On the Internet, no one can hear me scream...
According to Dark Horizons, Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron advised the BBC that he may indeed helm a potential Alien 5 (a separate project from the upcoming Alien vs. Predator film). "We're looking at doing another one," reveals Cameron, who also helmed the 1986 smash Aliens. "Something similiar to what we did with Aliens. A bunch of great characters, and of course Sigourney [Weaver]. I've even discussed the possibility of putting him [Arnold Schwarzenegger] into the Alien movie." [...]
By the way, Cameron "couldn't stand Alien 3 – how they could just go in there and kill off all these great characters we introduced in Aliens, and the correlation between mother and daughter. It stunk, but hopefully I'll get a chance to rectify all that [with Alien 5]."
Yes, it must suck when someone else takes over a franchise you didn't originate and cancels out all your additions to the original story. How is Cameron planning on rectifying the situation, do you think? By having Ripley come out of suspended animation and discover to her relief that the previous two films in the franchise were just a bad dream?
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Article comments
1 - fr1881
There exists a script of Alien 5 : known as "Alienfive, the earthcoming". Ask to the Fox details about this, you will be surprised...
2 - Ethan
i REALLY hope yall make an alien 5 but it can't suck as much as alien 3 "you have to use weapons to kill off the aliens" not liquid lead sorry but that was dumb but you will definitely get my money if you make it as good as the 1st and 2nd, but as sigourney weaver said it you can't make the movie located on earth
3 - jadester
i was under the impression that the Aliens novel came before the film, so I always thought it (roughly) followed the story, just like the first one. And with Alien 3, i was under the impression that the continuation series of novels (and comics) in which the aliens reach earth, etc. had already begun, but they didn't do that with the film due to "budget limitations".
Anyway, i'd guess from the title (if that is correct) that the fifth film will pick up where the second let off, following more closely what happens in the novels and comics, which at least for that particular arc (the aliens reaching earth) is rather cool.
I just hope they don't have Arnie in it. Please, God, no.
4 - Dave Nalle
>>i was under the impression that the Aliens novel came before the film, so I always thought it (roughly) followed the story, just like the first one. <<
Actually, the original movie was ripped off without credit or payment from a book by F. Paul Wilson called The Keep - also made into a movie under that original name. All they did was change the names of the characters and move the setting from WW2 Eastern Europe to space. Wilson successfully sued and got a settlement in the 6-figure range.
Dave
5 - nick
I love the Alien movies!!! I think Alien5 Will be a good movie.
6 - manuel
make alien 5 forget avp kill those french directors and put james cameron back viva alien 5
7 - M Bittered
"Actually, the original movie was ripped off without credit or payment from a book by F. Paul Wilson called The Keep - also made into a movie under that original name. All they did was change the names of the characters and move the setting from WW2 Eastern Europe to space. Wilson successfully sued and got a settlement in the 6-figure range."
I don't know why I'm bothering to reply to a three year old post, but this contains not one grain of truth.
Every now and then you have to stamp on this kind of bullshit, lest it get out and breed.
8 - burty
well now its another 2 years on and hey,what the fuck,we got predators finally coming out and ridley scott confirmed to direct and produce alien 5,happy days!