Over the summer, it was hinted that- Chappie and- District 9 director Neill Blomkamp’s much-discussed project that would serve as a follow-up to- Aliens could be delayed due to Ridley Scott’s plans for the- Prometheus sequel. Now it looks like those rumors have been confirmed, with Blomkamp himself stating that the film is currently in a “holding” pattern while the- Prometheus sequel — titled- Alien: Paradise Lost — is being developed. Related: Could Prometheus 2 delay Neill Blomkamp’s sequel to Aliens ? The update arrived via Twitter, with Blomkamp indicating that he plans to work on other projects while- Alien: Paradise Lost moves along the production cycle. alien is kinda holding/ pending prometheus 2. So I shall be working on other things… as much as I love the xeno- and Lt ripley —

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