Neill Blomkamp Is Set To Direct "Alien 5"
Logan
20 Feb 2015
Colonial Marines! Prepare for your next mission! In what probably the most anticipated Alien movie since the 1986 Aliens by James Cameron (the following Alien movies were darn awful, IMHO that I can't recall what they were) and the spin-off movie Prometheus by the original Alien director Ridley Scott, another Alien movie is set to start production. Alien 5 is going to be directed by another in-demand sci-fi director these days, Neill Blomkamp.
If you don't know him, perhaps these movies might help you refresh your mind: District 9, Elysium, Chappie, and the short film Halo: Landfall. If you did like his previous works, chances are you are expecting a fresh approach to the Alien movie franchise.
Neill Blomkamp himself posted on Instagram to confirm the project, sorta:
Blomkamp is a big fan of the Alien franchise, and now taking the helm of the next movie in the franchise is something big for him. He has worked with Sigourney Weaver in the movie Chappie and we wonder if they are going to team again in Alien 5 as we expect another set of thrilling and chest-bursting scenes as the aliens try to wreck havoc in all gore and glory on screen. Weaver actually said she would like to be in the movie as Ripley again if Blomkamp is going to direct it.
More Instagrams of the concept art that Blomkamp is working on:
Prometheus, which is the prequel to Alien, will be having its Prometheus 2 sequel due for release in March 2016 and Alien 5 is said to be set right after Prometheus 2. We might expect release of Alien 5 in 2017 instead.
That's still two years of waiting so a lot of time to dust off that airsoft M41A Mark 2 Pulse Rifle either from Jing Gong or the G&P kit for the Tokyo Marui M1A1 AEG. Those who have their Colonial Marines loadout will be using them again as Alien goes back to the silver screen.
