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Do you remember Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5? Here's what happened to it, and who eventually killed the project.
00:00 - Intro
03:09 - Paradise Found
06:17 - A Tale of Two Paradises
10:52 - Paradise Lost
14:32 - Paradise Gone
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References:
“Why the Halo Movie Failed to Launch”, Wired, April 19 2012 - https://www.wired.com/2012/04/halo-movie-generation-xbox
Is This Alien Sequel Concept Art from a Now-Defunct Neill Blomkamp Project? - ComingSoon, January 2nd, 2015 - https://www.comingsoon.net/extras/news/395985-is-this-alien-sequel-concept-art-from-a-now-defunct-neill-blomkamp-project
Neill Blomkamp Says There’s A ‘High Possibility’ He Makes An ‘Alien’ Movie After All - Uproxx, February 10th 2015 - https://uproxx.com/movies/neill-blomkamp-alien/
Might We See the Return of Ripley in a Neill Blomkamp Aliens Movie? - ComingSoon, February 10th, 2015 - https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/408665-exclusive-might-we-see-the-return-of-ripley-in-a-neill-blomkamp-aliens-movie
I'll ignore Alien 3 and take the franchise back to familiar territory, says Neill Blomkamp - The Guardian, February 26th, 2015 - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/26/alien-neill-blomkamp-sigourney-weaver
EXCLU - Alien 5 - Les révélation de Sigourney Weaver - AlloCine, Febuary 26th, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9ihfeibtCQ
Alien 5 plot changed to avoid interference with Prometheus 2 - Alien-5 Movie, March 21st 2015 - https://www.alien5-movie.com/news/alien-5-plot-changed-to-avoid-interference-with-prometheus-2
Is ‘Prometheus’ Holding Up Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien’? - Bloody Disgusting, August 7th, 2015 - https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3357432/blomkamps-alien-happening-youre-going-patient/
Alien: Paradise Lost Will Have Connections to Alien's Ripley - IGN, September 25th, 2015 - https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/25/alien-paradise-lost-will-have-connections-to-aliens-ripley
Neill Blomkamp-Directed ‘Alien’ Film “Holding” In Favor Of ‘Prometheus 2’ - Deadline, October 29th, 2015 - https://deadline.com/2015/10/neill-blomkamp-aliens-sequel-set-aside-for-prometheus-2-1201598007/
Michael Biehn talks Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 - Collider, November 24th, 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYIH-wR7bXo
Ridley Scott: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Is First of 3 Films Before Linking Up With Original ‘Alien’ - The Hollywood Reporter, November 25th, 2015 - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ridley-scott-alien-covenant-is-first-3-films-before-linking-up-original-alien-844051/
Sigourney Weaver reveals more details of Neill Blomkamp's Aliens sequel, July 13th, 2016 - Entertainment Weekly, July 13th, 2016 - https://ew.com/article/2016/07/13/sigourney-weaver-aliens-sequel-neill-blomkamp/
James Cameron Thinks Neill Blomkamp's Aliens Sequel Script Is 'Gangbusters' - Gizmodo, July 24th 2016 - https://gizmodo.com/james-cameron-thinks-neill-blomkamps-aliens-sequel-scri-1784210612
Alien 5 is not happening, according to Sir Ridley Scott - The Independent, May 2nd, 2017 - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alien-5-covenant-sir-ridley-scott-sigourney-weaver-neill-blomkamp-sequel-prometheus-prequel-a7712676.html
Alien: Covenant sequel: Ridley Scott reveals Awakening filming date - The Independent May 10th, 2017 - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alien-covenant-awakening-ridley-scott-prometheus-3-a7728386.html
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp on why he’s starting his own movie studio - The Verge June 3rd 2017 - https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/3/15703414/neill-blomkamp-oats-studios-short-films-sci-fi-district-9-chappie-elysium-rakka
ALIEN 5 - The Timeline, Plot and NEW INFO on Neill Blomkamp's ALIENS Sequel Film - Mike’s Monsters, April 27th, 2024 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mskxKtU0ZHQ
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/aug/21/neill-blomkamp-interview-demonic-chappie-alien
https://uproxx.com/movies/neill-blomkamp-gran-turismo/
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/sigourney-weaver-retires-ripley-alien-5-wont-happen-1235595673/
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