US Edition'Alien 5' — Sigourney Weaver Says Neil Blomkamp's Sequel Died Because "Ridley Scott Decided to Be Very Possessive"
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During an hour-long interview, Sigourney Weaver reflected on his role as Ellen Ripley and on the Alien franchise as a whole, playing most of the films in some way. He also spoke of one that, unfortunately, never came to be realized despite the strong support of fans: the fifth installment with Neill Blomkamp at the helm. Weaver revealed that Blomkamp's Alien, who would have completely ignored the events of Alien 3 and Resurrection, intended to r…
'Alien 5' — Sigourney Weaver Says Neil Blomkamp's Sequel Died Because "Ridley Scott decided to be very possessive"
ALIEN - TM and Copyright © 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved. Courtesy: Everett Collection. If I had a nickel for every film that fell through in Hollywood, I’d be as rich as those jerks at Weyland Yutani. Thus was the case for District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s once highly anticipated sequel, Alien 5. At the time of development, Sigourney Weaver was set to reprise her role as Ripley, alongside Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks. Th…
Sigourney Weaver confirms that Ridley Scott made sure that Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 project (District 9) was killed in the egg, for the reason everyone suspected. Before arriving at the "renaissance" at the cinema with Alien: Romulus and in series with Alien: Earth, the saga of xenomorphs [...]
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