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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 19, 2015 8:54:58 GMT -6
deadline.com/2015/02/alien-neil-blomkamp-directing-fox-movie-1201376439/Ridley Scott To Produce New ‘Aliens’ Pic; Neill Blomkamp To Direct For Fox Chappie helmer Neill Blomkamp’s next movie will be an Aliens film for 20th Century Fox. Sources say Ridley Scott’s Scott Free will produce the pic, which Blomkamp will direct. He will develop a script that is set after the Prometheus 2 story. Scott, who helmed the original Alien for Fox in 1979, is also set to direct and produce the Prometheus sequel. Sources add that there is no script for Prometheus 2 or the new Aliens film. Blomkamp, who also co-wrote and helmed Elysium and District 9, used an Instagram post to confirm the project he had talked about online in recent months: http://instagram.com/p/zQwEQ0qhBq
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Feb 28, 2015 20:33:19 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/new-alien-wont-undo-alien-3%E2%80%B2-or-resurrection-director-neill-blomkamp-says-1201443899/New ‘Alien’ Won’t Undo ‘Alien 3′ or ‘Resurrection,’ Director Neill Blomkamp Says Director Neill Blomkamp is setting the record straight that his upcoming “Alien” sequel won’t “undo” the events of “Alien 3” or “Alien: Resurrection.” It appears as though the new movie will take place before the sequels, serving as a bridge between the first two films, “Alien” and “Aliens.” “My favorites are the first two movies, so I want to make a film that’s connected to ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens,’” he told AlloCine. “That’s my goal. I’m not trying to undo ‘Alien 3’ or ‘Alien: Resurrection’; I just want it to be connected to Alien ‘1’ and ‘2.’” The untitled 20th Century Fox sci-fi project is separate from “Prometheus 2,” which Fox is still making with Ridley Scott. “Alien” star Sigourney Weaver said she’s always been interested in giving her classic character, Ellen Ripley, a proper ending. “I think we left a series that’s quite beloved just sort of literally hanging in the air,” Weaver told AlloCine. “I didn’t like the way it was going. I think it’s hard to manufacture a good story just because they want to make another one. I guess I always wanted to complete this story, and it wasn’t really ’til Neill and I started talking that I thought, ‘This is why we’ve waited however many years it’s been.’” Blomkamp’s latest film, “Chappie,” opens on Friday.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 6, 2015 11:11:45 GMT -6
variety.com/2015/film/news/sigourney-weaver-neill-blomkamp-alien-sequel-film-1201446877/Sigourney Weaver Promises Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien’ Film Will ‘Break New Ground’ Sigourney Weaver promises that the “Alien” franchise is in good hands with “District 9″ director Neill Blomkamp, and she’s looking forward to returning to her signature role of Ellen Ripley in a new installment in the science-fiction series. “I can’t think of a better director,” Weaver told Variety at the New York City premiere of Blomkamp’s latest film, “Chappie.” “He’s a real fan. I think he’ll be true to the world and take it in unexpected directions. It’s got a lot of sinew in it. It will certainly stand up to the others and probably break a lot of new ground as well.” Weaver appears as a ruthless weapons manufacturer in “Chappie,” a film about a police droid who is able to think and feel. She said Blomkamp expressed his admiration for the first two films in her iconic sci-fi series, Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and James Cameron’s “Aliens,” while they were shooting. “Suddenly it seemed so obvious that this would happen,” said Weaver. “We’ve been in touch the last year, and he’s shared wonderful artwork.” Blomkamp is one of the leading science-fiction directors working today, whose brutal visions of the future also include the film “Elysium,” so he would seem an obvious choice for the gig. Nevertheless, he said that the world of “Alien” is a departure for him. “I would love to make something in that world because the films use terror and dread and filmmaking techniques that are different than what I’ve dabbled in before,” he said. In the past, Blomkamp has used the science-fiction genre to explore social issues, such as health care and income inequality, that vex modern society. “Chappie” and its examination of artificial intelligence is no different, star Hugh Jackman argues. “In this movie he’s asking, ‘what is the soul?'” Jackman said. “‘What is the spirit? What is consciousness? Is it something definable by science or is part of something more mystical and magical?'” One of Blomkamp’s defining traits as a director is how he grounds his fantastical stories in realism, says Weaver. “It is set in the future, but it’s almost like an alternate present,” the actress said. “It’s not happening in a far away world or an unrecognizable planet. I love how he uses this genre not for fantasy, but for human stories, even with robots.” Some people are alarmed by the ubiquity of computers and digital devices in modern society, but Jackman is no luddite. “Bring it on,” he said. “For me I’m looking forward to driverless cars.”
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Mar 19, 2015 8:45:36 GMT -6
spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/03/19/michael-biehn-confirms-hell-return-for-blomkamps-alien-film/Michael Biehn Confirms He’ll Return For Blomkamp’s ‘Alien’ Film Actor Michael Biehn has confirmed he’ll reprise his role as Corporal Hicks in director Neill Blomkamp’s “Alien” film. He’ll join returning franchise star Sigourney Weaver. “It’s official, I will be reprising my role as ‘Cpl.’ (Not for long …) Dwayne Hicks,” Biehn wrote in a newly discovered Instagram post. “With the go ahead, Hicks will return with Ripley in Mid 2017. Perhaps Hicks and Ripley well eventually get to second base in this one …” Also remembered for his roles in “The Terminator,” “The Abyss” and “Tombstone,” Biehn co-starred in 1986’s “Aliens” as the steely Colonial Marine, who’s dead by the beginning of “Alien 3.” A battle-scarred Hicks is featured prominently alongside Ripley in Blomkamp’s early concept art, prompting Biehn to comment, “you know what someone forgot to tell these two to hit the ageing cream.” According to Empire, the actor has since suggested he won’t be able to attend Sheffield Comic-Con in August because of his commitment to the “Alien” movie.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 19, 2015 20:31:11 GMT -6
icv2.com/articles/news/view/32086/ripley-will-return-next-alien-featureRIPLEY WILL RETURN IN NEXT 'ALIEN' FEATURE Neill Blomkamp Reveals Concept Art Director Neill Blomkamp shared a concept art image on Instagram for his upcoming Alien film project, which shows Sigourney Weaver as heroine Ellen Ripley front and center. The image carried the caption “#alien going very well. Love this project.” Blomkamp revealed earlier this year he would be working on the next Alien film, which will be set after next year’s Prometheus 2 . Dark Horse Comics recently began releasing trade collections of its overlapping Fire and Stone crossover miniseries, which connected the fictional universes of the Prometheus, Alien, Predator, and Alien vs Predator franchises. A complete hardcover collection containing the entire series, plus additional content is due from Dark Horse in October. Game company Upper Deck has licenses for Predator and Alien, which it has utilized for releases in its Legendary Encounters deck-building game. It also teased that the properties may be utilized in future VS. System card game releases. s1029.photobucket.com/user/Simonlove69/media/1500x1500_f4f1426d89f7e97670c1b669e7b57a7ff02ca5438406a3fa4c93c04c_zps4ohkpcdv.jpg.html
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