely capable I would still want Scott with them putting in his 2 cents. One way or another Scott would have an influence. I think I'd like to see someone younger and not as experienced as say Cronenberg do it with a lot of Scott's imput rather than a legendary director with less Scott imput. There are more and I might go into some later."[/i]