After tweeting last month that he was working on an Alien sequel at one time but had abandoned or been taken off the project, District 9 director Neill Blomkamp tweeted today that Alien is officially his next project.
In a remarkably casual message, Blomkamp tweeted, "Um... So I think it's officially my next film," alongside the image you see above and the hashtag #alien.
In January, Blomkamp tweeted out a collection of Alien images that featured Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley, a scarred Michael Biehn’s Corporal Dwayne Hicks, and other classic Alien creatures like the Xenomorphs, the eggs, and facehuggers. At the time Blomkamp wrote on twitter, “Was working on this. Don't think I am anymore. Love it though.” Following today's tweet, it looks like he is back on the project.
After directing District 9, Blomkamp directed Elysium, and his next film Chappie, releases March 6. Blomkamp's frequent collaborator, Sharlto Copley, who has appeared in all of Blomkamp's films including doing the motion capture for the titular Chappie, stars in Sony's upcoming comic book TV series, Powers.
[Source: @NeillBlomkamp]