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Ridley Scott Says ‘I’ve Done Enough’ With ‘Alien,’ Thought ‘F— That’s the End of the Franchise’ After Bad Sequels: This Series ‘Should Be as Important’ as ‘Star Wars’
Ridley Scott says he thought the "Alien" franchise was going to be dead after a couple bad sequels.
Ridley Scott said interview with ScreenRant that “I’ve done enough” when it comes to the “ Alien ” franchise, which he started 46 years ago. Scott said the “Alien” franchise is “spreading like wildfire,” which he’s more or less amazed at considering there was a time when he thought the series was as good as dead. Scott was offered “Alien” a year after “Star Wars,” although as he explained: “I was the fifth fucking choice.
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