Alien 5
Release Date: Unknown; there are currently no firm plans (ie, a script, director, production start date, cast besides Sigourney weaver, etc.) to make another film. That doesn't mean the possiblity isn't there... it just hasn't gotten started yet.
Title Note: One possibility for the next Alien film is a project called Aliens Vs Predator which has already been popular as a video game, comic books, etc. The script exists, and the film was included in Chris Gore's book, The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made (pages 13-17). Corona's Coming Attractions has plenty of information on it.
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Cast: None announced yet; however, Sigourney Weaver told SCI FI Wire while promoting Galaxy Quest that she might be interested in coming back if a 5th film was ever planned.
Director: Unknown.
Screenwriter: Unknown. There's been rumors of scripts penned by Sigourney Weaver or Joss Whedon (Alien: Resurrection) that have floated around online, but both were quite false.
Based upon: If this film is ever made, it would of course be a sequel to Alien, the 1979 film about, well, aliens. The last film was Alien: Resurrection, the 4th, released in late 1997.
Delay Note: One thing worth noting about the Alien series is that a long wait between films is not exactly new. There was seven years between Alien and Aliens (1986), and then six years until Alien3, and five years until Alien: Resurrection. The reason that point is important to remember is that though Fox may seem cold to the concept of an Alien 5, they may change their mind by the seven year mark, 2004... that's a long time.
Premise: Officially, there is no script, so there is no premise.
Premise Rumors: The ending of Alien: Resurrection suggested that the next film could be about the aliens on Earth, but when she talked to SCI FI Wire in December, 1999, Sigourney Weaver mentioned that she'd like to do one that took place not on humanity's homeworld, but on the homeworld of the aliens...
Filming: There is no production date for this film, since there is no script, or concrete plans to make it anytime soon.
Genre: Action, Eye Candy, Science Fiction
Unofficial Rumor Control Site: The Alien Saga Movie Page (There are several fan sites that cover the possibilities of a 5th film, but this page seemed most complete and updated)
Official Series Site: url=http://Alien-Movies.com
Official Site:
Status: In Development (Vaguely... there's not currently any plans to make another film, but the concept of a 5th film hasn't yet been completely shot down by 20th Century Fox; but it's definitely not going to happen anytime soon)
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