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Ridley Scott Could Shoot ‘Alien’ Movies Until He Dies

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Ridley Scott is already 79 years old. No, seriously. I couldn’t believe it myself. He’s had an incredible career that’s come full circle with his Alien: Covenant releasing this May. In fact, he’s also producing Warner Bros.’ Blade Runner sequel, Blade Runner 2049, opening in October. Before Scott fully embraced his roots, he attempted a weird Alien prequel, Prometheus, which was to bridge the two films. And while it’s taken a few years to get the sequel, this summer’s Covenant, into production, he already plans to shoot his next Alien film in 2018.

In fact, Scott has already gone on record that Covenant is the first in a new Alien trilogy, which will now connect directly into his 1979 Alien. Assuming he gets the next one off the ground in 2018, and has another lined up just as quickly, he’ll be 83-84 by the time the new trilogy is completed. But oh, no, he could always do more, six even.

A bit I missed in the lengthy Sydney Morning Herald article:

“If you really want a franchise, I can keep cranking it for another six,” Scott said. “I’m not going to close it down again. No way.”

It’s unclear if he’s referencing Blade Runner or Alien, but I think his sentiment is clear, he’s embracing his legacy, putting his name back on his two biggest franchises, and is going to take them to his grave.

I can understand an artist’s frustration when younger generations no longer associate them with their biggest stepping stones. A weird example in modern horror would be SAW, which was co-created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell, and directed by Wan. When Darren Lynn Bousman took over for the three following sequels, many thought he was the brains behind the franchise. I can only imagine how irritating that would be to Wan and Whannell. With Scott, being the man behind two of the most important sci-fi films (not named Star Wars) ever, you’ve got to imagine that he wants to be remembered along with people like George Lucas. If this means he’s got to direct six more Alien sequels, so be it…and mother fucking BRING IT.

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“Crystal Lake”: Kevin Williamson and Bryan Fuller Planned an “Hour Long Chase Episode”

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We learned earlier this week that “Hannibal” creator Bryan Fuller is no longer the showrunner of A24 and Peacock’s Friday the 13th TV series “Crystal Lake,” with A24 choosing to “go a different way with the material.” What does that mean? It means A24 is still planning on bringing a Friday the 13th series to life, but the overall vision will likely change.

Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) had been on board to write an episode of the “Crystal Lake” series, and Williamson took to Twitter today to tease some of those original plans.

Williamson writes, “Bummin’ hard, so sorry I won’t be a part of what would have been an epic Bryan Fuller show. Your pilot was so beautifully realized. A gorgeous portrait of a mother unraveling in her grief. Not to mention bloody horrific!”

He adds, “I was so looking forward to our hour long chase episode!“

Kevin Williamson is of course known for writing incredible slasher movie chase sequences, including the ones seen in the original Scream and Scream 2, as well as I Know What You Did Last Summer and last year’s Sick. It’s hard not to imagine how cool an hour-long Friday the 13th chase episode could be in Williamson’s hands, but alas, it’s not happening anymore.

The silver lining? Williamson is directing the next installment in the Scream franchise.

The director of Cube, Splice and several episodes of “Hannibal,” Vincenzo Natali also took to Twitter this weekend to give us a taste of the “Crystal Lake” series we’ll never see.

Natali tweets, “I have read the first two episodes. Bryan Fuller’s Crystal Lake was well on its way to becoming another Hannibal-level reinvention that was simultaneously beautiful, sad, poetic, funny and horrifying. I mourn its passing.”

A24 and Peacock are now searching for a new showrunner for the series. Stay tuned.

Peacock had given the project a straight-to-series order in 2022, with “Crystal Lake” being described as an “expanded prequel” to the original Friday the 13th franchise featuring both Jason Voorhees and his mother, Pamela Voorhees. Original Friday the 13th final girl Adrienne King had even signed on for a recurring role in the planned A24 television series.

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