Jeff Nichols' Alien Nation Remade into Original Sci-Fi Film [Exclusive]

"It is In fact THE scenario that he it’s,” Nichols said, And he went on has explain how the project evolved In THE years Since Disney purchase Fox:

"THE path that THE 'Extraterrestrial Nation' thing came about East they called And were as, 'Hey, TO DO You to want has redo This?' I was as, 'Look, I am A fan of THE original movie, but No, I don't do it believe In remakes.' As, Why ? I said, 'But I to have This original idea. Would be You all as has hear he?' And they Really love that idea, And they were as, 'Can We put that title on there?' 'Of course, I don't do it care. Give Me A hundred million dollars, You can put any of them title You to want on he.' [Laughs] And SO of course, THE Fox/Disney merger arrived, And Disney doesn't to want has move Before with he, And We were able has get he on has Primordial without that title. SO he East Really This A project that I have just has been functioning on For years And years And years, And I always Really love that."

“Alien Nation” was together In The bone Angeles In THE early 1990s, when a spatialship wearing 300,000 extraterrestrial refugees land on Earth. After expenses three years In quarantine, THE supposedly "New arrivals" to start integrating In OUR world, get traditional jobs And interact with human Company. Mandy Skating plays THE L.A.P.D. First of all extraterrestrial cop, WHO East in partnership up with A specify cop (James Caan) WHO doesn't as THE idea of aliens expenses time with humans. Nicholas has said that her version would be not to have has been A typical redo, but he did say there would be be aliens implied, SO probably This newly untitled history will always give him THE chance has to weigh In on vital the subjects as refugees, immigration, And xenophobia In that unique, staff, touch, And distinctly From South Jeff Nicholas way.

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