The release of the film Alien: Romulus on August 14 marked the return of the famous franchise 7 years after Alien: Covenant directed by Ridley Scott. The franchise composed of seven films has seen great filmmakers participate in the development of the universe. Among them, James Cameron. Thus, after Sigourney Weaver who recently spoke about her possible return as Ellen Ripley, it is the director of Avatar who addressed the question of returning behind the camera for a new opus.
Disney wants to make Alien a Star Wars-style license
This summer was marked by the release of Alien: Romulusdirected by Fede Álvarez, the first film in the saga since Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant released in 2017. This opus takes place 20 years after the events of Alien, the Eighth Passenger with Sigourney Weaver as the lead actress. The actress who plays Ellen Ripley wanted to react to the rumors about her return to the franchise.
Indeed, Disney hopes to make Alien a license like Star Wars, namely to overexploit the characters and the universe. It must be said that the franchise has a bright future ahead of it since a series called Alien: Earth by Noah Hawley is scheduled to arrive in 2025. The New York actress reassured Alien fans by declaring in an interview for Deadline that she was not thinking about this possibility and that she was busy doing other things.
After Sigourney Weaver, James Cameron discusses his return to the Alien franchise
With the latest installment in the franchise receiving mostly positive acclaim from both critics and audiences, and with Disney looking to expand the universe, some are wondering if directors who worked on the franchise could return behind the cameraif a new feature film was on the way. It must be said that big names in cinema have taken turns directing the various films such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet, David Fincher and James Cameron.
The latter, who is responsible for Aliens released in 1986, starred Sigourney Weaver. He recently gave an interview to The Guardian in which he spoke about the idea of returning to this cult science fiction universe. And it's clear that it's not in his plans:
I wouldn't rule anything out, but I have 23 other projects lined up before this one, so I guess, since I'm 70, it's not going to happen. You have to pick your battles at some point. You know what I mean?
It must be said that the director of Titanic is very busy with his Avatar franchise, whose third installment revealed its title and first concept art during the last D23.