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Sigourney Weaver On Next ‘Alien’: It Will “Break New Ground”
Recapping is starting to feel redundant with a new story breaking each and every day, but here we go…
Neill Blomkamp released Alien concept art a few months ago. It went viral. Fox hired him to develop the it. Ridley Scott is producing. Sigourney Weaver is returning. It will be the “final entry” and will take place after Aliens, but before Alien3. Michael Biehn could be in it (he claims to have been contacted), as shown in the concept art, and an unknown actor did makeup tests as Hicks in preparation.
Blomkamp’s Chappie opens in theaters tomorrow, and retimes him with Weaver. Both have been making a press tour, which is where all of this information is being gathered from. Variety has more, this time from Weaver, who tells them the next Alien will break new ground.
“I can’t think of a better director,” Weaver told the site at the New York City premiere of Blomkamp’s latest film, “Chappie.” “He’s a real fan. I think he’ll be true to the world and take it in unexpected directions. It’s got a lot of sinew in it. It will certainly stand up to the others and probably break a lot of new ground as well.”
Blomkamp expresses why he’s enamored with doing a new Alien, other than the first two films being his favorite films:
“I would love to make something in that world because the films use terror and dread and filmmaking techniques that are different than what I’ve dabbled in before,” he said.
Personally, I’m desperate for this Chappie tour to end because I both want to be surprised and don’t want to think about it as Blomkamp still has to write a script. It’s going to be a few years until this goes into production, assuming it’s even approved by Fox.
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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