One of the things you don’t see too often are creative types in the Hollywood sphere doing things just because they enjoy them and want to poke and prod at particular projects. Neill Blomkamp of District 9 and Chappie fame posted some really intriguing images last month about what he’d want to do if he got his hands on the Alien franchise for a film and it set off quite the firestorm of interest. With him out there promoting Chappie, the folks at Collider asked him about the concept artwork and it may be one of those situations where, similar to Deadpool, putting an idea out there can get the ball rolling:
“There was a reason. I wanted to make that film. I still may make that film. [Laughs] It may happen. But I did it on my own time. Like when Chappie was winding down in post and I had available time, I started to work on it. It was also from talking to Sigourney [Weaver] during the making of this. I mean, I asked her about Alien all the time. Alien and Aliens are my favorite films. So I genuinely wanted to make that film, I came up with the story, I came up with way more art than I put out and I never officially spoke to Fox about it, but Fox wanted to make it. So, I kind of touched on it and I didn’t know what to do, and I didn’t know if I was just gonna go leave directing for a whole bunch of time and then I was like, ‘I might as well put some art out.’ But I may make it. I don’t know. That’s where it stands.”
Check out the previously showcased concept materials below: