Joss Whedon wrote the screenplay for 1997's Alien Resurrection and has disowned it, but his criticisms often overlook issues with his own script.
Joss Whedon has never made his intense dislike for Alien Resurrection a secret, but in pointing the finger elsewhere he overlooks the issues inherent in his own screenplay. The Alien franchise was intended to come to a close with 1992's Alien 3, which went through a notoriously difficult production and ended with the death of Sigourney Weaver's Ripley. Despite the latter's mixed reception, Fox later greenlit another sequel and hired an up-and-coming Joss Whedon to write.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Jean-Pierre Jeunet soon came on as director, with Alien Resurrection arriving in 1997. The fourth outing is regarded as something of a dud thanks to its goofy tone and over-the-top action sequences. While it's not a fan favorite, Resurrection still has its defenders.
Why Joss Whedon Hated Alien Resurrection So Much Whedon's issues with Alien Resurrection weren't so much that it ignored his script or messed with his dialogue, but it's how it was executed. Per an interview with Bullz-Eye in 2005, he claimed "They said the lines...mostly...but they said them all wrong. And they cast it wrong." He goes on to state that everything from the score to the visual design with Resurrection was off, and it "...
Whedon expanded on his feelings in a 2013 conversation with IFC. As a fan of the Alien series, he felt disappointed that, to his mind, there was a "s****y Alien" film with his name on it. He also criticized Alien Resurrection's casting, claiming the two human villains were meant to be more ambiguous early on, but in casting "typecast" actors Brad Dourif and J.E. Freeman that element of surprise was gone.
The "reveal" they're bad guys has no bearing or impact on Alien Resurrection's story either. Whedon often complains about the casting, but considering the ensemble consists of Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Michael Wincott, Leland Orser, and many other talented performers, it seems the problem lies less with the acting than the dialogue.
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