The aborted "Alien 5" project has long become an unforgettable experience in the heart of director Neil Blomkamp, even if he became a highly regarded rookie director in Hollywood because he shot a hit like "District 9", but the subsequent failure of two original sci-fi blockbusters made money-based Hollywood lose interest in promoting rookies, but who is responsible for the abortion of "Alien 5"? In a recent interview, Neil Blomkamp talked about some of this aspect.
He said half-jokingly — it could be the case, Ridley Scott watched his movie Super Chapai, and he kind of said, 'This guy can't make an Alien movie, so let's go around the project and move on to something else.'"
When foreign media reported the news about the abortion of "Alien 5", it was mentioned more than once that Ridley Scott stopped "Alien 5" because he wanted to prioritize the prequel series, and in an interview, Ridley Scott also said bluntly that the project did not even have a decent script. Combined with what Neil Blomkamp said this time, it is clear that although it is not known whether there is a ray of the people who first selected Neil Blomkamp to direct "Alien 5", after a period of specific preparation, Ray is personally not optimistic about this future rookie.
Both Ray and Neil Blomkamp are favorite directors, and although everyone hopes that the prequel series and this "Alien 5" can be made, but at some point, Fox is caught in a kind of fish and bear paws can not be combined, between Ray, who has been making a blockbuster movie for a lifetime, and Neil Bloomkamp, who has just made two failed blockbusters, obviously, they prefer to believe Ray.
Two years of preparation were abruptly stopped, and anyone would feel very disappointed, neil Blomkamp once again expressed his feelings in this interview. He said he felt particularly sorry for Sigourney Weaver because she really liked the planning he had made about the project. He said that for audiences who like Alien 2 (Alien 5 was originally set to take on Alien 2 directly, ignoring the plot of Alien 3,4), they should want to see another Alien movie starring Sigourney that will somehow meet their expectations, as well as his own expectations. He said he felt very confused because he felt that was what the audience wanted, and that a big company like Fox never got over the money (but the project was stopped).
Of course, it wasn't just Alien 5 that broke the director's heart, after Alien 5 Neil Blomkamp took over the big project of Robocop Returns (not 2014's "New Robocop", but another reboot that has not yet been made, the story is said to directly inherit the first one in 1987), but after a period of operation, the official said that due to scheduling conflicts, a new director was replaced.
Asked if he would return to directing other big IP projects, Neil Blomkamp expressed his firm determination, saying that it was absolutely impossible, he did not want to work in silence for two more years, and finally the project was completely canceled, and then he had to run alone in the street and drink alcohol. He said other people will definitely make a lot of movies for this kind of IP, but that doesn't include him anymore.
Of course, other people's IPs can't be filmed, doesn't mean that his own work won't be filmed, Neil Blomkamp has confirmed that he is preparing for the sequel to "District 9", and according to his interview a few days ago, in the sequel "District 10", he wants to return to the style of "District 9", and does not want to add a lot of investment like the usual Hollywood blockbuster sequel ("District 9" costs only 30 million). In addition, he has a new film project" "Hell", which is also a low-cost investment work, and it is also his favorite sci-fi thriller, telling the confrontation between a policeman and an alien monster.
In addition, in the past two days, Neil Blomkamp has a low-cost new film launched - "Evil Spirit", the film resources have been obtained, but there is no time to watch, do not make evaluations for the time being, and then discuss specifically after watching. However, judging from the score of only more than 4 points on Douban and IMDb, this attempt is another failure for most people, but this movie is a movie he made with the limited resources in hand during the epidemic, and it may be a bit of a constraint on hardware. Hopefully, Neil Blomkamp will come out of the haze of alien 5 projects and make more personal works to prove his strength.