Anyone Else Just Not Give a Rip About Blomkamp's Alien 5?

yeah I didn't like the idea of his Alien 2.5 script. just going backwards and getting messy. Ridley Scott knows what he wants to do and Im happy to follow that. Every day we are seeing and hearing great news about where he is taking Covenant and Awakening, and he's already said he open to more than just 3 prequels!!!

I think it has been too long. I was amped back when the news dropped but now I would rather move on.

Yeah same dk. There's been too much will-they-or-wont-they. and now we've all lost interest in it.

In Ridley we trust.

IRaptus- as a gamer, it also reminded me a bit of the Half Life 3 mystery. Everyone was in a fevered pitch for about a decade and now no one GAF- I don't even look anymore.

hahah good parallels. Yeah I remember after both Half-life 2 and resurrection there was talk and hype straight away about their sequels...... 

James Cameron risks doing that with his Avatar films. Longest active production time for a sequel in history. 

I have never seen Avatar and just haven't felt an inkling to. What was it 2003 when it came out lol?

Ripley is done, her arc is over. Also, WAY too much time has passed, and age is a factor. It would be absolute stupidity to try ALIENS 2.5 or whatever it was they were tossing about.

Like you guys, I prefer new people, new storylines, as part of the Overall Arc.

The title of the franchise is ALIEN, not 'RIPLEY'. ;)

It would be interesting to see the Alien and Blade Runner movies to merge somehow. RS said they were in the same universe if memory serves. There would be a lot of potential to explore androids and the human condition.

I'm pretty sure Ridley has even stated before that he sees the main character of his film as the Alien itself. I don't think he gives a rip (pun intended) about Ripley's  character anymore 

I've a feeling AC is going to do big business at the box office, which kind of hammers another nail into the coffin of Alien 5.

Blomkamp's stock is quite low at the moment, so he probably likes being mentioned in connection to an Alien movie, keeps him somewhat relevant.

Ridley Scott should be the navigator of this series of movies, as he started it all and is taking the whole thing into exciting new areas.

dk

While there's been no Definitive Absolute statement that both are in the same universe, there are points to consider, so maybe R. Scott MIGHT yet bridge them.

The Beautiful & Disturbing ‘Shared Universes’ of Blade Runner and Alien

" Actually... if you want to truly make the connection, then yes. Here's the deal: Prometheus is in the same universe as Alien, and on the special features of the DVD FOR Prometheus, there's a thing where you can read Peter Weyland's journal. In that journal, he mentions Tyrell, who made the replicants. Now, are special features canon? Eh, up to you. But there is definitely a connection. And that connection is Weyland making androids and thinking Tyrell's replicants aren't going to pan out (which they don't). "

" Yes, but i think the vision for the universe splits when Cameron does his take on it.

Alien + BR + Prometheus + Alien Isolation = Ridley's vision

Alien + Aliens + Darkhorse spin offs = Jim's vision "

Bingo, because "Aliens" didn't really happen in the "real" canon under Ridley, so the story is moot.

@dk save yourself the trouble and misery. Similar to "Aliens", "Avatar" is an overblown bunch of pretentious Hollywood schlock. The sequel will be worse. Those creatures look horrible, and the story is just ridiculous.

Thanks BWW! I will not hold my breath but will be on board if it happens- by then I might be in a Long Term Care center eating mush and prune juice and Rs' son will be directing.

I was really excited at first, mostly because I'm absolute trash for Ripley/Hicks' possible romance. But as stated above several times, too much time has passed, and the prequels have just become more intriguing. Alien 5 would feel like going back in time, and the passing years haven't been doing Sigourney any favors in the rebooting Ripley department. (Lets not forget Michael Biehn's age either.) However if the film truly did ever happen I would definitely go see it, but the initial excitment has dissipated entirely. 

Was intrigued when I heard Ridley would produce, but wasn't that excited. Felt it was risky territory to a degree.

At this point I hope it isn't made. Now that we see the kind of depth and elegance Ridley is attempting to go for with AC, it seems ridiculous.

I think many of us were feeling starved 4 years after Prometheus with little to feed us. Now that we've had some new stuff to munch on, I feel everyone is thinking a little more clearly about the Blomkamp project. I will still watch it if it's made, but I don't have high expectations.

Starlogger

You said it, and summed it up pretty well. AVATAR had so much potential, but was scarred with Cameron's pretentious, egomaniacal fingerprints.

dk

Yw :) LOL yeah, AVATAR and it's sequel release dates...I'm waiting to hear that 'Oh, wait, we'll seriously, for reals, this time we mean it be releasing the first sequel in 2020' :D

HappyXeno

Yeppers, agree with all your points, the Time factor and Age issues make it untenable.

Sorry BWW- I meant that I was not holding out for the Alien and BR universes would somehow meet up. For Avatar- I couldn't care less.

Guys - I need to throw this out there.  The whole Weyland Journal referring to Tyrell was just an Easter Egg.

I really do think that Ridley needs to be asked that question, tho.

Oh and as far as Alien 5 yeah I would love to see it go into production and done properly.  A side story with Hicks, Newt and Ripley still alive after Aliens.  Hell yeah.