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Ridley Scott is game to make future Alien films for Disney: “It’s crazy not to do something with it”

January 10, 2018 by Jordan Jones

Director Ridley Scott wants to make more films in the Aliens franchise, regardless of the fact that Disney has made a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox.  Speaking to Digital Spy, the Alien: Covenant director had this to say: “It looks to me that the Fox deal is certainly going to go ahead with Disney, […]

Filed Under: Jordan Jones, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott

A Year To Forget: Will Greatness Elude Michael Fassbender?

December 30, 2017 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe on a year to forget for Michael Fassbender, which leaves him at a potential career crossroads… For years, Michael Fassbender proved a live-wire. An actor of fierce intensity, devotion and depth, unafraid to put himself into the most extreme roles. Whether it was Hunger or Shame, he bared everything (in every sense of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Alien: Covenant, Assassin's Creed, Inglorious Basterds, Michael Fassbender, Prometheus, Shame. Hunger, Song to Song, The Snowman, Trespass Against Us, X-Men: First Class

The Worst Movie Action Scenes of 2017

December 14, 2017 by Harrison Abbott

Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action scenes of 2017… In Absentia Luci, Tenebrae Vincunt – In the Absence of Light, Darkness Prevails. Likewise, in the absence of competence, asinine garbage will invariably triumph. Which means that for all the recent advancements in cinematic technique and film-making technology, you can always count on some hack to […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Harrison Abbott, Movies Tagged With: Alien: Covenant, Fan4stic, Justice League, Man of Steel, Prometheus, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Russell Crowe, Suicide Squad, The Dark Tower, The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Underworld: Blood Wars, Wonder Woman

Ridley Scott says Alien sequels will “drift away from the alien stuff”

December 11, 2017 by Gary Collinson

After taking the franchise back to its xenomorph roots with Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott has now revealed to Entertainment Weekly that – as he attempted to do with Prometheus, to mixed results – that his planned sequels will “drift away from the alien stuff.” “We are [going to make another], we are,” said Scott, who […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott

The Year in Disappointment: 2017

December 9, 2017 by Anghus Houvouras

Anghus Houvouras with the year in disappointment… Normally this column is a vapid deep dive into the dumpster fire of pop culture confections unable to deliver on lofty expectations. This year feels different. There’s been a tangible shift in the polarity of the entertainment industry. Columnists like myself are no stranger to the concept of […]

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Filed Under: Anghus Houvouras, Articles and Opinions, Movies, Television Tagged With: Alien: Covenant, DC, DC Extended Universe, Inhumans, Iron Fist, Justice League, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Secret Empire, Star Wars, The Defenders, Transformers: The Last Knight, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Ridley Scott casts doubt on the future of the Alien franchise

November 6, 2017 by Matt Rodgers

In light of the perceived failure of Alien: Covenant, and the polarising nature of Prometheus, Ridley Scott has been speaking at a Hollywood Reporter Roundtable about the future of the Alien franchise. Speaking about his decision to pursue directorial duties on Alien: Covenant over the arguably more successful Blade Runner 2049, Scott said “It was […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Michael Fassbender, Prometheus, Ridley Scott

October Horrors 2017 Day 27 – Alien: Covenant (2017)

October 27, 2017 by Graeme Robertson

Alien: Covenant, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Carmen Ejogo, Demian Bichir, Jussie Smollet, Cassie Hernandez, Amy Seimetz, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby, Uli Latukefu and Tess Haubrich. SYNOPSIS: The crew of the colonisation ship Covenant receives a mysterious distress signal leading them to land on […]

Filed Under: Graeme Robertson, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alexander England, Alien: Covenant, Amy Seimetz, Benjamin Rigby, billy crudup, Carmen Ejogo, cassie hernandez, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Jussie Smollet, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, nathaniel dean, Ridley Scott, Tess Haubrich, Uli Latukefu

Ridley Scott teases his plans for the next Alien movie

October 11, 2017 by Gary Collinson

Although 20th Century Fox is said to be “reassessing” the future of the Alien franchise following less-than-expected box office takings for this year’s Alien: Covenant, but director Ridley Scott seems confident that we’ll get at least one more instalment, and has even been teasing the storyline in an interview with Empire. “I think the evolution […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott

Alien: Covenant Origins set for release this month

September 17, 2017 by Gary Collinson

This month sees the release of Alien: Covenant Origins, the official prequel to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, which is penned by Alan Dean Foster and chronicles the events that led to the movie, as well as offering new details on the world the colonists left behind. The Covenant mission is the most ambitious endeavor in […]

Filed Under: Books, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alien, Alien: Covenant, Alien: Covenant Origins

Blu-ray Review – Alien: Covenant (2017)

August 23, 2017 by Brad Cook

Alien: Covenant, 2017. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Callie Hernandez, and Jussie Smollett. SYNOPSIS: Alien: Covenant arrives in a Blu-ray+DVD+Digital Copy package that gives you multiple ways to watch the movie and its bonus materials. While the Alien franchise is probably […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alien: Covenant, Amy Seimetz, billy crudup, Callie Hernandez, Carmen Ejogo, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Jussie Smollett, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Ridley Scott

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