10 Reasons You Shouldn't Get Excited About Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5

6. Creative Compromise Is Inevitable

You can all but guarantee this latest Alien will wind up being dubbed a troubled, or at the very least protracted, production. After all, this is a franchise that, ever since Aliens was a mega success, has been defined by the clashes between studios and filmmakers; Alien 3 saw a debutant David Fincher compromised to the point he now doesn't even consider the film part of his filmography; Joss Whedon was forced to redraft his Alien: Resurrection script over and over, reluctantly adding a Ripley clone and dropping his Earth-set ending; and the original Alien 5, which involved Ridley Scott, James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver at various points in its development, was cancelled because Fox were more interested in exploring the Vs. Predator avenue. This story is undoubtably going to repeat again as well because, even though the series hasn't been a top tier box office draw in decades, Hollywood still views Alien as a smash hit and thus want to make sure what realistically has minimal name recognition out of the die-hard fans appeal to a mainstream audience. Hey if it was popular once, it must be again, right? If Neill Blomkamp can get anything close to his original plan fo movie made, he's better than the directors of Fight Club, The Avengers, Blade Runner and The Terminator combined.