The director of "28 Years of Shocking Change" talks about why he rejected "Alien": for a bad movie!

Jun 23 2025

  As one of the most iconic science fiction horror images in film history, "Alien" is famous for its unique way of killing. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the famous director Danny Boyle had in-depth contact with the Alien 4 project.

 At that time, 20th Century Fox planned to revive Sigourney Weaver (Mother of Alien) as Alien Ripley in "Alien 4", and invited "Train Guess" director Boyle to direct this science fiction thriller blockbuster.

  Boyle revealed in an interview: "I met Sigourney Weaver and Winona Reid, who had already confirmed to participate at that time, and this was quite reliable."

  However, in the mid-to-late 1990s, the mid-to-late 1990s was a critical period when the film CG technology transformed from traditional special effects to digital special effects. Boyle admitted: "The computer special effects technology was not yet mature at that time, and I realized that I might not be able to control this emerging one. Visual expression. "Although I was passionate about the Alien series, the British director finally made a rational choice: "I had to admit that I was not the best candidate for this project."

  He recalled, "So I turned to "The Heartbeater". It was also the project of 20th Century Fox. I did not shoot "Alien", but instead made this bad movie for them! But let it go."

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