While Ridley Scott does not seem to be full of praise for the “Alien: Romulus” signed by Fede Alvarez, we remember that a certain James Cameron had proposed the idea of an Alien 5 to Fox with Scott. But the studio threw the idea in the trash!
While Ridley Scott does not seem to be full of praise for the Alien 9: Romulus that his director Fede Alvarez showed him, fearing to suffer a bleeding return from the one who initiated one of the greatest cinematographic franchises, it is a good excuse to dive back into the archives. Ten years ago in fact, in the company of James Cameron, who was then invited in a Q&A session on Reddit.
The director of Aliens, the Return toyed with the idea of making an Alien 5 with Ridley Scott, and had even pitched the idea to the pundits at Twentieth Century Fox… who preferred to send it in the trash. “The idea of doing Alien 5 came up, and at one point I offered to write it and produce it, and Ridley to direct it, and we had lunch together to talk about it, and we were all for it. “Okay, but nothing happened.” confessed the filmmaker.
“What happened was Fox went ahead with Aliens Vs Predatorand I said “I really don’t recommend this, you’re going to ruin the franchise, it’s like Universal making Dracula vs. the Werewolf”, and then I lost interest in making an Alien movie.” .
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Fox therefore preferred to focus on the crossover Alien Vs Predator by Paul WS Anderson. The international box office result wasn’t exactly a triumph, grossing $177 million. Its sequel, Alien Vs Predator – Requiem, released three years later, did even less well, with just over $130 million in revenue.
In an interview given to Hollywood Reporter in May 2019, Ridley Scott completely agreed with his colleague. “Aliens Vs Predator? That was a stupid idea!” he said. “Somehow the movie killed the beast. I told them [NDR : aux executives de la Fox] : Look, you can resurrect this, but you have to start from scratch and make a prequel, if you want.” Judging by the mixed results of his Prometheus and Alien Covenant, Scott had undoubtedly not refined his recipe sufficiently…