Alien vs. Predator 3 - Sequel or Reboot the franchise?
Chris
AdminJungle HunterJune 26, 2016It's no surprise that throughout 2017 and 2018, Alien and Predator will be making a big comeback in Hollywood. Now, I'm extremely thrilled to see both Alien: Covenant and The Predator take these franchises back to their respective roots, but the thought in the back of everyone's mind is - will these two ever cross paths again?
Growing up I was a huge fan of Dark Horse Comics' Aliens vs. Predator comicbook line. The story, the characters, everything about it I loved.
When Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator movie hit in 2004, I was less than impressed, only to be totally turned off the AvP franchise when it's sequel AvP: Requiem arrived a few years later.
Most will agree the AvP film adaptations lacked key factors which made the original series stand out. The concept had so much potential, had they utilized a better cast, a better script and better suited directors.
My question today is, if Fox choose to revisit this crossing of franchises down the road, because we all know it's a money maker and will likely be discussed following the success of Alien: Covenant and The Predator, should they continue on the same plotline left behind by the established AvP films? Or, should they reboot the series completely, giving the reigns to a more deserving director, casting and writing better characters and setting the film in a more believable timeline?
Personally, I'm all for a reboot. A deep space war, between Colonial Marines, Aliens and Predators are what made the games so effective. Bring back the suspense, tension and horror and you could very easily create an amazing versus flick. They would need to show respect of course to both IPs, not treating and showing Aliens as mindless insects and not teaming Humans up with Predators. A free for all, set in the far future, maybe even on board a USCM vessel or Weyland-Yutani ship, who knows!
My point is, the potential for these two crossing paths again is there and I would totally get behind it, but only if Fox took it seriously and treat it with the same respect and devotion as what they're showing towards Covenant and The Predator. Who's with me?
Predator: Badlands - coming November 7th, 2025
Agree with everything you said. It should be set in the future, in the timeline of Alien/Aliens. I always enjoyed the original comic and I especially loved the story line of the AvP2 video game. It's tricky, and can easily become silly (as the two AvP movies have shown) but if it gets a decent budget, a sci-fi setting and a director who takes it seriously then we should be able to get a good film out of it. Most important things: Not on earth, not in the present day, and no teaming up of humans and predators. I would even suggest to remove the connection between the predator and aliens. Do it like in the second AvP game, Weyland Yutani researching the aliens and the engineers, and the predators getting drawn to this great battle arena to hunt some trophies.
