The future of Alien seems unclear at present, and the helmsman of the series, Ridley Scott, has shifted his interest in the subject from aliens themselves to other places. The miscarriage of "Alien 5", the defeat of "Alien: Covenant", coupled with the acquisition of the original film Foss by Disney, the copyright is controlled by Mickey Mouse, the "Alien" series, as the most famous monster film series in history, has undergone major changes over the years.
And now, we all know that Disney intends to expand the territory of this series in the field of small screens, a live-action series is already in preparation, hosted by "Ice Storm" and "Big Group" creator Noah Holly, many fans are full of expectations for all alien projects, plus the main creator is more reliable, so generally still more optimistic about this "Alien" series, but there is a person, it seems that there is not much confidence in this project, he is Ridley Scott. In a recent interview, he talked about some of the content of the Alien series.
First of all, he said that at the time of Prometheus, he didn't add any alien scenes to the film, and then the filmmaker said - you see, it didn't perform well at the box office! (Prometheus grossed more than $400 million worldwide), is that really the case? So, when it came time for Alien: Covenant, he put aliens in again. As a result, Alien Contract only grossed $240 million worldwide.
Then the old man concluded that although you created a wonderful monster, it will also make everyone aesthetically tired, so you need to rethink.
This is not the first time the old man has made similar remarks, in his original words - The joke gets boring (jokes are always outdated). Therefore, the alien also needs to keep pace with the times and be injected with new vitality.
The old man is always asked about the future of "Alien" from time to time in various interviews, and from his past conversations, we can be sure that there are a few points -
First of all, he was really interested in continuing to direct new Alien films, and he said that the future direction would be "who, why, and for what purpose", that is, who created Alien? Why put it in that battleship? And what exactly are their purposes? This still sounds like it will follow the path of "Prometheus", but this point is still in doubt, because the old man also said that even so, whether the next "Alien" movie will return to the "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant" route, he has not yet made a decision.
Secondly, the new "Alien" film project is indeed in preparation, which was confirmed by the old man in the interview in September last year, but a year later, how the progress of this project is still uncertain, the old man has made two movies in the past two years, one "The Last Duel", a "Gucci Family", all released this year, and in a recent interview, the old man confirmed that his next film is a biography of Napoleon, after napoleon, he will make "Gladiator 2". So, if this new Alien movie goes well, it will have to wait until Napoleon and Gladiator 2 are finished at the earliest, then at least after 2023.
Of course, the copyright is in the hands of the filmmaker, the old man as the original author will have a great right to speak, but sometimes it can not completely affect all of this subject, the previous "Alien vs Predator", the "Alien" episode that is now being prepared, the old man does not seem to like the Alien project that is not controlled by him, for the "Alien" episode, he said in the latest interview - no matter where the series will go, no matter what the creators will do, it will never be as classic as the "Alien 1" he once made. The old man smiled and said—that's what he was going to say.
If there is still a love face for this series, then for the "Alien vs Predator" series, the old man really hates it, and he has said more than once in an interview - "Alien vs Predator" is a very stupid idea. However, it is worth mentioning that some time ago, there was gossip on the internet that Disney is preparing to restart the "Alien vs Predator" series, if the news is true, the old man's nose is estimated to be crooked.
According to foreign media reports, especially some time ago, "District 9" director Neil Blomkamp said in an interview, the reason why his "Alien 5" project will be aborted, to a certain extent, is related to the old man. The old man wanted to quickly promote the prequel series, so he stopped preparing for "Alien 5" for a considerable period of time, and then the whole project was aborted.
In short, as the director who created the classic monster image of the Alien, Ridley Scott has his own preference for the Alien series, but he has now moved from the Alien monster itself to a grander theme and more profound thinking, which is likely to give the Alien a deeper and more novel meaning, but it may also lead the series to the dead. Other different creators are also actively bringing new possibilities to Alien, whether they can explore a broader field for the most famous monster in history, only time can tell, history can verify.