Summary
Although the first twoAlien Vs Predatormovies were critically reviled,Alien Vs Predator 3could still have happened thanks to their financial success. 2004’sAlien Vs Predatorwas one of the greatest disappointments in sci-fi horror cinema. Director Paul W.S. Anderson’s showdown between the two Goliaths of the genre was inexplicably rated PG-13, resulting in a bloodless, sanitized face-off that failed to satisfy fans of either franchise. 2007’sAliens Vs Predator: Requiemseemed set to fix this issue, massively ramping up the gore by unleashing both Xenomorphs and Predators on an unsuspecting small American town.
However,Aliens Vs Predator: Requiemwas a failurethat managed to earn even worse reviews than its predecessor. While Anderson’sAlien Vs Predatorwas annoyingly tame,Aliens Vs Predator: Requiemwas tasteless, scare-free, and bizarrely badly made. Its lighting left viewers confused about what was happening, and the script failed to find a main character for much of the movie. This made the sequelone of the worstAlienmoviesand killed interest in a sequel. While this reaction seems fair, there were a few interesting ideas forAlien Vs Predator 3to explore that went unused.
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Alien Vs Predator 3 Should Have Happened (Despite The First Two Movies)
The Strause Brothers Wanted AVP3 To Happen In Space
WhileAliens Vs Predator: Requiemwas hated by critics, the sequel fared relatively well at the box office.Aliens Vs Predator: Requiemearned $130 million on a budget of $40 million, so it is no surprise that its directors, the Brothers Strause, were planning a third installment. According to a 2010Gizmodointerview promoting their movieSkyline,the directors planned forAlien Vs Predator 3to take place in space. The sequel’s story would have led directly into Ridley Scott’s originalAlien, revealing the significance of the Predator technology that Ms. Yutani received at the end ofAliens Vs Predator: Requiem.
As many viewers predicted, this technology allowed Weyland-Yutani to reverse engineer space travelers by taking apart the Predator’s weaponry. Since bothFX’s upcomingAlienTV showAlien: Earthand Ridley Scott’sAlienprequels offered other, contradictory backstories for the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, this discord may explain whyAlien Vs Predator 3never entered production. The Strause Brothers had a different vision for the franchise that would have tied the canon ofAlienandPredatortogether irrevocably, whereas Scott’s prequels took the world ofAlienfurther from thePredatormovies by replacingAlien Vs Predator’s Charles Weyland withPrometheus’s Peter Weyland.
Why Plans For AVP3 Were Paused
Alien Vs. Predator 3 Could Still Happen (Thanks To Alien’s Future)
The plans forAlien Vs Predator 3were paused since the Strause Brothers’ vision for the series contradicted Scott’s plan. However, sincethe upcomingAlienrebootAlien: Romulusis set to retcon Scott’s prequels andAlien: Earthwill reinforce this, there is still a chance for the sequel to happen. IfAlien: RomulusandAlien: Earthwere to reinstate the first twoAlien Vs Predatormovies as part of the franchise’s canon, the subsequent third movie could enter production. However, it is hard to seeAlien Vs Predator 3winning over viewers after the earlierAlien Vs Predatormovies.
