So far, there's four Alien movies, two Predator movies, and a crossover movie with a sequel coming out in two months. Let's examine the chronology.
The Present
1987: Predator
1997: Predator 2
2004: Alien vs. Predator
2007: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
The Future
Alien
Aliens (56 Years Later)
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection (200 Years Later)
After examining this timeline, would you consider the AVP movies to be prequels to Alien and sequels to Predator, or would you classify them as spin-off movies that take place between Alien and Predator? I would imagine that an official sequel or prequel would feature only the Alien or the Predator. I classify a crossover movie as more of a spin-off, because it takes the story into an entirely new dirction. The Predators are hunting Aliens instead of people, and the Aliens are on Earth in the present instead of terrorising Ripley in the future. That said, here's how I look at the movies.
The ALIEN Saga
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection
The PREDATOR Saga
Predator
Predator 2
The AvP Saga
Alien vs. Predator (Predator sequel, Alien prequel)
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (Predator sequel, Alien prequel)
It would be nice if they made Alien 5 or Predator 3, but this is unlikely since FOX is focusing on Alien vs. Predator.
The Present
1987: Predator
1997: Predator 2
2004: Alien vs. Predator
2007: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
The Future
Alien
Aliens (56 Years Later)
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection (200 Years Later)
After examining this timeline, would you consider the AVP movies to be prequels to Alien and sequels to Predator, or would you classify them as spin-off movies that take place between Alien and Predator? I would imagine that an official sequel or prequel would feature only the Alien or the Predator. I classify a crossover movie as more of a spin-off, because it takes the story into an entirely new dirction. The Predators are hunting Aliens instead of people, and the Aliens are on Earth in the present instead of terrorising Ripley in the future. That said, here's how I look at the movies.
The ALIEN Saga
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection
The PREDATOR Saga
Predator
Predator 2
The AvP Saga
Alien vs. Predator (Predator sequel, Alien prequel)
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (Predator sequel, Alien prequel)
It would be nice if they made Alien 5 or Predator 3, but this is unlikely since FOX is focusing on Alien vs. Predator.
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