As we now know, the situation has changed.
On the 18th February, Blomkamp again took toInstagramto make his own announcement, writing, Um…
So I think its officially my next film #alien.
For her own part, Weaver seems cautiously open to the thought of returning.
If it was someone as talented as Neill, Id certainly listen.
Our questions
Blomkamps concept art suggests that he has a clear story in mind for hisAliensequel.
The most evocative piece of art, though, is the one which sees Ripley and Hicks reunited.
Ripley has a bomb strapped around her waist, her hand gripping the trigger.
Hicks clutches a shotgun, a look of resolve on his damaged face.
Is this the alien-human hybrid Ripley we saw fromAlien: Resurrection?
Weirdly, a possible (and partial) answer to the Hicks questionmay come from a videogame.
In it, Corporal Dwayne Hicks was revealed to be alive after all.
Thats a longer story, Hicks says.
The way around this would be to pretend thatAlien 3andResurrectionnever happened.
Although it was filled with Space Jockeys and a flying Juggernaut,Prometheuswas more space opera than cosmic horror.
Under Blomkamps guidance, the xenomorph has the chance to re-emerge as a horrifying force of nature.
