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Neill Blomkamp Teases New ‘Alien’ Pulse Rifle
The epic M41A Pulse Rifle was introduced in James Cameron’s 1986 Aliens. Now, Neill Blomkamp is prepping for war in his followup that’s currently at the scripting stage.
Still, it appears Blomkamp is already in some sort of “pre-production” as he just shared the following image of a brand new Pulse Rifle rocking a “Rail Integration System.”
As explained by Wiki, RIS is a generic term for a system for attaching accessories to small firearms such as pistols, rifles and light machine guns. Common accessories include tactical lights, laser aiming modules, forward hand grips for improving weapon handling, telescopic sights for medium-ranged or distant targets, and reflex sights/red-dot sights for short to medium-ranged targets, iron sight lines, bipods, and bayonets.
It sounds like Blomkamp’s Alien, which will follow Ridley Scott’s Alien: Paradise Lost, is going to bring a full-scale war to the Xenomorphs.
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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