Although Neill Blomkamp’s Alien film never came to fruition, the concept art surrounding the film has given insight into what we could've had. Alien 5 would have served as a highly anticipated direct sequel to the original franchise trilogy. What went wrong? Everything pre-production-wise seemed to be going well. There was a hugely positive reaction from fans upon announcement, and the film even had a predicted release date slated. The halt seemed to be coming from Ridley Scott and the higher-ups at the studio. It was hinted that they were more focused on the Prometheus sequel and building off of that newer franchise, rather than circling back to the existing IP. As a creator, it makes sense. But as a fan of the Alien franchise, I though it was disappointing we never got a continuation of the storyline that started it all. But, thanks to the digging of AvP Galaxy, we can still enjoy the vision of what it was supposed to be! This beautiful concept art was done by artist Geoffroy Thoorens. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 3 June, 2021