Scott made the original film, then returned for two more entries. But a lot of other ‘Alien’ movies came from other directors.
The 86-year-old director helmed the eponymous sci-fi horror flick in 1979 before passing the torch to the series to a string of other filmmakers including, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, though Scott has now admitted he wishes he took full ownership of the IP after his original film proved to be such a critical and commercial hit.
In a interview with Deadline, Scott said: “We were asleep at the wheel. My advisors, who frankly no longer are with me, were asleep at the wheel, certainly. And I partly blame myself, except I was busy making other films. And so it was let go and it shouldn’t have been.”He recalled: “Jim told me, ‘Listen, I can’t get it as frightening because you’ve just shown the beast enough that it’s no longer fresh.’ But it works, still.
“He said, ‘I’m going to go military.’ That’s what Jim said. I said, ‘Gotcha.’ Jim’s was a very good sequel. Three and four became more and more difficult. As it unrolled, I thought, oh God, they’re f—ing it up. And then from that, honestly, I said, ‘Okay, that’s done.’”proved to stand the test of time and became one of the more popular entries into the franchise.
Scott explained: “Years later, I saw this bloody film that they keep playing every night somewhere on the globe, on all the platforms. There’s life in the best, yet. “That’s why I sat down with the great writer Lindelof, and we reconstructed a resurrection of the era, withJames Cameron Says More ‘Terminator’ Movies Are Being PlannedRidley Scott Already Wants to Make ‘Gladiator 3’How ‘Alien: Romulus’ Connects to All the Other ‘Alien’ Movies
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