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- Ridley Scott initially thought the Alien franchise was over after Alien Resurrection, but rediscovered its potential with Prometheus.
- Scott avoided excessive blood and gore to maintain tension in the Alien films, saying that proper monster management was key to the franchise's success.
- Scott's direction adds realism, horror and innovation to the Alien franchise, with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant exploring themes of creation and evolution.
Ridley Scott was candid about his thoughts on the matter alien Franchise The English filmmaker, who is known for directing sci-fi, horror and crime genres, admitted that he thought alien It has been done since 1997.
particle for direct object alien The franchise started with aliendirected by Scott, and released in 1979. It was a huge success, with a score of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was welcomed and recorded its place in the history of cinema. It even spawned three sequels — aliens (1986) Alien 3 (1992) and alien resurrection (1997). It also scored Prometheus Prelude Series — Prometheus (2012) and Stranger: Pact (2017)– both directed by Scott. In a recent interview, Scott shared a surprising thought about the franchise.
Scott has a long history in this field alien His franchise was the first to direct the first film and he admitted that he thought it was over after the third film. Alien: Resurrection. However, as he worked on it, he found that it continued Prometheus. “I think wrong alienI thought the old beast was worn out. Because when we did the first thing [set of films]It was me, Jim [Cameron]David [Fincher]And the French man [Jean-Pierre Jeunet] – There were four people. were worn out The beast was worn out,” Scott told GameRadar+. Scott added that he found the beast by accident. The original title for the first film in the series was monster star before changing it to alien. According to him, without the aforementioned discovery, such a film would not exist, and they should have created it to be effective.
However, he wanted to avoid certain things that for him would only lead to its destruction. “And it depends on what the monster is, and also how you play it, when there's often less, it's always better for tension. And it's easier to have a movie that's blood and gore without tension. I tried “Avoid it,” said Scott, “for the franchise, because it's big, like.” star wars and space explorers. So he talked to screenwriter Damon Lawrence Lindelof, who co-wrote it Prometheus Scott added, “So I actually sat down with Damon Lindelof. We sat down at the table and spun a wheel to see where we could go? And it all started with Prometheus.”
Scott is an important figure in the success alien franchise because of his direction, which emphasizes realism and horror, making the sci-fi movie scary. In addition, his visual mastery is on point, and the excellent pacing and innovative storytelling make it so alien A classic his return to the franchise through Prometheus and Stranger: Pact It was probably the right choice as they offer new story arcs while staying true to the origins of the Xenomorphs. These films also raised philosophical questions about creation and evolution. Scott has expressed an interest in exploring this further, and this is likely to appeal to fans who love the franchise as long as they offer a new storyline while staying true to the core mythology of the franchise to make the new films relevant. , is very pleasant.
Source: GameRadar+
