A:C sequel: when?

"but damn do I need an explanation for the Lope facehugger!"

I know what you mean. I'm still waiting for an explanation why the one in Alien died after it deposited its seed in Kane. :P

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@Kethol They are discussing why it died after staying for so little time

As of May 2017 they was in the process of writing, so i think they have the broad idea of where to go but are in the process of taking on-board how AC is reacted to.

RS had said they hoped to get Shooting done  within 14 Months of May, so i would assume they would want to commence Shooting Next Summer and so i think a March-June 2019 could be a good Guess to when they want to release the movie.

I have a Hunch they may try and get the Premier done for April 26th 2019 as a 40th Anniversary of Alien and on Alien Day ;)

Well we also saw TWO Hetrosexual people also suffer from a Face Hugger and Neomorph Spore infection...

The whole Lope Face Hugger was a bit daft, but we do not know if it stayed on a bit longer due to Cutting of the Scenes.

But alas the Speed of this infection was very odd, but with the others including Gestation of the Chest Buster, they was all needed as a Plot Device to happen faster due to time restraints of the Shooting/Run-time of the movie.

In Hindsight there should have been only ONE Xenomorph infection.

Daszowski:

Good question, I would prefer if they took their time. Things usually get worse when decisions are rushed. I am not even sure if it has had premiere world wide this far (meaning all the countries where Fox has decided that it shall be shown in movie theaters). After it has been shown in all countries and depending on how much it makes then they will probably decide about where to go next, that is what I would do if I was some sort of boss at Fox.

I disagree with Starlogger about the yearly installments, there is a risk that they will release too much Alien related things as they have done with Star Wars so people lose interest. For example I am a Star Wars fan but there are a lot of things that I simply don’t care for that much in that universe like the EU books, spin-off movies (I watched Rogue One, it was OK but not more than that, I give it a 2/5) so if they will release too much of Alien related movies I would probably react the same way. The more they release in a franchise the bigger the risk will be that these things suck, I prefer quality over quantity even though I can understand it when people have a big excitement about a franchise.

Joylitt has a point where he says that they will look for a stronger lead-role in the showdown with the Xeno. Daniels was alright and could be developed further as a character but she was too anonymous or what ever to say. They need a more interesting character for that although things can develop in a way that makes her a more interesting person (keep in mind how Ripley changed from Alien to Alien 3, or Leia in Star Wars to Return).

Yes it was strange that the Facehugger died after being attached to the face for so little time. That thing didn’t make sense, compare it to Alien and Kane. Did they think that through or can that be explained with the simple fact that this is earlier than Alien in the time-line so it will develop so it will take longer for people to get face-hugged in Alien (1979)?

I think RS has a vision he wants to stick too, but FOX will want to be careful after AC and how it performed... RS/FOX may indeed want to set up a Franchise where they can bring in another 4-6 movies... but the next movie will determine that.

They need to get it RIGHT... because if they invest big and have a $150M Budget they would be wanting to make back 3X their Budget... if it fails to break Even then i think that Spells the End of the Franchise for the next 10 years at least.

If they provide a smaller Budget like less than AC (taking into account Inflation) then there is a chance they cant really do the movie justice.... we could clearly see where a Tight Budget had Hurt Alien Covenant..

I'm of the camp that really enjoyed Prometheus and was really looking forward to seeing where the story would go and was really disappointed at the changes and that Shaw was no longer a part of that vision.

 I am enjoying the David AI aspect of all this and loved Alien Covenant greatly, so I am anxiously awaiting to see where this all goes.

 But please RS, lets not wait 5 years. While I really enjoyed AC, it was not worth a 5 year wait.

@RZA yes, please not 5 years...1-2, certainly no longer than that.

@Starlogger Yup! The huge gap of 5 years I think is another reason why people may have been disappointed with how AC turned out. 

We all waited so long and got nothing we expected I believe.

 I enjoy AC for what it is and for the questions and answers it has now left me with.

 While I do see the complaints and the missteps of some things in the movie, I thought it was really good nonetheless and the continuation of this story cannot get here soon enough!

@RZA totally agree with you.

I'm with everyone in regards to the 5 year gap, please 1-2 years.

I hope Ridley sticks to his guns with his vision and hopefully Fox will back him equally. You gotta spend money to make money guys!

Seriously, I wasn't a fan of Davids character in Prometheus. Not that I disliked him, just did nothing for me at the time.

Now that we've moved forward with the story I really love the development of Davids character as shown in AC.

That opening and just about all of Davids scenes really knock it out the park for me. David has become one of the most interesting characters in all of these movies.