Before there was
Prometheus or even the
AvP duo, rumors were strong about James Cameron (writing) & Ridley Scott (directing) teaming up for the 5th iteration in the
Alien series, effectively a conclusion to the whole Ripley-Alien saga. A script was ready for the tale, which would have skipped parts 3 and 4, and taken off right where 1986's
Aliens left off, with Ripley, Hicks & Newt surviving to take up reins in
Alien 5.
Instead, we had this fantastic idea scrapped off and Fox went ahead with
AvP &
AvP: Requiem, and destroyed everything. Then Scott came up with
Prometheus, which again was a diversion of a proper
Alien prequel story written by Jon Spaihts.
Lots of rewrites and the Lindelof guy from
Lost later, we know how that panned out.
More than once, Weaver, Cameron and even Scott, have admitted that Ripley's tale deserves a satisfactory conclusion. But with the studio minting close to $400 million worldwide on
Prometheus, a sequel was a definite.
Latest news is that the sequel's release date has been pushed upwards to 2017. And back in June 2014, Weaver was again vocal about Ripley's tale, and for one more shot at the character.
Some stuff which show more light on this:
http://whatculture.com/film/10-reaso...ed-alien-5.php
http://www.prometheus2-movie.com/news/2064
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayli...theus-20140413
Personally, which one would you prefer? Or would you rather have the franchise come to a full stop?
Have your say.