Ridley Scott’s Alien 2
Ati
MemberPraetorianMay 31, 20175325 Views18 RepliesNot long after Alien’s theatrical run, details for a movie sequel emerged in the press:
The Alien, merely stunned by its close encounter with the shuttle engines, manages to survive outside the craft and reaches civilisation along with Ripley.
A second expedition to the planetoid is stranded there and, weathering a storm within the derelict and their own ship, its members deal with a group of Aliens, climaxed by the appearance to whose race the Space Jockey belongs.
A prequel, rather than a sequel, telling the tale of the Space Jockey and ending where Alien begins, with the arrival of the Nostromo crew.
The planetoid of the Alien explodes, sending Alien eggs to Earth where a whole flock of the monsters run rampant.
“It certainly should explain what the Alien is and where it comes from,” he (Scott) told Omni’s Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies in 1984. “That will be tough because it will require dealing with other planets, worlds, civilisations. Because obviously the Alien did come from some sort of civilisation. The Alien was presented, really, as one of the last survivors of Mars – a planet named after the god of war. The Alien may be one of the last descendants of some long-lost self-destructed group of beings.”
But despite all of Ridley’s theorising and the commercial and cultural success of the original, the sequel did not appear. The reason for this is perplexing but simple: Twentieth Century Fox did not want it. Alan Ladd Jnr., the head of Fox who had heralded both Star Wars and Alien (and affectionately called ‘Laddy’ by Ridley Scott and co.) left the company in 1979 to found his own production firm, The Ladd Company, whom most will recognise as the producers of another science-fiction classic, Blade Runner. Ladd’s replacement was Norman Levy, who, according to Giler, opposed the very notion of an Alien II.
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Would you like to see Scott’s Alien 2 in the future?
Great find Ati. The fact that Scott wanted to do a prequel is something I have cited in the past. I know there are articles out there somewhere where Scott had discussed doing a prequel at the time Alien 3 came out. Scott's vision for Alien 2 is something I always wanted to see. When Prometheus came along, I was hoping it would take that path. I think the prequel idea has always been on the cards, but no one has been allowed to touch it except Scott.
@ Ati Given Scott’s current plans with the franchise and the number of movies he thinks he could do, part of me wonders if this is the real reason why Blomkamp’s vision has been parked. A third movie that backs into Alien and then a sequel to Alien would then give four movies. Five in total if you include Alien itself. Prior to Prometheus I remember Scott saying he was originally aiming at a trilogy that backed into Alien.
Thinking about the numbering system, If Scott were to do three prequels to Alien and then one after Alien then the last one would be Alien 5. That could come before Aliens, which would make Blomkamp’s idea Alien 7. Having two Alien 5’s could make things interesting.
I must admit the flying egg idea is bad, but if Ridley is going down the war route, I would love to see a load of colonial marines caught out in the open by flying Xeno's. That may sound a bit too Starship Trooperish, but flying Xeno's would be different for a movie.
@ Joylitt I think Scott has been using the franchise as part of a VR test bed, particulalry with the viral ads. I think there will be another movie, but then again anythings possible. The money markets have changed a hell of a lot since Prometheus and so has the way people view movies. I think the Hollywood opener night argument for measuring success is coming to the end of an era. As for Ridley looking at a business legacy, I think if he was to pass it on it would be to Luke Scott who has been groomed by Ridley imo to carry the torch. Here's something to take a look at if you have'nt already.
Loom by Ridley and Luke Scott
