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Dave · 28th February 2001, 08:47 AM

Does anybody know anything about another sequel.
I heard the Aliens reach Earth and Sigorney Weaver will be in it (even though she only just escaped twice, died, was cloned with part Alien DNA and attacked again- would she really want to?)
I read it on a site which I can't get to load anymore, so I can't give you anything else.

The site was http://www.wolfevents.co.uk/sq-online/
and it does load now.

padders · 28th February 2001, 08:55 AM

no idea really, would not surprise me although the last one was a little weak anyway i thought?

markpud · 28th February 2001, 08:52 PM

I've heard that there may be another alien film, which is typical after I bought the box set of the 1st four

I don't know any more about it though...I'll keep my eyes peeled though...

padders · 1st March 2001, 06:40 AM

hehe.. yes i also have the dvd boxset. I will be annnoyed as well!

markpud · 5th March 2001, 12:06 PM

I think they now have a licence to bring back Ripley as many times as tehy want for sequels (for as long as Sigourney wants to

), they can keep on cloning her...
But would it make a good premise for a film? It would be essentially the same as Alien Ressurection, they would be cloning her for the same reasons, only the support cast and location would be different..

Annette · 11th March 2001, 11:30 AM

I have read in 'The Sun' newspaper this week something about Alien 5. When I find the article again I'll quote it for you.

Annette.

markpud · 12th March 2001, 10:49 AM

thanx annette

(I never thought I'd be missing out by not reading The Sun

)

markpud · 12th March 2001, 10:52 AM

I had a quick look around on www.aintitcoolnews.com and found the following:

http://mrshowbiz.go.com/news/Todays_...ors022001.html

Annette · 12th March 2001, 11:11 AM

Hi I've found the article. All it says it that

Sigourney Weaver has signed on the dotted line to star in Alien 5 for a cool £8 million. It will be set on earth this time.

annette.

MythingLink · 17th March 2001, 01:56 PM

Don't want to burst your bubble but ...

Xpose#54

Alien 5 Not Alive

Once could speculate that there is a guy who sits in his room and, every now and then, fishes through the feast of genre movies in development hell, picks one at random, and refreshes the long-dead rumor that it will finally get to the screen. This month Alien 5 gets an airing, only to be debunked by the woman in the know, Sigourney Weaver.

The mammoth sum of $22 million was offered up this time around, a figure that would have made Miss Weaver the highest-paid actress in the world. Sadly though, it was all fanboy dreaming, as the woman who put the RIP into Ripley revealed.

"I was interested to read that I was doing it for a phenomenal amount of money," Sigourney told Syndicated. "Unfortunately, it wasn't true. At least the sum. And I haven't really talked to Fox about making another. People come up to me on the street saying, 'Hey, Alien 5! Great, when's it gonna happen?' And I go, 'Wait, wait, wait a minute!'"

So, once again sent to its room without supper, the fifth Alien outing seems to have vanished from our sights. Still, wouldn't it be better to wait for Joss Whedon to be free enough to take on the project again? Yeah, we thought so too.

Cheers,

markpud · 26th March 2001, 12:28 PM

cheers, ML. Maybe mine and padders' box sets are safe after all

MythingLink · 27th March 2001, 08:20 AM

Don't you just hate it? They come out with a fancy boxed set and then they make another sequel and put out another boxed set with it in it and just to make it look appealing they tell you that there are added scenes, etc. that aren't available on the first.

Cheers,

markpud · 27th March 2001, 12:22 PM

yeah thats about right....

But I would just get the Alien 5 DVD I think, not a new box set.... so

to the publishers

Dave · 27th March 2001, 09:02 PM

I've already told you not to believe what you read in 'The Sun'.

I think an 'Alien' film set on Earth would cost them too much money in sets, never mind Sigorney Weavers wages. You can't just film endless metal walkways, you have to have them go downtown. They would need to be very sure it was going to be a box-office success first.

zombie84 · 9th February 2002, 08:13 PM

screw Weaver, the 5th Alien film is close to being green-lighted without her... with RIDLEY SCOTT returning to direct a prequel that explains the origins of the species.

from imdb.com

----
Ridley Scott Weighs Up Alien 5

Director Ridley Scott is seriously considering making a new Alien film - explaining where the terrifying creatures came from. Scott directed the first movie, 1979's Alien, from the four film franchise starring Sigourney Weaver, and is now trying to finalize a story for Alien 5 - which he sees as a prequel exploring the creation of the killer alien life forms. He says, "I'm seriously mulling it over. I think it would be a lot of fun, but the most important thing is to get the story right. We should go back to where the alien creatures were first found and explain how they were created. No one has ever explained why. I always figured a battleship carrying bio-mechanical organisms that could be weapons was sent into space with some space jockey who didn't last."
----

the first good Alien V news to come by so far.

28th February 2001, 08:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,310	Alien 5 Does anybody know anything about another sequel. I heard the Aliens reach Earth and Sigorney Weaver will be in it (even though she only just escaped twice, died, was cloned with part Alien DNA and attacked again- would she really want to?) I read it on a site which I can't get to load anymore, so I can't give you anything else. The site was http://www.wolfevents.co.uk/sq-online/ and it does load now.

12th March 2001, 11:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
Annette This is Star - my honey!! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: West Midlands Posts: 5,944	Alien 5 Hi I've found the article. All it says it that Sigourney Weaver has signed on the dotted line to star in Alien 5 for a cool £8 million. It will be set on earth this time. annette.

27th March 2001, 09:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,310	The Sun. I've already told you not to believe what you read in 'The Sun'. I think an 'Alien' film set on Earth would cost them too much money in sets, never mind Sigorney Weavers wages. You can't just film endless metal walkways, you have to have them go downtown. They would need to be very sure it was going to be a box-office success first.

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28th February 2001, 08:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
padders System Lord of ASciFi.com Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,810	no idea really, would not surprise me although the last one was a little weak anyway i thought?

28th February 2001, 08:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	I've heard that there may be another alien film, which is typical after I bought the box set of the 1st four I don't know any more about it though...I'll keep my eyes peeled though...

1st March 2001, 06:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
padders System Lord of ASciFi.com Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,810	hehe.. yes i also have the dvd boxset. I will be annnoyed as well!

5th March 2001, 12:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	I think they now have a licence to bring back Ripley as many times as tehy want for sequels (for as long as Sigourney wants to ), they can keep on cloning her... But would it make a good premise for a film? It would be essentially the same as Alien Ressurection, they would be cloning her for the same reasons, only the support cast and location would be different..

11th March 2001, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
Annette This is Star - my honey!! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: West Midlands Posts: 5,944	I have read in 'The Sun' newspaper this week something about Alien 5. When I find the article again I'll quote it for you. Annette.

12th March 2001, 10:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	thanx annette (I never thought I'd be missing out by not reading The Sun )

12th March 2001, 10:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	I had a quick look around on www.aintitcoolnews.com and found the following: http://mrshowbiz.go.com/news/Todays_...ors022001.html

17th March 2001, 01:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
MythingLink First Prime of ASciFi Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,798	Don't want to burst your bubble but ... Xpose#54 Alien 5 Not Alive Once could speculate that there is a guy who sits in his room and, every now and then, fishes through the feast of genre movies in development hell, picks one at random, and refreshes the long-dead rumor that it will finally get to the screen. This month Alien 5 gets an airing, only to be debunked by the woman in the know, Sigourney Weaver. The mammoth sum of $22 million was offered up this time around, a figure that would have made Miss Weaver the highest-paid actress in the world. Sadly though, it was all fanboy dreaming, as the woman who put the RIP into Ripley revealed. "I was interested to read that I was doing it for a phenomenal amount of money," Sigourney told Syndicated. "Unfortunately, it wasn't true. At least the sum. And I haven't really talked to Fox about making another. People come up to me on the street saying, 'Hey, Alien 5! Great, when's it gonna happen?' And I go, 'Wait, wait, wait a minute!'" So, once again sent to its room without supper, the fifth Alien outing seems to have vanished from our sights. Still, wouldn't it be better to wait for Joss Whedon to be free enough to take on the project again? Yeah, we thought so too. Cheers,

26th March 2001, 12:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	cheers, ML. Maybe mine and padders' box sets are safe after all

27th March 2001, 08:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
MythingLink First Prime of ASciFi Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,798	Don't you just hate it? They come out with a fancy boxed set and then they make another sequel and put out another boxed set with it in it and just to make it look appealing they tell you that there are added scenes, etc. that aren't available on the first. Cheers,

27th March 2001, 12:22 PM	#13 (permalink)
markpud Super-Mod to the gods Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: with Buffy, in Manchester, England... Posts: 4,732	yeah thats about right.... But I would just get the Alien 5 DVD I think, not a new box set.... so to the publishers

9th February 2002, 08:13 PM	#15 (permalink)
zombie84 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1	screw Weaver, the 5th Alien film is close to being green-lighted without her... with RIDLEY SCOTT returning to direct a prequel that explains the origins of the species. from imdb.com ---- Ridley Scott Weighs Up Alien 5 Director Ridley Scott is seriously considering making a new Alien film - explaining where the terrifying creatures came from. Scott directed the first movie, 1979's Alien, from the four film franchise starring Sigourney Weaver, and is now trying to finalize a story for Alien 5 - which he sees as a prequel exploring the creation of the killer alien life forms. He says, "I'm seriously mulling it over. I think it would be a lot of fun, but the most important thing is to get the story right. We should go back to where the alien creatures were first found and explain how they were created. No one has ever explained why. I always figured a battleship carrying bio-mechanical organisms that could be weapons was sent into space with some space jockey who didn't last." ---- the first good Alien V news to come by so far.