You can’t keep a good Predator down. Or bad Aliens. Or both the humans running for their lives from said aliens and predator. Good news for fans of the series, because rumor has it that the third installment in the battlin’ aliens franchise is, in all likelihood, will happen over at 20th Century Fox. Or at least that’s the word according to a scooper who told Shock Til You Drop, a horror movie site, so I don’t know what they’re doing covering sci-fi, but I ain’t complain’.

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An anonymous source over at 20th Century Fox got in touch with us over the weekend to relay the news another Aliens vs. Predator sequel is a “certainty” at this point. If you recall, the brothers Strause - who helmed the Christmas release Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem - stated Fox was going to take a “wait-and-see” approach to a third chapter, furthermore, that the story would have to continue in space (details). “AvP-R” grossed a worldwide total of $128.8 million; $41 million domestically. It hits DVD on April 15th (specs and art). No word yet if the Strause brothers will return to the franchise.

I guess $128 million, not including DVD sales, which should add a nice chunk of change to the final total, is good enough for a sequel. I still haven’t seen the second one, though…

Aliens vs. Predator 3 is “Certainly” a Go

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  • ¬ njguy99
    July 6th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    A script suggestion for AvP 3…. Tie all predator/alien movies together. Set the movie in the future, after Alien Resurection. Bring Ripley into the film along with the surviving characters from alien 4. Ripley now having a unique perspective, and a partial merging of alien gene memory, has insight as to the location of the alien homeworld. this will cause her to set out on her goal of exterminating the species once and for all.
    Part of the story should flash back to the crashing of the space jockey ship with eggs on LV-426 (perhaps a consequence of a war with the predators). The Predator and Space Jockey’s are at war over control over the alien homeworld territory. The Jockey’s want it quarantined the Predators want specimans so they can hunt. Their war with each other has caused them to turn a blind eye to what’s been going on earth for centuries. During that time earth has become a equal in travel among the stars. As for Ripley and friends, they eventually embark on a misson to eradicate the alien homeworld. During their journey they are secretly followed by the military whose intrest lies in “bringing back a speciman”! Unfortunately on their arrival to the alien homeworld they discover that the territory is already in dispute between the two other space faring races. After crashing on the surface of the planet (result of a space battle between the advanced races), a struggle to survive ensues. In the end their mission fails, but an alliance with the space jockeys is formed. Ripley and the survivors are taken to the space jockys world where whats left of that races culture evaluates the intentions of the humans. The USM or miltary foolishly takes a speciman back to earth which eventually leads to the second movie “Earth Hive”. The predators role as always is they are out for bloodlust, the thrill of the hunt etc. There world and culture is stronger than the other two, but they are running out of challenging prey to hunt. Their culture is centered around this, and their elders are threatend by the prospect of their younger generation becoming somthing other than warrior hunters. A seed of disension is in their roots, and the predator elders seek to keep the alien’s to hunt as a tool of preserving their ancient culture.
    Earth hive would entail the Space Jockeys advanced knowledge being shared with humans, (their study of alien physiology revealed a weakness that eventually will lead to their ability to extinguish them). Ripley essentially becomes an emmisary for earth, and with the help of the space jocky utilizes a new bio weapon that eradicates the earth hive with ease. The Predators not wanting the new weapon to be used are working against the two other races, and in the meantime having a good time killing.
    Part 3 could be the final extinction of the Alien species. After the catastrophe at earth, the ragged military thats left teams with the space jockeys to break the blockade that the predators have put up protecting the alien homeworld. After a hell of a space battle the now proven bioweapon is deployed on the surface below by Ripley.
    Ultimately if this is written right, and proper flashbacks are used this could become one hell of a triology itself. The stage has been set with all the previous movies. Please someone, feel free to use this idea’s in AVP3!

  • ¬ njguy99
    July 6th, 2008 at 10:43 am

    please!

  • ¬ Rusty
    July 23rd, 2008 at 7:13 am

    I hope it’s better than the second one. All of us were just waiting for it to get good but it never did. Have you ever heard a theater-full of people literally boo when a movie ended? That was my first. I’m not chancing it on the third one, I’ll wait to rent it on DVD that way if it sucks too I can just turn it off and pop in something else. Please don’t screw it up again Hollywood.

  • ¬ tatiana
    July 25th, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    j espere ki aura un 3 please bay

  • ¬ Gaijin
    August 25th, 2008 at 7:38 am

    Don’t get me wrong, I have enjoyed all of the Alien films, including both AVPs. But, I do have to agree with the general concensus that AVP has really taken away from the Alien saga, making it more about Predators and humans. But, I also liked the beginning connections of the shadowy company, later known as Weyland-Yutani (The Company from the first three Alien films).

    When I saw Resurrection, I was a bit disappointed that the aliens got a much lesser role than any other Alien-related film. But, when the Auriga crashed on Earth, I did ponder whether it might be possible for an Aliens: Earth War type follow-up. Afterall, if the facehuggers were able to survive and escape from the Predator ship in Requiem, why not a few surviving Xenomorphs from the destroyed Auriga?

    Okay, I know, I know, when the Auriga crashed, its destruction wasted almost a complete hemisphere of Earth. But, even roaches can survive a nuclear blast. So, why not?

    Lastly, let me say that njguy99, who wrote out his/her plot outline proposal for AVP3, it really sounds like a good idea. For the simple fact, we have already seen the pre-connections of Weyland-Yutani with both AVP and AVP-R. But, to bring in the Space Jockeys, now that would be great, since they play an intrical part of the Aliens comics. But, I am not really sure I agree with continuing after Resurrection, because the United Systems Military seemed more of a bad joke compared to Weyland-Yutani. If anything, I would not mind a direct prequel to the first Alien, which ties all the films, thus far, together. And, if they want to create AVP4, which takes place after Resurrection, I say go for it. It would definitely be a great way to tie things up and make it all full circle.

    I guess what I am trying to say is, AVP3 should have the Space Jockeys in it. And, assuming that it is a direct connection to Alien, then we will not only learn of where the SJs came from, but also their full connection to the Xenomorph. And, while the SJs are duking it out with the Preds and manipulating the humans of Weyland-Yutani, the film could end or near end with the crashing of the derelict on what would be later known as LV-426.

    To be fair though to njguy99’s idea, like I said, I like it. And, it certainly would be a great ending that would wrap up the Alien universe altogether, since we pretty much know that- from books and comics- the Xenomorph are all but extinct anyway. So, let’s use your idea, njguy99, for AVP4. What do you say?

  • ¬ Rafe
    October 28th, 2008 at 6:07 am

    Well..to be honest, I must say the AVP-series has lost a lot of the tension that was clearly there in the Alien ánd Predator movies.
    But aside from the deminishing horror-aspect it now fills up nicely with a more combat-aspect.
    I wouldn’t neccecarily put Ripley in the movies. (Segourney Weaver isn’t exactly on the right age anymore to do this kind of movies and if you bring Ripley in, everyone will want her)
    There were good parts in it, but has anyone ever looked at the space-jockey from the first Alien-movie? how on earth do you want to make that move and act in a believable way, and do they speak english or something? How do those things commune with humans to begin with?
    The Idea is good, but there are too many problems.
    My suggestion is tie the stuff up, but leave out the space-jockeys. (I’m so gonna get scolded for saying that) They don’t seem right in the series. It’d be like trying to mix the predators in The Old Republic from star wars.
    Have the now fused Wayland-Yutani company go in an all out war against the Predators. Have a new main-character go at war with the aliens, and (my personal favourite) End the Movie with the Space-jockey-queen-chestburster.
    I always also liked the Idea of opening the movie with a human craft, with no bodies, but smeared all over with blood. Basically empty intact and covered in blood.

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