The hype train for Neill Blomkamp's Aliens sequel started months ago, with pieces of concept art from the film showing older versions of Ripley and Hicks along with the good ol' xenomorphs we've come to love. While production schedule for the as of yet unnamed film has run into problems thanks to director Ridley Scott's plans, Blomkamp isn't about to let enthusiasm for his project waver.
Just as he did before with the concept art, the director has taken to his Instagram account to tease new details about the film. This time that new detail just so happens to be an awesome gun.
"We all knew there would be pulse rifles," Blomkamp writes. "Obviously. Now with added RIS."
If you aren't sure what your'e seeing, that's a new take on the classic Pulse Rifles used by the Marines in Aliens to combat the xenomorph threat. The weapon is an iconic piece of sci-fi cinema, so to see that the weapon is being brought back (with a few improvements) is a welcome sight. The "RIS" Blomkamp is referring to stands for Rail Interface System, which makes it simple to attach flashlights, scopes and various other accessories to the gun. Considering modern militaries use RIS right now, it only makes sense that the space marines of the far future would also have the capability.
So far, so good. Blomkamp looks to truly understand the Alien franchise, and his knack for delivering gritty sci-fi cinema is a perfect fit for the Alien universe that Scott started all those years ago.
We all knew there would be pulse rifles. Obviously. Now with added RIS
A photo posted by Brownsnout (@neillblomkamp) on Oct 15, 2015 at 11:44am PDT
Scott himself will be returning to the franchise with his sequel to Prometheus, now officially titled Alien: Paradise Lost. The film will take viewers to the homeworld of the Engineers responsible for creating the xenomorphs and is said to have more direct connections to Alien proper than Prometheus did. It's just a shame that Scott's plans seem to have derailed work on Blomkamp's film. We don't currently know when Ripley and Hicks will be back on the silver screen, but the more Blomkamp teases us the longer the wait becomes.
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