A few days ago, Bloody-Disgusting reported that 20th century Fox was going to remake “Alien” and director Carl Rinsch would be helming the movie. Immediately fandom exploded with venom. I think one of the main reasons is that the original is a classic, and 20th Century Fox hasn’t been making films of that caliber recently.
So at today’s junket for Tony Scott’s new film “The Taking of Pelham 123″, I went up Tony after the press conference ended to ask him what was up with the remake.
The big news is he confirmed Carl Rinsch would be directing it and that it’s a prequel to his brother Ridley’s classic!
What Tony told me is after the jump:
Collider: 20th Century Fox is talking about remaking or redoing the original Alien. What’s going on with that?
Tony Scott: Yes, Carl Rinsch is going to do the prequel to Alien. He’s one of our directors at our company.
Collider: I’m going to be blunt about this. Fox has not been doing a great job recently with their movies. They haven’t been an artist friendly studio. Are you guys going to have some creative control and make this a kick-ass film?
Tony: Yes! But Fox is our home. They finace our production company.
Collider: And I’m very happy that you guys have the financing. But a lot of the films they’ve been doing at the studio level, they’ve been nickel and diming and not giving fandom what they want. So I guess my question for you is…are you a little nervous about reengaging the franchise or are you excited.
Tony: I’m excited cause Ridley created the original and Carl Rinsch is one of the family.
Collider: When do you envision this film getting in front of cameras?
Tony: Hopefully the end of the year.
Collider: Will it be a summer of 2011 movie?
Tony: Honestly, I don’t know.
While I wish I could give you more info, I only had moments to talk with him. Look for more “Alien” info as I get it.
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I suppose if it’s a choice between prequels or remakes in this case, I’ll take a prequel. Those often don’t work any better than a remake, but at least they’ll try a little bit and the Scotts will still be involved. But if it’s PG-13, then 20th Century Fox can suck it.
I suppose if it’s a choice between prequels or remakes in this case, I’ll take a prequel. Those often don’t work any better than a remake, but at least they’ll try a little bit and the Scotts will still be involved. But if it’s PG-13, then 20th Century Fox can suck it.
I second that! This had better not be for the kids and shite like that or its going to bomb big time! Aside from that, I’m in!
I second that! This had better not be for the kids and shite like that or its going to bomb big time! Aside from that, I’m in!
You have got to be kidding me?! Can’t the money grabbing-idiots in Hollywood leave well enough alone? So when is the Jaws remake coming, or Gone With the Wind? How about Casablanca starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson? Or maybe Bladerunner starring Wil Ferrel I think I am going to be ill..
You have got to be kidding me?! Can’t the money grabbing-idiots in Hollywood leave well enough alone? So when is the Jaws remake coming, or Gone With the Wind? How about Casablanca starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson? Or maybe Bladerunner starring Wil Ferrel I think I am going to be ill..
Please leave the original alone it is one of the greatest scifi horror films ever made!Do a prequel and don’t find a way to get Ripley in it heck don’t have humans in it at all since they hadn’t ever made contact before Alien!Do something between Alien2 and Alien3!
Please leave the original alone it is one of the greatest scifi horror films ever made!Do a prequel and don’t find a way to get Ripley in it heck don’t have humans in it at all since they hadn’t ever made contact before Alien!Do something between Alien2 and Alien3!
Jaws Begins.
Humans hadn’t made contact? What about AVP 1 & 2? It’s a shambles.
Jaws Begins.
Humans hadn’t made contact? What about AVP 1 & 2? It’s a shambles.
I’m completely tired of all of these remakes and prequels. Can Hollywood just completely NOT come up with anything original anymore? I haven’t seen an original Hollywood blockbuster since… The Matrix??
Since the first Alien movie was about humans first contact with the aliens, what is this going to be, a Discovery special like Planet Earth only on the Alien home planet?
Worst idea for a prequel ever.
I’m completely tired of all of these remakes and prequels. Can Hollywood just completely NOT come up with anything original anymore? I haven’t seen an original Hollywood blockbuster since… The Matrix??
Since the first Alien movie was about humans first contact with the aliens, what is this going to be, a Discovery special like Planet Earth only on the Alien home planet?
Worst idea for a prequel ever.
I really liked the first 3 Alien movies, Alien resurrection was good, but “over the top” with the storyline, the special effects were very good though, then along came Aliens v Predator which ruined the whole concept, as the 2 creatures were in totally different stories. I would like to throw forward a suggestion here, what could have happened in a 5th movie, was that the “Weyland-Yutani Corporation”, (which should have been kept) planned to seek out the home planet of the so-called “Space jockey” which was found in the 1st movie on LV-426 Imagine it, a vast spaceship is built using metals mined from other worlds. ( as nearly all of Earth’s resources have been exhausted) The “company” secretly obtained a logging device found in the derelict vessel when they had set up Hadley’s Hope in the 2nd movie, and after a lot of complex de-coding of the material in it they then set off to say “Gamma Eridani 4″, a planet 3/4 the size of Earth, hence the large statures of the “Space jockey” creatures or the “Scoplias” as they call themselves. (for instance) Will they be friendly or hostile? A new movie will have to be made to answer this question.
Wasn’t AvP 1 supposed to be a prequel?
These chaps are old and don’t care anymore. It’ll suck unless they really pay attention to the first film and build from there.
Otherwise expect something pointless.
Wasn’t AvP 1 supposed to be a prequel?
These chaps are old and don’t care anymore. It’ll suck unless they really pay attention to the first film and build from there.
Otherwise expect something pointless.
Come up with an alien language(s) and subtitle the whole thing and make it revolve around the alien ship that the Nostromo’s encountered. Now that I’d watch, unfortunately too few people want to “read” a movie. Meh.
Come up with an alien language(s) and subtitle the whole thing and make it revolve around the alien ship that the Nostromo’s encountered. Now that I’d watch, unfortunately too few people want to “read” a movie. Meh.
who knows, it might be good. there’s always a chance it might be good. then again, that hope has caused me to pay for a lot of crappy movies.
who knows, it might be good. there’s always a chance it might be good. then again, that hope has caused me to pay for a lot of crappy movies.
Unfortunately it’ll probably suck anyway (they should start labelling these films with “MADE FOR KID-CINEMA – GUARANTEED TO SUCK”…just look at all of the crap we’ve been given lately. The AVP movies were horrible – they just just leave the Alien franchise alone now – close the door and lock the vault before they shame it even more.
Unfortunately it’ll probably suck anyway (they should start labelling these films with “MADE FOR KID-CINEMA – GUARANTEED TO SUCK”…just look at all of the crap we’ve been given lately. The AVP movies were horrible – they just just leave the Alien franchise alone now – close the door and lock the vault before they shame it even more.
Will this be my oft desired Alien Prequel – where an egg is brought back from South America by Conquistadors in a clay shell to keep it from hatching – only to have it stolen from the Spanish by a Vatican Monk (who is pursued by Soldiers) and dropped off in an Isolated Monastary (based on the original art for Aliens 3) where it hatches and slaughters all the monks and the Soldiers who finally catch up with the thieving monk?
Will this be my oft desired Alien Prequel – where an egg is brought back from South America by Conquistadors in a clay shell to keep it from hatching – only to have it stolen from the Spanish by a Vatican Monk (who is pursued by Soldiers) and dropped off in an Isolated Monastary (based on the original art for Aliens 3) where it hatches and slaughters all the monks and the Soldiers who finally catch up with the thieving monk?
I’d rather see a prequal than a remake. You can’t remake a classic. But I think there’s a story to be told. As we’ve seen, the crew of the Nostromo discovered an alien ship on LB427(?) over run with xenomorphs. What happened? And how will these aliens be portrayed? Maybe they’re Predators. Hopefully not Klingons or ET’s. Could be interesting or could be a dud.
you're a fucking dud. moron.
I’d rather see a prequal than a remake. You can’t remake a classic. But I think there’s a story to be told. As we’ve seen, the crew of the Nostromo discovered an alien ship on LB427(?) over run with xenomorphs. What happened? And how will these aliens be portrayed? Maybe they’re Predators. Hopefully not Klingons or ET’s. Could be interesting or could be a dud.
you're a fucking dud. moron.
Oh come on! Can’t anyone these days come up with something NEW and original without having to go back 20-30 years and pillage the past for movie ideas? Leave Alien alone!
Oh come on! Can’t anyone these days come up with something NEW and original without having to go back 20-30 years and pillage the past for movie ideas? Leave Alien alone!
The whole awesomeness of the original premise was we had to imagine where the alien ship/space jockey came from and that just added to the mystery. Now we're gonna see it in all its CGI glory with a PG13 rating. F*** no if you think any fan of Alien will watch this, Unless they are gonna come up with an incredible different premise.
Why Ridley why???
The whole awesomeness of the original premise was we had to imagine where the alien ship/space jockey came from and that just added to the mystery. Now we're gonna see it in all its CGI glory with a PG13 rating. F*** no if you think any fan of Alien will watch this, Unless they are gonna come up with an incredible different premise.
Why Ridley why???
Agreed. Hope it BOMBS!!!!
Agreed. Hope it BOMBS!!!!
EXACTLY RIGHT!! Fox "studio" movies SUCK! Look at their output over the last 15 months with THE HAPPENING / 12 ROUNDS / DRAGONBALL / THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (terrible remake) / MAX PAYNE / BABYLON A.D. / STREET FIGHTER / MIRRORS / SHUTTER / JUMPER / XMEN ORIGINS / ALIEN VS PRED and I'm sure there's others I cant remember but look at this list!! And for next year the list is also horrible with titles like THE A-TEAM! THE A-TEAM????? hahahahaha is it any wonder they need to try and suck any little marrow left in the bone of the ALIEN franchise??? they are bankrupt creatively!
A-Team, LOL!
EXACTLY RIGHT!! Fox "studio" movies SUCK! Look at their output over the last 15 months with THE HAPPENING / 12 ROUNDS / DRAGONBALL / THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (terrible remake) / MAX PAYNE / BABYLON A.D. / STREET FIGHTER / MIRRORS / SHUTTER / JUMPER / XMEN ORIGINS / ALIEN VS PRED and I'm sure there's others I cant remember but look at this list!! And for next year the list is also horrible with titles like THE A-TEAM! THE A-TEAM????? hahahahaha is it any wonder they need to try and suck any little marrow left in the bone of the ALIEN franchise??? they are bankrupt creatively!
A-Team, LOL!
yea the A-TEAM is such a stupid idea. kinda like a prequel to Alien
yea the A-TEAM is such a stupid idea. kinda like a prequel to Alien
The death of Hollywood began with the death o the "R" rated films. Teens want action and video-type stories and that's what you get with PG-13. If I movie isn't rated "R" which non-are these days — and I mean action flicks — they will suck. Take T4 for example or Die Hard 4. If they would get back to adult stoylines with solid action and violence that isn't just plain gory Hollywood would have some fun movies. Problem is they're making a ton of money doing crap for the teens so don't expect any change. Just imagine how good "Taken" could have been if it had an "R" rating. The problem is the directors are being edited. Could you think how much Scarface would have sucked if it had been made today. It would have been worse than Indy 4.
The death of Hollywood began with the death o the "R" rated films. Teens want action and video-type stories and that's what you get with PG-13. If I movie isn't rated "R" which non-are these days — and I mean action flicks — they will suck. Take T4 for example or Die Hard 4. If they would get back to adult stoylines with solid action and violence that isn't just plain gory Hollywood would have some fun movies. Problem is they're making a ton of money doing crap for the teens so don't expect any change. Just imagine how good "Taken" could have been if it had an "R" rating. The problem is the directors are being edited. Could you think how much Scarface would have sucked if it had been made today. It would have been worse than Indy 4.
The good thing about this is that Ridley and Tony Scott will be involved.. What I dont understand is why a prequel? Ripley is half human and half alien and this is the perfect time to explain her roots.. the alien roots, so I think a sequel is better because you know how a prequel will end. Ripley needs to find out where her loyaly is, she needs to find the "cure" for her alien genes.. ergo looking for the Alien homeworld, getting into the roots and finding out what the creatures are all about and how they relate to the Space Jockey. I always thought of the alien's original organism to be some sort of a germ, I think the Space Jockey crashed on their planet and got infected itself, or maybe it was a "science lab" experiment gone wrong. Maybe this movie will be a paradox to a brand new level or Alien story telling we had never seen before. So be open minded about it, I am sure Ridley and Tony are feeling the pressure to deliver.. not only from 20th Century Fox but for also the fans, I am sure they wont come up with a crappy film. They are talented!
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The good thing about this is that Ridley and Tony Scott will be involved.. What I dont understand is why a prequel? Ripley is half human and half alien and this is the perfect time to explain her roots.. the alien roots, so I think a sequel is better because you know how a prequel will end. Ripley needs to find out where her loyaly is, she needs to find the "cure" for her alien genes.. ergo looking for the Alien homeworld, getting into the roots and finding out what the creatures are all about and how they relate to the Space Jockey. I always thought of the alien's original organism to be some sort of a germ, I think the Space Jockey crashed on their planet and got infected itself, or maybe it was a "science lab" experiment gone wrong. Maybe this movie will be a paradox to a brand new level or Alien story telling we had never seen before. So be open minded about it, I am sure Ridley and Tony are feeling the pressure to deliver.. not only from 20th Century Fox but for also the fans, I am sure they wont come up with a crappy film. They are talented!
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Personally I think they should just go the whole hog and remake everything.
I've always believed that Lawrence of Arabia would be much better if it had Ryan Reynolds and dune buggy's in it.
I'm watching you Fox, I know this ideas gold!!! At least in your boardroom anyway.
Dear Robbie,
We appreciate your idea. In fact, we intend to use it to its fullest and most useless extent. Thank you for feeding our desperation.
Love from SCUM. xxoo
FOXy
Personally I think they should just go the whole hog and remake everything.
I've always believed that Lawrence of Arabia would be much better if it had Ryan Reynolds and dune buggy's in it.
I'm watching you Fox, I know this ideas gold!!! At least in your boardroom anyway.
Dear Robbie,
We appreciate your idea. In fact, we intend to use it to its fullest and most useless extent. Thank you for feeding our desperation.
Love from SCUM. xxoo
FOXy
The first Alien movie was near perfect the second was a damm good movie since then total rubbish. Only Alien Movie I would want to watch now is a major invasion of earth with LOTR size battles between Earths 21st centuries armies and thousands of Aliens. But I agree with most of the posts… make something original atho I so want to see that Lawerence of Arabia remake.
The first Alien movie was near perfect the second was a damm good movie since then total rubbish. Only Alien Movie I would want to watch now is a major invasion of earth with LOTR size battles between Earths 21st centuries armies and thousands of Aliens. But I agree with most of the posts… make something original atho I so want to see that Lawerence of Arabia remake.
Does anyone even remember the original Alien? Ash was sent to collect the lifeform, so somebody at Weyland-Yutani was aware of it's existence before the crew touched down on LV 426.
I don't really have high hopes for any new Alien material given the utter catastrophes that were the AvP films (and Alien Resurrection), but the original film DOES lend itself to having some backstory that involves humans, aliens, and the 'alien astronaut' species as well.
Telling a story that explains the ship crashed on LV 426 could be interesting IF done right.
No, "The Company" did not know ahead of time. It was in Ash's programming to collect and bring back any organism found of interest.
No, Jeditray go back to star wars and leave aliens to its true fans
Actually the company did know , thats why they placed Ash aboard
and redirected the ship from the core systems
Does anyone even remember the original Alien? Ash was sent to collect the lifeform, so somebody at Weyland-Yutani was aware of it's existence before the crew touched down on LV 426.
I don't really have high hopes for any new Alien material given the utter catastrophes that were the AvP films (and Alien Resurrection), but the original film DOES lend itself to having some backstory that involves humans, aliens, and the 'alien astronaut' species as well.
Telling a story that explains the ship crashed on LV 426 could be interesting IF done right.
No, "The Company" did not know ahead of time. It was in Ash's programming to collect and bring back any organism found of interest.
No, Jeditray go back to star wars and leave aliens to its true fans
Actually the company did know , thats why they placed Ash aboard
and redirected the ship from the core systems
I agree, telling a story of how the ship crashed on LV-426 and how Weyland-Yutani found out about it could be highly interesting. As for the AVP films goes, if they had done the movies based on the PC games (particularly "AVP 2"), the movie itself would've been a bigger box-office hit.
I agree, telling a story of how the ship crashed on LV-426 and how Weyland-Yutani found out about it could be highly interesting. As for the AVP films goes, if they had done the movies based on the PC games (particularly "AVP 2"), the movie itself would've been a bigger box-office hit.
Personally, I would love to see a modern, big-budget, LOTR-scale take on Dune that does justice to how incredibly f-ing epic the actual book is.
Personally, I would love to see a modern, big-budget, LOTR-scale take on Dune that does justice to how incredibly f-ing epic the actual book is.
lookng at that list above from Danny showing all the Fox movies makes me shake my head in astonishment how bad their films are……little hope that any kind of Alien movie would not be just as bad…..and hearing that the A-Team is part of their upcoming releases confirms that nothing is going to change.
lookng at that list above from Danny showing all the Fox movies makes me shake my head in astonishment how bad their films are……little hope that any kind of Alien movie would not be just as bad…..and hearing that the A-Team is part of their upcoming releases confirms that nothing is going to change.