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Really didn't expect Sigourney Weaver to be on board, thought she was done with that franchise.
 
BigBrown said:
Really didn't expect Sigourney Weaver to be on board, thought she was done with that franchise.
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Yeah, I seem to remember her not wanting to do a fourth Alien film, but being talked into it somehow ($$$$$$$$). Interesting that she's on board this one so early.
 
jerseydevil said:
she is 65 years old...not too many offers to headline a flick. Is it REALLY that big of a surprise?
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Kind of, yeah. Weaver doesn't strike me as the type to take something just because it's offered, even if she's the headliner.

Not that I know her, or anything...
 
I heard that they are going to do the one thing that will bring me on board - treat things as if Alien 3 and 4 never happened.

Because they didn't.
 
They're kinda guilty pleasure movies for me, I kinda like 'em. But a sequel to Aliens sure sounds more appealing than a sequel to Resurrection.
 
‘Alien’: Michael Biehn May Reprise as Corporal Hicks in Neill Blomkamp’s New FIlm
http://screenrant.com/alien-5-neill...as-corporal-hicks-in-neill-blomkamps-new-film


I watched Alien Resurrection for the 40th time yesterday and I think the main thing that left folks cold was RipleycloneMother. Sure they kinda screwed the ending, but if you watch...it really feels like some of the better Dark Horse stuff that was done. And Michael Wincott, Brad Dourif, Dan Hedaya, Tuco, that weird looking dude from all the Jeunet flicks, and freaking Ron Perlman are in it for varying lengths of time...if you can't dig that...I don't wanna know you. And Alien3 is a wonderfully stripped down claustrophobic flick(also had that Dark Horse groove). With Charles Dance for f's sake. Sure...not ALIENS, but as I have said...they have their charms.
 
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Stars Demanding Huge Raises for Sequels
http://collider.com/fifty-shades-of-grey-stars-demand-raises/

The Fifty Shades of Grey sequels are shaping up to be a delightful cautionary tale/trainwreck. The movie opened huge with $81 million, but then suffered a 73% drop the following weekend. That means word of mouth was negative, and fans didn’t like the film enough for repeat viewings. It was a smash-and-grab job, but it has managed to net over $500 million worldwide, which is impressive based on its relatively low budget.

But getting to this kind of box office success was a trial that saw constant bickering between author E.L. James and director Sam Taylor-Johnson, stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson loathing each other, and the sequel is without a writer, director, or a release date. This was before the cuckoo author started demanding even more control over the sequels even though her interference drove away the director and will likely repel others from taking the job. And now the stars—who have no chemistry on or off screen—want huge raises.

According to THR, Dornan and Johnson are looking to get pay bumps in the seven figures to return. They were paid $250,000 each for the first movie and a three-picture deal, and although there were tiered box office bonuses, they didn’t receive any participation on the back end. Simply put, Fifty Shades is the crap role you take so that you can boost your profile for better projects. Their low salaries in turn helped keep the cost of production low. Everyone wins except people with good taste.
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