Neil Blomkamp is probably my least favorite director, to be honest. He lacks all subtlety, and his directorial and actor choices are strange to me. I do look forward to the scene where Ripley pushes for gun control, until the alien rallies the senators and Wayland Yutani to block the motion, culminating in an epic fillibuster. Then the alien eats the senators. It's worth it to see him in a suit, though.

Or maybe Blomkamp will turn it into an abortion metaphor, who knows.

havoc33:
I'm all in for a proper Alien sequel, but I don't agree with having it set right after Aliens. Alien 3, although it was flawed, was a very good movie, especially the extended Assembly Cut. It was in tone and spirit much closer to the original vision from Ridley Scott. I for one would not like a direct sequel to Aliens where Hicks and Ripley play husband and wife for half of the movie. That's not what the Alien franchise is about, and although Aliens is a great action flick, Cameron really dumbed it down from what the original created. Basically it was a 80s gung-ho marines movie set in space (with cheesy one liners throughout), with the added annoyance of the family theme between Ridley, Hicks and Newt.

I mean no offence with this, but it's no coincidence that Alien 3 was received far better in Europe than in the US, both critically and commercially. Besides, Sigourney Weaver is getting old, and I hate forcing her into a role which she can't physically keep up they way we're accustomed to seeing her. Indy 4 faced much of the same problems with varying results. I'd much rather them introducing a new crew in Alien 5 and start fresh. If done properly, they can set the franchise up for more sequels in the future. With Ripley back in, that really won't be the case cause by the time Alien 6 comes around Sigourney will be basically retired. So start fresh now, otherwise they're just delaying the inevitable really.

I can't see this working. Prometheus had the right idea, taking the story in the right new direction, it just failed horribly. The scary thing about Alien was the sexual imagery, and the fear of the unknown. That disappeared after the first movie, and frankly I'm not sure it can be recaptured. The alien is no longer a nihilistic take on the universe, it's just campy pulp action fodder for space marines. It's a space velociraptor. I'm not sure it's really possible to turn the alien into what it once was, because the mystique is gone. Remember that, in the first film, we didn't even know who the protagonist was. Starting over would be best, but I'm not sure what else there is to do with the setting.

If Blomkamp pulls it off, though, I'll forgive him everything.