By akademiotoelektronik, 19/08/2022

Artificial intelligence will be at the heart of the new Alien series

Noah Hawley reveals the theme of his adaptation: ""It is ultimately a classic science fiction question: does humanity deserve to survive?""

A little Terminator side in the Alien franchise?Noah Hawley's series is increasingly revealed and in a recent interview with Esquire, the screenwriter says more about the story he currently writes:

""It's going well! It goes slowly, unfortunately, given the extent of the project.I made reinvention a certain personal enterprise ""laughs the creator of the Fargo series.""Alien is a fascinating story because it is not only a film of monsters; it is the way in which we are trapped between the primordial past and the artificial intelligence of our future, where the two [try] of uskill.It takes place on the land of the future.Right now, I'm describing this as Edison against Westinghouse (EDF Both, Editor's note) against Tesla.Someone will monopolize electricity.We simply know who...""

Alien : La série de Noah Hawley respectera l'univers des films, assure son producteur

The Hawley series will be the very first story of Alien taking place on earth and, judging by its comments, will explore the most specific aspects of the franchise.The director notably evokes the inclusion of Weyland-Yutani, the company found in almost all films:

""In films, we have this Weyland-Yutani Corporation, which also clearly develops artificial intelligence.But what happens if there are other companies trying to look at immortality in a different way, with cyborg improvements or transhuman downloads?Which of these technologies will win?It is ultimately a classic science fiction question: does humanity deserve to survive?As Sigourney Weaver said in the second film: 'I don't know what species is the worst!At least they don't betray each other for a percentage! 'Even if the series is 60% of horror and action, there are always 40% where we have to ask what we are talking about in the subtext...Thematically, it must be interesting.It’s a pleasure to play with the iconography of this world! ""