July 02, 2012@Shambhala...
[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 that's very tricky. 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 these producers, in this universe give 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 the 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]
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