![]() ![]() The darkest irony of the saga, which concluded with a compromised final product being torn to shreds in cinemas by unimpressed critics and heartbroken fans, was to be found when Fox released its regrettably titled Quadrilogy set. It was a horror show to rival the productions of Myra Breckinridge and Casino Royale 1967. Half of the industry’s writing population seemed to have a go on spec, from William Gibson ( with what was ostensibly an Aliens screenplay) to David Twohy ( featuring a Ripley-less premise), $7 million was wasted on rejected sets and the film spent a year in editing, by which point debut director David Fincher had walked out. You could argue that the writing was on the wall when the marketing department jumped the gun by releasing an infamous teaser trailer with the quickly irrelevant tagline “On Earth, everybody can hear you scream”. With behind-the-scenes chaos in both the boardroom and editing suites following up on indecisive strategizing and constant creative overhauls, 20th Century Fox’s hotly-anticipated third installment in the Alien franchise was always set up to fail. ![]() It’s a classic chapter of Hollywood lore, one of those great cautionary tales of executive mismanagement and shattered dreams. ![]()
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