The Alien series incorporates distinct flavors of horror across its films, each with unique strengths. Showrunner Noah Hawley emphasizes that all movies in the franchise, including those directed by David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, contribute interesting ideas. For Alien: Earth, Hawley focuses specifically on the aesthetics and themes of the original two films, prioritizing their retro-futuristic design. He aims to re-mystify the Xenomorph, emphasizing the complexity of its lifecycle, which became increasingly complicated in the franchise, drawing viewers deeper into the horror narrative.
I think every Alien movie has greatness in it. I think Fincher brought a lot of really great moments and ideas to it, and [Alien Resurrection director Jean-Pierre] Jeunet, the first half of it, I really liked. It was very odd in a way. But I love the sort of clone Sigourney and that whole storyline. Everyone introduced very interesting ideas to it.
In order to simplify my task, I just really focused on the first two [movies]. The technology of Prometheus, which takes place I-don't-know-how-many hundreds of years before the first Alien, is so much more advanced than the retro-futurism of Alien, and I just prefer, aesthetically, the retro-futurism. Like if I'm going to adapt Ridley [Scott]'s movie, which is what I told him I wanted to do, then that's how it has to look.
Every time you thought you knew what the lifecycle of this creature was, it just got worse, right? It was like, 'Okay, it's an egg and this giant crab comes out and grabs your face,' and you think 'I'm out.' It's like, 'No, I'm not done.' Now, the giant crab lays another egg inside of you, that then bursts out [of] your chest, and you're like, 'Okay, game over.' And then it's like, no, now it grows to be 10 feet tall.
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