"District 9" helmer Neill Blomkamp to direct new “Alien” movie February 19, 2015 - 10:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An untitled new Alien movie is finally confirmed with Neill Blomkamp on board as director, AceShowbiz reports. On Wednesday, February 18, it was revealed that the director would work with 20th Century Fox for the movie which is separate from the untitled Prometheus sequel. Sources told Variety that the upcoming "Alien" movie is set years after "Prometheus 2". Ridley Scott serves as producer for both "Prometheus 2" and the new "Alien" movie. On Wednesday, the "Elysium" and "District 9" director also shared the exciting news about his upcoming directing gig in an Instagram post. "Um... So I think it's officially my next film. #alien," he captioned an alien image. Earlier this year, Blomkamp shared "Alien" artwork on his social media page, saying that he was "working on" it, but didn't think he was anymore. In an interview with Uproxx last week. the director opened up about the project. "Basically, what happened was, when 'Chappie' got heavily into post-production, I could take my foot off the gas a bit," he said. "I was thinking about what I wanted to do next and I've been wanting to make an Alien film for like years and years." Sigourney Weaver stars in previous "Alien" films. It is currently unclear whether she will join upcoming project.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia.Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. |
