Neill Blomkamp unveils concept art for abandoned Alien movie

  • Breaking
  • 06/01/2015

Filmmaker Neill Blomkamp appears to have abandoned work on a new movie in the Alien franchise after sharing pieces of his concept art with fans online.

The District 9 director took to Instagram to give fans a glimpse at what a new film could look like, unveiling mock-ups of Sigourney Weaver's Ripley character and Michael Biehn's Hicks, in addition to his visions for the alien xenomorph and spacecraft, among others.

Alongside his first snap of the titular alien, he wrote, "Was working on this. Don't think I am anymore. Love it though."

In another caption, he continued, "Woulda rocked. Was a mental stroll into the world Ridley Scott created."

The South African moviemaker did not reveal exactly what the artwork was for or why he was stepping away from the project, but he is not ruling out a future return, musing, "maybe I'll go back to it ....love the world".

Sir Ridley Scott directed the first Alien movie in 1979 and helmed the prequel Prometheus in 2012.

He is due to return for a sequel, which is scheduled for release in 2016.

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