Re: Alien remake/reboot is GO
Okay, I didn't want to start a new thread for this but I had an epiphany last night while watching the Special Edition of Aliens, which includes all of the previously deleted scenes. I went on to write a lengthy post here, but then it did not apply, as my session must have timed out and I lost all of what was previously written. So I'm going to just post the main idea here now.
While watching the beginning of the film, it occurred to me that there is a rather large window of time which remains unexplored and is currently left to the imagination. I think it would make for a great film to show the events which unfold after the "rescue" of Ripley, and her expressing the events of the demise of the Nostromo to the board of inquiry. This new film could show the events which take place on LV-426 up to the point of Newt being the last uninfected survivor.
Key events could include:
Transmission by Carter Burke to check the grid reference, maybe even with a cameo by Paul Riser.
The original outbreak showing the discovery of the derelict and gestation of Newt's father.
This first Alien taking one or two colonists captive and back to the clutch of eggs in the derelict.
The creation of the Queen by way of a Queen Chestburster, as in Alien3 Director's Cut.
Creation of the hive and subsequent taking of all 157 colonists, along with all the fighting and carnage that that would entail.
So much more good stuff, by head might explode!
Newt's story would have to be a central theme, and casting of the perfect young actress would be paramount to the success of the film.
This could be a perfect compliment to the already existing film, Aliens. If handled properly, I think this could be awesome. All of the talk of the reboot/remake of Alien, and seeing that this might mean more from the franchise, I really think this would be an imaginative way to proceed. Also, I think it is all the recent attention to the remake/reboot that fired my imagination into this direction. Perhaps this story has been suggested elsewhere before, but if so, I am unaware. I know there is a Dark Horse series entitled "Newt's Tale," but I am unaware of the particulars of that story, as I have yet to read it.
Maybe I should approach Ridley Scott and James Cameron with my idea. Perhaps I should not just be posting such a fantastic idea up on the forum for everyone to read.
All the ideas and thoughts in this post are therefore the intellectual property of me!
