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Ridley Scott Won't Be Doing More 'Alien' Films: "I've Done Enough"
- Sir Ridley Scott announced in a Screen Rant interview that he will not direct any more Alien films, stating he has "done enough."
- Scott reflected on the franchise's history, recalling he was the fifth choice to direct the original 1979 Alien and felt the series declined after Alien: Resurrection in 1997.
- He praised his own film and James Cameron’s sequel Aliens as high points, but described later installments as not very good and believed the series was deadened after the fourth film.
- Scott said, "Where it’s going now, I think I’ve done enough, and I just hope it goes further," while supporting Fede Alvarez’s 2023 Alien: Romulus and its potential sequel.
- Scott’s departure suggests the franchise will continue without him, as the Alien: Earth TV series launches August 12, and Alvarez may return to direct further films.
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Ridley Scott won't be doing more 'Alien' films: "I've done enough"
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