'District 9' Director Posts Amazing Concept Art for Unofficial 'Alien' Project

Well, this is bound to piss off the Prometheus haters out there and fill them with ideas of what might have been. District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp posted a bunch of photos to his Instagram of what LOOKS like some kind of abandoned project set in the world of Ridley Scott's Alien, and boy are they awesome.

Here's the thing, though: they aren't anywhere near official. They appear to be just some concept art for something Blomkamp was doing personally, maybe with the hope something would come of it. He even admits as much in a tweet....

“Ps this has nothing to do with the studio. I just feel like I might do something else instead. In which case why not show some work- They didn't really even know I was working on it ha.”

Regardless, these are pretty cool and don't seem to fit in as any kind of true sequel, or at least not a modern one. In one case you have what appears to be a younger version of Sigourney Weaver's Ripley, but you also have the return of Corporal Hicks sporting some serious acid burns. That would have been amazing all by itself to see how that played out. And apparently Blomkamp thinks Alien could have used his guiding force, too, stating...

“Woulda rocked. Was a mental stroll into the world Ridley Scott created."

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Blu-Ray Deal of the Day: 'Alien Anthology' for only $29.99!

With Prometheus right around the corner, now is the perfect time to delve back into the world of Ridley Scott's science fiction classic, Alien. For today only, you can get the Alien Anthology on Blu-Ray for only $29.99. That's 63% off the retail price, and for that you get all four intense films in the series, including the alternate cuts of each. That's eight versions total for one insanely low price. This deal ends in 14 hours, or while supplies last. So hurry and order yours now by going here! Ordering mine right now...

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Trailer Time: Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott

A phenomenal week for debut movie trailers reaches it's apex with the release of Prometheus, Ridley Scott's film which to me sure looks like it ties into 1979's Alien. Just how much is anybody's guess, and the trailer, which doesn't show us much, does feature some imagery to support that notion. In particular, Scott doesn't seem to have forgotten the heavy air of anxiety and terror prevalent in his sci-fi classic. Then there are more direct correlations, like a crewmember suffering from what appears to be acid burns to the face.

Damon Lindelof and Jon Spaihts have apparently put together a story significantly larger than Alien ever was, with much bigger questions being proposed, stretching back to the origins of the human race.  Personally I'd rather it remain a bit simpler than all that, but the whole idea has got me pretty excited. The cast features Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Noomi Rapace, Sean Harris, Guy Pearce, and Patrick Wilson. 

Check out the new trailer below....



Like I said, not a lot to it, but the atmosphere is perfect and pure Alien. Prometheus will touch down on June 8th 2012!

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Beware! The possible plot of Prometheus lies within!

One of the most fascinating things to watch over the last few months has been the secrecy behind Ridley Scott's upcoming sci-fi film, Prometheus. What started out as a definite prequel to Alien turned into some sort of spinoff with "Alien DNA" supposedly at the heart of the story. Damon Lindelof(Lost), who wrote the script, has kinda gone both ways on what it would actually entail. Same with Scott. Is "Alien DNA" literal? Or are there just thematic similarities between the films? Well, all the wondering my be moot now, as i09 has been sent what appears to be a total reveal of key points of the plot. Hell, it's basically the entire plot. So consider the below image "Spoiler Space", with the plot immediately following...

Earth. Year 2058.

 Archaeological digs in Africa reveal alien artifacts that humans were genetically engineered by a advanced alien race (space jockeys). These “Alien Gods” also terraformed Earth in order to make it habitable for their human creations. Amongst finds are coordinates to the Alien God’s home-world, to Paradise. Months later the Weyland Corp launch the spaceship PROMETHEUS and his crew, into deep space to make first contact. Thanks to faster than light travel a few years later the PROMETHEUS enters the Zeta Riticuli star system. Humans are greeted by their makers, then transported further into space to a scary yet fascinating world. The Alien Gods are proud of their “children”, their first creation to reach such levels of intelligence.

As a reward they share bits of their astonishing bio-based technologies with the humans. But for one crew member of the Prometheus it’s not enough. In a treacherous act he steals the “bio-source code” to Terraforming, a technology at the origin of all Gods’ power, that could make humans equal to the gods. The Alien Gods may be scientists but are also ruthless conquerors, destroyers of worlds who will not accept humans as equals. They unleash on the escaping human crew their favorite bio-weapon, a creature used to “clean up” worlds before colonization. But something goes wrong in the process and humans manage to turn the bio-weapon against their makers. Giving birth to a smarter, nastier, bigger breed of gut eating creatures. Creatures that will be the demise of Paradise. What’s left of the Prometheus crew manages to escape the doomed planet.

On their trail a survivor Alien God in very familiar ship with one ultimate mission.

Bring the wrath of the Gods to Earth.

If that description holds up, it makes it pretty clear why the film was titled Prometheus. It also means somebody's head is going to roll tomorrow morning if not sooner. To me it reads as completely legit, and fits in perfectly with all we've heard so far. Part of me hopes it's fake because I don't want to know anything about what's coming up. We'll probably never truly know the answer until Prometheus comes out next year on June 8th.

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