10 sci-fi cliffhangers that never got resolved

What hurts more than a nail-biting cliffhanger? A cliffhanger that'll never be resolved. Sadly, that's exactly what happened with these sci-fi movies and shows.
Polygon

Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...
Comic Book Movie

ALIEN 5: Sigourney Weaver Reveals Why Ridley Scott Is To Blame For Neill Blomkamp's Sequel Not Happening

For years, there was chatter online about District 9 director Neill Blomkamp's plans for Alien 5. The plan was for Ripley and Newt to return, making up for the missteps made with the characters in ...
Dread Central

‘Alien 5’ — Sigourney Weaver Says Neil Blomkamp’s Sequel Died Because “Ridley Scott decided to be very possessive”

If I had a nickel for every film that fell through in Hollywood, I’d be as rich as those jerks at Weyland Yutani. Thus was the case for District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s once highly anticipated ...
Cinema Blend

Black Widow’s Death Scene In Avengers: Endgame Had ‘Way More Aliens’ Originally. Why Jeremy Renner’s Glad It Changed

I’m team Renner on this one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Renner shared the behind-the-scenes nugget during a Space Con 2025 ...
Superhero Hype

Alien Star Says She ‘Backhanded’ Sigourney Weaver in Deleted Scene

Veronica Cartwright, who played Lambert in the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien, recently discussed a deleted scene with co-star Sigourney Weaver. During a recent New York Comic Con reunion panel, the ...
Yahoo

Alien: Romulus Director Fede Alvarez Will Produce But Not Direct the Sequel

Fede Alvarez will not direct the sequel to his hit 2024 film Alien: Romulus. The search is on for a new filmmaker to helm the sequel. According to TooFab, Alvarez will remain onboard the project as a ...
Variety

‘Alien: Romulus’ Director Fede Álvarez Not Returning for Sequel: ‘I’m Gonna Pass the Torch on This One’

Fede Alvarez, who reinvigorated the “Alien” franchise on the big screen last year with “Alien: Romulus,” won’t be returning for the sequel, he revealed. Speaking to TooFab, Alvarez said he will stay ...
TheWrap

‘Alien: Romulus’ Sequel Seeks New Director as Fede Álvarez Steps Back

Director, co-writer and executive producer Fede Álvarez attends the UK Gala of "Alien: Romulus" at the Cineworld Leicester Square on August 14, 2024 in London, England. (Credit: Kate Green/Getty ...
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Michael Fassbender’s 65% RT Gruesome Sci-Fi Horror Is a Sleeper Hit on American Streaming Charts

Feel free to connect with him or check out his work. He's everywhere — Upwork, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, Collider, LinkedIn, Instagram. Add Us On Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant (2017) is finding ...
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Forget the Xenomorph, This Is the Most Terrifying Creature in 'Alien: Earth'

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 4. When Ridley Scott's Prometheus came out in 2012, many fans were disappointed by the lack of xenomorphs. Scott aimed to fix that ...
Comicbook.com

Alien: Earth Just Confirmed One Character’s Xenomorph Connection

3 Things From Alien: Earth That Definitely Need to Be Part of Future Alien Movies In “Observation”, the team at Prodigy digs into the mystery of what made Wendy collapse on the lab floor. As the ...