Disney Has a Completed ALIEN VS. PREDATOR Anime Series That They Won't Release
Apparently, Disney has their hands on a 10-episode Alien vs. Predator anime series that they don’t plan on releasing! They’ve got something that fans of these franchises would love to see, and the Mouse House is keeping it locked away!? That’s just insane to me!
The news was revealed during an Alien Day episode of the Perfect Organism Podcast. Joshua Izzo, former licensing director at 20th Century Fox prior to Disney's acquisition of the company and founder of Alien Day in 2016, talked about this project:
"There is, sitting at Disney now, at 20th Studios, 10 episodes of a fully completed Alien vs. Predator anime series that I produced. It’s done. It’s in the can. It’s mixed; it’s finished. It was produced and story cracked by Eric Calderon and Dave Baker, two unbelievably crazy talented guys."
Izzo talked about his initial pitch for the project saying he Home Entertainment head Dave Bixler championed the project. He also presented the idea to the head of consumer products, Jeffrey Godsick, and explained:
"I said, 'Hey listen, I want to pitch this idea of a direct-to-DVD Alien and/or Alien/Predator and/or Predator animation that we, the consumer products division, can sell against. Let us be the masters of our own destiny rather than waiting for theatrical whenever a movie decides to come out.”
The pitch was approved, and Shinji Aramaki was reportedly hired to direct it. He previously worked on shows such as Halo Legends, Harlock, Starship Troopers, Appleseed, Appleseed Ex Machina, and Blade Runner: Black Lotus.
The story for the series is said to be set sometime after the events of Alien vs. Predator and Alien 4, but there are no other details beyond that. Disney has no plans to release the Alien Vs. Predator anime series, but I hope someone over there wises up at pushes for its release!
Via: IGN