20th Century Fox has told Ridley Scott that his budget for the planned Alien prequel is too nuts for them. Reports indicate Scott is looking for somewhere in the neighborhood of $250 million, a sum Fox can’t even fathom.
Regarding the story, Scott told The Independent “The film will be really tough, really nasty”, which is EXACTLY how it needs to be. It’s brilliant that the man who started the franchise is now jazzed to return – and has a great vision for it. But if 20th Century Fox thinks they’re going to be able to pressure him into accepting a smaller budget and turning in a PG-13 film, they’re crazier than we give them credit for.
Scott is a notoriously bull-headed director, and if Fox continues these demands he’ll never budge and the movie won’t get made. While I would love to see another Ridley Scott Alien film, I don’t want it under moronic restrictions. If Scott is to make his prequel he’ll need to do it his way, and it would be good for 20th Century Fox to give him the check, leave him alone and let him do it.
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Surely massive fans with lights behind them aren't *that* expensive.
That is a crazy budget.
If I'm Fox and I look at how he spent 200 million on Robin Hood (the catering must have been exquisite) I'm not trusting his accounting either. That said, I hope they just give him the money. I need to know the backstory of Jones.
Does anyone besides fanboys really care about the franchise anymore. Alien(s) was creatively fun and interesting but there's no need to keep adding to it. Yes, Ridley can make movies but I think it's stupid to give him money to satisfy his creative appetite. He's no longer a reliable director. His last movie that actually made was American Gangster. Plus, you can't get a $250 mil budget with a cast of nobodies. That budget is too expensive for a Rated R movie.
Question: "Does anyone besides fanboys really care about the franchise anymore. "
Answer: "Yes."
Good thing Joss Whedon is too busy ruining Avengers to kill the Alien franchise again.
How can it possibly have a budget that high? Are they spending $1 million on hookers and blow every day for 200 days of shooting??
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