Neill Blomkamp Interview Cut Short After District 9 & Alien 5 Questions Make Things Awkward
District 9 director Neill Blomkamp awkwardly ends an interview after being asked about the Alien franchise, in which he is no longer involved.
Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5
Alien 5 is a canceled sequel from director Neill Blomkamp. The film would have retconned Alien 3 and brought back Sigourney Weaver as Ripley and Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks. Unapproved concept art suggested hybrid Xenomorphs were going to be a key part of the sequel. The movie was canceled partly due to the negative reception of 2017's Alien: Covenant, and that same year, Blomkamp revealed that all plans for the film were "totally dead."
Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5
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- Neill Blomkamp
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- Michael Biehn , Sigourney Weaver
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- Neill Blomkamp
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