It’s been a while since we’ve heard much about Blomkamp’s proposed movie, and now Scott himself confirms that it’s dead in an interview with Allocine (via CBR):
“There was never a screenplay, just an idea that evolved into a pitch of 10 pages…I was always just a producer, but it didn’t go any further because Fox decided that it didn’t want to do it.”
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Shame... his idea genuinely sounded more interesting to me than Scott's.
I'll sign the petition!I suspect once the fans become vocal about this idea not going forward to Fox they will change their minds.
Let's start a petition to get this off the ground.... If we make it clear to Fox we want the film they might relent
Shame, as Blomkamp's version sounded like it was going back to the roots and actually got me excited about Alien again. But oh well, at least it has a silver lining since he's now concentrating on a District 9 sequel!
I still haven't even seen Covenant yet, but my expectations are pretty low.Agreed. This would have been much more interesting than Alien Covenant was.
Shame, as Blomkamp's version sounded like it was going back to the roots and actually got me excited about Alien again. But oh well, at least it has a silver lining since he's now concentrating on a District 9 sequel!
Is he really working on district 10? (Assuming that's what it's called after they are moved on to the other camp)
Wonder if Christopher comes back?!
"With District 9, I plan on making another film in that world. To go back and work with WETA, and make the film would be cool, but anything that pre-exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we’re trying here."
So sounds like it might not be a direct sequel, but just another film that take takes place in the District 9 Universe.
InterestingLooks like Alien 5 will happen by director Fede Alvarez (EVIL DEAD 2013) for Hulu.