‘Alien Nation’ Remake In The Works At Fox
By Angie Han/March 26, 2015 7:30 am EST
THR reported the news. No director, stars, or producers are on board at this time.
The original film took place in the not-so-distant year of 1991. Aliens have arrived in Los Angeles and are co-existing, uneasily, with humans. The so-called Newcomers are kept separate from the human population, and regarded with suspicion for their strange habits. (Think District 9.)
Mandy Patinkin played Francisco, the first-ever alien cop, who is partnered with veteran human officer Sykes (played by James Caan). Initially, Sykes is prejudiced against his Newcomer colleague, but the two overcome their differences as they work together on a case.Alien Nation did well enough at the box office to get a TV spinoff. The series lasted just one season, but the franchise continued through the ’90s with several TV films. Several books and comic books based on the property were also released.
A few years back Syfy attempted to revive Alien Nation for television, but their plans didn’t get very far.
Besides Iron Man, Marcum and Holloway’s credits include Punisher: War Zone and the upcoming Highlander reboot. They also worked on early drafts of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which finally hit theaters last year.
