b) Different megacorporation
As the Alien cinematic universe was domonated by large corporate
entities, with Weyland-Yutani as the one featured in the first three
films, there would be references to a different corporation in this
show, but it takes place in a the territory of a different corporation
that Noah invented
c) Edison vs Westinghouse vs Tesla type scenario
Meanwhile
Noah wanted to described it as Edison versus Westinghouse versus Tesla
when it was a question about who was going to monopolize electricity and
there was the question about which one it was
d) Transhumanism concerns
So what if there are other companies trying to look at immortality in a different way, with cyborg enhancements or transhuman downloads, and which of those technologies is going to win.
This ultimately becomes a classic science fiction about whether humanity deserves to survive.
e) Thinking about planet in the future
Landgraf
spoke of thinking forwards about the future of the planet in terms of
environment, governance, technology and with that the creation and
design of a version of the planet in the future
- Esquire: FX's John Landgraf described your upcoming Alien spin-off as “a beast,” and “a really big world-building exercise” for you. What can you tell us about how the world-building exercise is going?
Noah Hawley: It's going great. It's going slowly, unfortunately, given the scale of it. I've made a certain business out of reinvention. Alien is a fascinating story because it's not just a monster movie; it’s about how we're trapped between the primordial past and the artificial intelligence of our future, where both trying to kill us. It’s set on Earth of the future. At this moment, I describe that as Edison versus Westinghouse versus Tesla. Someone’s going to monopolize electricity. We just don't know which one it is.
In the movies, we have this Weyland-Yutani Corporation, which is clearly also developing artificial intelligence—but what if there are other companies trying to look at immortality in a different way, with cyborg enhancements or transhuman downloads? Which of those technologies is going to win? It’s ultimately a classic science fiction question: does humanity deserve to survive? As Sigourney Weaver said in that second movie, “I don't know which species is worse. At least they don't fuck each other over for a percentage.” Even if the show was 60% of the best horror action on the planet, there's still 40% where we have to ask, “What are we talking about it, beneath it all?” Thematically, it has to be interesting. It’s humbling to get to play with the iconography of this world. (https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a38591125/noah-hawley-anthem-alien-fargo-interview/ Noah Hawley Is Venturing Into the Absurd With Anthem, Esquire by )
- As for the Alien storyline, Landgraf expressed a mix of
previously revealed and new thoughts about the project and confirmed the
story will not feature any characters from the franchise’s movie,
including Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver).
"Alien takes place before Ripley,” he said. “It’s the first story in the Alien franchise that takes place on Earth. It takes place on our planet, near the end of this century we’re currently in — 70-odd years from now."
“All I can tell you is Ripley won’t be a part of it, and neither will any other characters — other than the alien itself,” he added. “Noah has an incredible ability to both find a way of being faithful and showing fidelity to an original creation, like to the Coen brothers [with Fargo] or to Ridley Scott’s movie and James Cameron’s follow-up Aliens, but also to bring something new that represents both an extension and reinvention of a franchise at the same time. He’s done a masterful job with Alien as he did with Fargo. There are some big surprises in store for the audience."
“I hope they will feel like it’s faithful to the franchise they love but also a brave and original reinvention of that franchise,” he continued. “Setting it on Earth is really interesting. We have to think forward about the future of the planet in terms of the environment, governance, technology and create and design a version of the planet in the future … Noah wants to do that in a distinctive and original way.” (Hollywood Reporter FX Gives New Details on ‘Alien’ TV Series, Teases “Big Surprises” February 17, 2022) - Noah Hawley’s long awaited Alien series will finally begin shooting this year.
"Noah is currently in production on the fifth season of Fargo but he’s in active preproduction on Alien, he’s written scripts,” said FX Boss John Landgraf providing an update at TCA on the long-in-the-works series.
“I think he’s meeting with his production designer in Austin this weekend, gearing up for production this year after he completes the fifth season of Fargo.”
At last year’s virtual TCA winter tour, Landgraf specified that Hawley’s Alien, “takes place before Ripley. It’s the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth.”
“It takes place on our planet. Right near the end of this century we’re in — so 70-odd years from now,” added Landgraf then.
“Ripley won’t be a part of it or any of the other characters of Alien other than the alien itself,” the exec said.
Hawley’s Alien series was first announced during the pandemic at the Disney Investor Day in December 2020.
The latest installment of Fargo is set in 2019, and asks the question: when is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn’t yours?
The series stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, Joe Keery, Lamorne Morris, and Richa Moorjani. David Rysdahl, Sam Spruell, Jessica Pohly, Dave Foley and Nick Gomez (Noah Hawley’s FX ‘Alien’ Series Gearing Up For Production This Year – TCA, (January 12, 2023 12:14pm https://deadline.com/2023/01/alien-fx-series-noah-hawley-tca-1235220100/) - Noah Hawley’s “Alien” series for FX
is finally starting to come into view after delays in filming. During
the ongoing TCA tour — virtual once more, yet again due to the ongoing
spread of Covid — FX chairman John Landgraf said that Hawley has turned
in all the scripts for the limited series spin on the sci-fi franchise.
It’s also confirmed to start shooting next year, and it also is going to mirror the tone of the ones that started it all, Ridley Scott’s 1979 “Alien” and James Cameron’s 1986 “Aliens.”
“I’m a big fan of ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’ and I remember watching both of them in the theater and how shockingly original and surprising each of them was in its own way,” Landgraf said. “And so, similar to his approach to ‘Fargo,’ Noah decided to not take Ripley or any character from Alien – except perhaps the xenomorph itself – but go back and figure out what made the franchise so great and so durable in the first place and see if he could find an experience that felt like walking into a theater and seeing one of those first two movies, where you get caught off guard.”
Keeping any specific details on the hush-hush, he concluded, “That’s all I can say at this point though.”
Asked if the Weyland-Yutani corporation of the original films factors into this series, Landgraf said, “The ‘Alien’ cinematic universe is that it’s a world that’s sort of dominated by large corporate entities, and Weyland-Yutani has been an important component of the movies. There are references to that corporation in this show. But it actually takes place in the territory of a different corporation that Noah invented.”
The series will be a prequel to the original “Alien,” taking place before Ripley ever graced the screen. The FX executive said that Hawley’s show will take place on Earth at the end of the 21st century, roughly 70 years from now. No characters from the original movies will be involved.
“Alien” was originally to shoot last year, but Hawley and FX ended up prioritizing the fifth season of their anthology series “Fargo,” which Landgraf said at the TCAas will be more comedic in tone. “It’s always a balance between how dramatic versus comedic it is, and this is the more comedic end of the spectrum. I really love it.” This season stars Juno Temple, Jon Hamm, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Landgraf has had a big TCA so far: yesterday, he proclaimed that 2022 would be “the peak of peak TV.” (‘Alien’ FX Series Will Be Closer in Tone to First Two Movies: Expect to Be ‘Caught Off Guard’ by Ryan Lattanzio, Aug 3, 2022. Yahoo.finance)
- "Look, a two-hour movie, you can set it up and then it's just about, 'Are they going to survive?' But if you're making a series, 'Are they going to survive?', you can't sustain it. Even if you have 60% of the best action-horror on television, you still have 40% of 'What are we talking about?'" Hawley explained. "What is this moment on Earth, technology-wise? And where are we? And the question science-fiction always tends to ask is, does humanity deserve to survive? So that seems like a really interesting question to continue to explore." (https://www.cbr.com/alien-series-inspired-by-movie-moment/)
- How Ian Holm's Ash Inspired the Series Hawley confirmed that part of the Alien series will be exploring AI, which has roots in the franchise dating back to the original film. In that movie, Ian Holm's Ash is revealed to be an android, marking one of the more memorable twists in the entire film series. Hawley said that specific scene was a key moment that inspired the upcoming TV show, providing another hint about the plot. He also spoke about how he's going to play around with the structure established by the films (https://www.cbr.com/alien-series-inspired-by-movie-moment/)
- "And then it always mimics the life cycle of the creature, right? Which
is egg, slow, Facehugger, starts to get faster — you know what I mean?
And of course, that's great for a horror movie to build that way. So I
found a way to kind of innovate around that structure and play with it,"
he said. (https://www.cbr.com/alien-series-inspired-by-movie-moment/)
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