The Clown Prince
04-09-2003, 05:52 AM
Here is a quote from an interview the Edmonton Sun did with James Cameron...
He also has high hopes of eventually returning to the Alien franchise as long as he can get the go-ahead to make a truly scary (and likely R-rated) film.
The 1979 original Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, "holds a special classic niche as one of the great terrifying experiences," Cameron said. "And the trick (to making a new Alien film) is you don't go crazy and make a $150-million movie because you don't want to have to compromise, you don't want to try to do a PG-13 Alien that is all things to everyone."
An Alien flick, Cameron said, ought to put the psychology back into psychological horror.
"It's got to still maintain its roots in this kind of cinematic id. Ridley did it really beautifully. He just kind of put you into this Freudian nightmare space."
Very cool. James Cameron could single handedly bring this franchise back from an almost death. Everything after Aliens was not really all that great. Alien 3 in an underated film, but Fox screwed up big time by killing off Ripley, and ideas were scrapped to have Alien 3 be a bad dream Ripley had in hypersleep. So they clone her 200 hundred years in the future. I love the Alien franchise only because of Alien and Aliens. Though Fox's upcoming extended cut DVD's of Alien, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection has me curious.
Anyways, Fox should seriously think about bringing him back. He would make another great Aliens film, I know it. I'm seriously crossing my fingers on this one and hoping. Something tells me though that maybe Cameron has already talked to Fox or is going to soon. Sigorney Weaver has been going on for a while now about wanting to make a fifth and possible final movie. What a way to go if Cameron directs!
Here is the link to the rest of the interview. Pretty good read. He comments on Dark Angel's demise, Ghosts of the Abyss etc. http://www.canoe.ca/Television/apr8_cameron-sun.html
The Clown Prince
He also has high hopes of eventually returning to the Alien franchise as long as he can get the go-ahead to make a truly scary (and likely R-rated) film.
The 1979 original Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, "holds a special classic niche as one of the great terrifying experiences," Cameron said. "And the trick (to making a new Alien film) is you don't go crazy and make a $150-million movie because you don't want to have to compromise, you don't want to try to do a PG-13 Alien that is all things to everyone."
An Alien flick, Cameron said, ought to put the psychology back into psychological horror.
"It's got to still maintain its roots in this kind of cinematic id. Ridley did it really beautifully. He just kind of put you into this Freudian nightmare space."
Very cool. James Cameron could single handedly bring this franchise back from an almost death. Everything after Aliens was not really all that great. Alien 3 in an underated film, but Fox screwed up big time by killing off Ripley, and ideas were scrapped to have Alien 3 be a bad dream Ripley had in hypersleep. So they clone her 200 hundred years in the future. I love the Alien franchise only because of Alien and Aliens. Though Fox's upcoming extended cut DVD's of Alien, Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection has me curious.
Anyways, Fox should seriously think about bringing him back. He would make another great Aliens film, I know it. I'm seriously crossing my fingers on this one and hoping. Something tells me though that maybe Cameron has already talked to Fox or is going to soon. Sigorney Weaver has been going on for a while now about wanting to make a fifth and possible final movie. What a way to go if Cameron directs!
Here is the link to the rest of the interview. Pretty good read. He comments on Dark Angel's demise, Ghosts of the Abyss etc. http://www.canoe.ca/Television/apr8_cameron-sun.html
The Clown Prince