Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus 2’ May Be Delaying Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’
By Angie Han/Aug. 18, 2015 4:30 pm EST
Neither Prometheus 2 nor Alien 5 has a release date yet. But if Prometheus 2 shoots in early 2016, we can likely expect it out sometime in 2017. Which means, if this rumor is true and everything goes as planned, that Alien 5 will shoot in 2017 and come out around 2018.
While fans will surely be disappointed to have to wait, there are some possible silver linings. The delay gives Blomkamp more time to develop the script, which is a good thing in theory.* Plus, it’ll help him and Sigourney Weaver work out a schedule to avoid conflicting with Avatar 2, also produced by Fox.**
Oh, and speaking of developing the script, the source also addresses Michael Biehn’s recent statements that Alien 5 will essentially ignore Alien3 and Alien: Resurrection. “It’s basically far too early to tell on that front right now,” they said. Good thing Blomkamp’s got all that extra time to figure it out now.
- In practice, we should probably be alarmed he’s working on the script at all, after the messes that were Chappie and Elysium. But that’s another story.
** Again, in theory. That’s assuming Avatar 2 remains on track to open in 2017, which, considering how many times it’s been pushed back, is a pretty big assumption.
