From: | IUFOG-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM |
Title: | FOX LOCKS JEUNET FOR 4TH ALIEN |
Source: | Variety |
Date: | April 16, 1996 |
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the co-director of
The City of Lost Children'' and Delicatessen,'' is set to direct
the fourth installment in Fox's Alien'' franchise. Written by
Joss Whedon (Toy Story'') and set to star Sigourney Weaver and
Winona Ryder, Alien Resurrection'' could go before the cameras
in mid-September.
Resurrection'' could be ready for a spring '97 release. Fox
plans to shoot the film in Los Angeles, not in the U.K., as was
the plan when Danny Boyle (Shallow Grave'') was set to direct
the film. He dropped out in February.