Key takeaways
- Ridley Scott initially thought the Alien franchise was over after the revival of Alien, but rediscovered its potential with Prometheus.
- Scott avoided excessive blood and gore in the Alien films to maintain tension and said that proper handling of the monster was critical to the success of the franchise.
- Scott's direction adds realism, terror and innovation to the Alien franchise, with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant exploring themes of creation and evolution.
Ridley was clear about his opinion of Scott Alien suffrage The English filmmaker, known for directing the science fiction, horror and crime genres, admitted that he thought Alien It was done since 1997.
The Alien Started with Franchise AlienDirected by Scott, and released in 1979. It was a huge hit, with a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. It was well received and made a mark in cinematic history. It also spawned three sequels – Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Revival (1997). It also scored Prometheus The prequel series — Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017)–both directed by Scott. Scott shared surprising thoughts about the franchise in a recent interview.
Scott has a long history Alien suffrage He was the first to direct the first film, and he admitted that he finished it after the third film, Alien: Resurrection. However, he felt it was alive as he worked Prometheus. “I think, wrongly AlienI thought the old beast was tired. Because when we did the first one [set of films]It was me, Jim [Cameron]David [Fincher]And the French boy [Jean-Pierre Jeunet] – There were four. They left. The beast came out,” Scott told GameRadar+. Scott said he found the beast by accident. The first film in the series was the initial title. Star Beast Before the change in Alien. According to him, such a movie would not have been made without that invention and to make it effective, they should give rights to creation.
However, he wanted to avoid something that, for him, would only lead to his death. “And it depends on what the monster is, and also how you play with it when usually less tension is always better. And it's easy to make a movie with blood and gore without tension. I tried to avoid that. And So it. died,” Scott said. The director was sad for the franchise because he thought it was huge, ie Star Wars and Star Trek. So he discussed it with screenwriter Damon Lawrence Lindelof, who co-wrote it Prometheus with him “So I sat down with Damon Lindelof, actually. We sat down at a table, and spun a wheel to see: Where can we go? And it all started with Prometheus,” Scott added.
A key figure in Scott's success Alien Because of his direction, the franchise, which emphasizes realism and terror, makes sci-fi horror movies terrifying. Additionally, his visual mastery is on-point, with excellent pacing and innovative storytelling Alien A classic. He returned to the franchise via Prometheus and Alien: Covenant was probably the right choice because they introduce new story arcs while staying true to the origins of the Xenomorphs. These films also raised philosophical questions about creation and evolution. Scott has expressed interest in exploring this theme further, and it's likely more than welcome to fans who love the franchise as long as they offer a new story while staying true to the franchise's core mythology to make the new films relevant.
Source: GameRadar+
