Bong Joon Ho says he wants to make an ‘Alien’ musical, fans react: "Tell him unsay it"

South Korean filmmaker, Bong Joon-ho, the mastermind behind Parasite, confessed in a recent interview that franchise movies aren't typically his cup of tea, but there is one exception: Alien. And not any Alien movie—he wishes to make it a musical.

Talking to the Los Angeles Times, the filmmaker said:

“I’m not drawn to franchise films, but I did think at one point that I would like to do an Alien film.”

Then, with a completely straight-faced delivery, he mentioned, "an Alien musical."

Fans were understandably skeptical about the concept—because, honestly, who wants to belt out a musical number while running for their life from a facehugger?

One X user hilariously mentioned:

"Tell him unsay it."

Too late, it is in the universe now.

A user added:

"Hollywood is out of ideas and all that's left are the bad ones."

Maybe they are scraping the bottom of the expired idea bin.

A user declared:

"Hey Joon Ho...put the Bong down. Nobody wants that slop, Covenant was pure trash, the last thing we need is that but as a musical."

Sigourney Weaver deserves better than to sing a duet with a Xenomorph.

A user simply stated:

"Good God please no."

The universal reaction of every Alien fan right now.

A user, probably in disbelief, mentioned:

"Ahah no please, no more musicals ahhaah he's got to be trolling."

Some ideas should remain in the drafts, Bong.

However, a user said:

"Honestly couldn’t be any worse than Alien: Covenant 😭"

Covenant was a horror movie, but for the wrong reasons.

A user went to react with a hilarious meme:

A user joked:

"Lol imagine the aliens doing a dance number 🤣🤣"

Image Aliens sing ‘We Are Family’ while hunting humans.

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Could Alien possibly work as a musical?

Bong Joon-ho doesn't play it safe. A sci-fi horror musical hybrid may seem crazy, but so did a dark class-warfare comedy, and Parasite took Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards.

He made a dystopian train utopia suspenseful in Snowpiercer and transformed a monster film into an eco-parable with The Host.

When Parasite took home the Oscar for Best Picture in 2020 (the first non-English language film to ever do so), he solidified himself as a director who doesn't merely think outside the box—he makes the box a metaphor, sets it ablaze, and wins awards for it.

If he ever gets his hands on the Alien franchise—it’ll probably have something deep to say about capitalism, survival, and, possibly the housing market.

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How many alien movies are there? A quick franchise recap

For more than four decades, the Alien franchise has been a behemoth of science fiction. Since Ridley Scott's 1979 masterpiece first unleashed the Xenomorph upon innocent crowds, the franchise has explored themes of corporate greed, human endurance, and the terrifying unknown vastness.

From James Cameron's action-packed Aliens (1986) to Scott's heady philosophical explorations in Prometheus (2012), and Alien: Covenant (2017), the franchise has changed with every iteration, alternating between horror, action, and brainy sci-fi.

And now, with Fede Álvarez's Alien: Romulus, the franchise has returned to its horror origins. But you know what it hasn't done? Musical numbers.

Meanwhile, for now, his latest venture, Mickey 17, is set to hit theaters across the US on March 7, 2025. The movie stars Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, and Mark Ruffalo, and is based on the novel, Mickey7, by Edward Ashton.