'District 9' Director Neill Blomkamp Reveals Concept Art From Secret 'Alien' Project

"District 9" and "Elysium" director Neill Blomkamp took to Instagram on Thursday to release concept art from a secret "Alien" project which would have reunited Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley and Michael Biehn’s Hicks. Unfortunately, the caption on his first post in the series seems to indicate Blomkamp is no longer pursuing the film. "Was working on this. Don't think I am anymore. Love it though," he wrote.

According to an unverified Twitter account under Blomkamp's name, the film was never connected to a studio (what would most likely be Fox). "They didn't really even know I was working on it," he wrote. Based on the fantastic art, we hope Blomkamp's addition to the "Alien" franchise will get reevaluated.

Was working on this. Don't think I am anymore. Love it though. #alien #xenomorph A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Jan 1, 2015 at 5:30pm PST

Wtf? Una foto publicada por Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) el Ene 1, 2015 at 5:32 PST

Woulda rocked. Was a mental stroll into the world Ridley Scott created. A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Jan 1, 2015 at 5:40pm PST

#ripley #hicks A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Jan 1, 2015 at 5:49pm PST

#weyland corp Zdjęcie zamieszczone przez użytkownika Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) Sty 1, 2015 at 5:56 PST

Oh shit A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Jan 1, 2015 at 6:06pm PST

Awesome Art by Geoffroy Thoorens #hicks Una foto publicada por Brownsnout (@...

Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 2, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news