<br /> Despite the accomplishments of the first two films in the franchise, visionary director Terry Gilliam recently recalled how he turned down the opportunity to direct a film in the series, while also injecting a few digs at the iconic original film.<br />"I got offered an Alien sequel because I was hot at that time, as a result of Time Bandits and Fisher King, and I just don’t want to do films like that,” Gilliam explained to RogerEbert.com. “They are factory jobs, working for a studio. <br />
