It looks like Neill Blomkamp’s proposed Alien 5 is now completely dead. What started off as a series of independent paintings commissioned by the director and released via Instagram, quickly went viral. Fans were excited and it caught the eye of Alien franchise rights holder 20th Century Fox. The images featured Sigourney Weaver’s iconic character Ripley along with Michael Biehn’s character Hicks (who was unceremoniously killed off in Alien 3).
The studio contacted Blomkamp and put together a deal to produce the film. Afterwards, less and less was being heard about the project as rumors of it being put on the chopping block began to surface. Original Alien director Ridley Scott has since indicated that the ...
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