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HDC Debates #6: Prometheus 2 OR Alien 5?
Before there was Prometheus or even the AvP duo, rumors were strong about James Cameron (writing) & Ridley Scott (directing) teaming up for the 5th iteration in the Alien series, effectively a conclusion to the whole Ripley-Alien saga. A script was ready for the tale, which would have skipped parts 3 and 4, and taken off right where 1986's Aliens left off, with Ripley, Hicks & Newt surviving to take up reins in Alien 5.
Instead, we had this fantastic idea scrapped off and Fox went ahead with AvP & AvP: Requiem, and destroyed everything. Then Scott came up with Prometheus, which again was a diversion of a proper Alien prequel story written by Jon Spaihts. Lots of rewrites and the Lindelof guy from Lost later, we know how that panned out. More than once, Weaver, Cameron and even Scott, have admitted that Ripley's tale deserves a satisfactory conclusion. But with the studio minting close to $400 million worldwide on Prometheus, a sequel was a definite. Latest news is that the sequel's release date has been pushed upwards to 2017. And back in June 2014, Weaver was again vocal about Ripley's tale, and for one more shot at the character. Some stuff which show more light on this: http://whatculture.com/film/10-reaso...ed-alien-5.php http://www.prometheus2-movie.com/news/2064 http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...theus-20140413 Personally, which one would you prefer? Or would you rather have the franchise come to a full stop? Have your say.
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Prometheus while enjoyable was a complete mess so I'm not really interested in a sequel. If Alien 5 were to skip parts 3 and 4 and feature Ripley as you said, I'd be interested especially as a conclusion.
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I prefer for Alien vs. Predator flicks.
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I'd prefer a Prometheus sequel rather than another Alien movie.
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Prometheus 2
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They should go for the both sequels.
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Prometheus seemed like either half a movie, or a missed opportunity. The film conjures the mystery of the origin of the Alien, the intentions of the creators, and going to their world to get the answer. When I realized Prometheus was not going to answer it's own questions, and not go to the alien world, I was very displeased with the film.
It would be a shame for there not to be a concluding Prometheus film. As for a new Alien film taking off where Aliens left off... there really isn't any continuing story. Aliens just retold the same Alien premise, except with a lot of action. The company wants the Alien creature for it's weapons division. Same premise for both. Prometheus is the only film adding to it. Still, if Scott and/or Cameron wrote/directed a new Alien film, especially with Weaver, I'd love to see it. I could care less about Newt and Hicks. But I'd like to see Bishop join Ripley. Too bad Paxton's character died; he was hilarious. Last edited by Sculpt; 08-20-2014 at 12:11 AM. |
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I was kinda pissed that Newt was killed off in Alien3.
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Neither.
Turns out Prometheus was first called Alien:Engineers and had decent script (it's online for those who like reading scripts). I was so surprised the original idea got rejected that I gave up all hope for another decent Alien related movie. Until Hollywood & Co get their act together, I won't expect much from remakes/reboots/spin-offs like this. Here's a short article on how they ruined the movie. http://www.cracked.com/article_20703...ost-great.html An while I'm at it. They did the same to Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection. Alien 3 was supposed to take place on Earth. Link to the cript and teaser trailer for the movie that never got made: http://www.cracked.com/article_19350...t-awesome.html |
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