What chance is there of another Aliens movie then? Well perhaps it’s high if it’s another Anderson type affair, because a return to form looks far from alive.
Through Moviehole, IGN Filmforce have a quote from Ridley Scott about Signourney Weaver‘s previous suggestion that she would do another one if Scott would get in at the helm, and it isn’t too hopeful.
“She should have asked me the second time,” Scott says, sounding slightly resentful that he was never asked to steer the sequel.
Asked whether he’d be keen to direct an “Alien 5”, Scott said : “It’s all to do with the material. If the script is great, of course.”
Seems like he’s referring to Aliens there, and suggesting that there’s a little bit of frustration somewhere in there. We can but speculate why. Suffice to say he doesn’t look too keen with the stock script answer.
Let’s say he doesn’t do it – and if he’s looking at such a bad idea as Gladiator 2, then let’s hope to god he isn’t! – who would you think could pull off a final Aliens movie, and I mean a proper, return to form, Alien movie. Perhaps as Weaver suggested, in the mould of the first movie but on the Alien homeworld, with Weaver back in the lead for the last time. Directors?
