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September 11, 2007 - Alien vs. Predator - Requiem directors Greg and Colin Strause have gone on the record with stunning candor about their sequel to Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator.

Colin told MTV.com, "The only thing Paul Anderson did correctly was bring people closer together in their community hatred of him. ...I don't think anyone wanted us to talk to him," adding, "This movie works even if you didn't see [the first AvP]."

"The studio knew that, although the last movie made a lot of money, it didn't really resonate solidly with the fans," Greg said. "To get the same people back into the theater a second time, it was gonna be a bit of an uphill battle."

Thus, the sequel will be rated R rather than PG-13 like its predecessor. One of the highlights of the tougher and gorier AvP-R will be The Predalien, an Alien/Predator hybrid. (There will be no Alien queen in this one.)

"The Predalien wants to hunt and reproduce," said Colin. His brother Greg explained, "The main concept is that a Predalien should still be primarily Alien [with] very strong Alien features but with Predator mandibles and Predator dreadlocks. It walks a little more upright than a normal Alien does, but it also has the tail. It uses that tail quite a bit, and it's got a much bigger tail than a normal Alien."

Alien vs. Predator - Requiem opens this December.