This Pessimist Thinks Prometheus 2 Won't Happen

"What the film was supposed to be." It was supposed to be profitable. And it was, significantly. Not everything has to put up [i]Iron Man 3[/i] or [i]Avatar[/i] or [i]The Avengers[/i] numbers to get continuations. The studio has already said they're up for it... they've hired a writer and are looking for talent. The only question really at this point is how long it will take and if Ridley will still be able to do it.

in fact I think that's one of the big questions here...Ridley Scott will be directing the sequel? or we only see him in charge of the production? The lapse of time between Alien and Aliens is seven years. Now, I don't think that in this case the wait will be as long, but the sequel is a fact, what is uncertain is the direction of the project, and obviously I hope I'm wrong.

With all this discussion about $400M and whether that is or is not enough to warrant a sequel, I submit a query... Who says Fox Studios was expecting to make more on a R-rated sci-fi film? I haven't heard anything from Fox stating that $400M was not good. The last I heard was the studio was moving forward with Scott and writers on a sequel and some casting research was being done. Okay, so they can change their mind and scrap it all, but I haven't heard anything from the studio or anyone else officially involved state that it's being scrapped. Until "official" news comes out stating it's not happening, I expect they're moving forward as they last indicated. At what pace, I have no idea.

We are going by what the film industry says about other projects and general stuff. Plus I work in the industry so I get to see allot of stuff personally. And 400M for a film of this magnitude is only just past enough for warranting a part 2. I am not saying its not on - just saying its only just still on and in the balances. Allot of people went to see this because of alien - now I really don't think as many will go because of Prometheus but fingers crossed its an amazing part and the boat gets steadied and part 3 comes as well! 30 years in the waiting finally a follow up to alien from one of the best directors in history - beaten in the box office by 163 million by the smurfs! Nuff said!