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Sigourney Weaver rules out return to Alien franchise: “I put in my time in space!”

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If you were keeping your hopes up for one more outing of Sigourney Weaver’s iconic Alien leading lady, Ellen Ripley, it’s time to lose that hope. In a new sit-down with Total Film, Weaver proclaims her time as Ellen Ripley has passed. She references the long-rumored Neill Blomkamp project that never came to be and […]

Aliens: Dark Descent gameplay trailer and launch date revealed

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It’s certainly an exciting time to be a fan of the Alien franchise. We’ve got ongoing comic books from Marvel, a new film in production from director Fede Alvarez and producer Ridley Scott, an upcoming TV series from Noah Hawley and FX, and now Focus Entertainment and Tindalos Interactive have announced that the real-time tactical […]

Fede Alvarez’s Alien movie unveils full cast and first plot details ahead of production

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Alien is returning, and the cast has gained a gaggle of fresh faces. Fede Alvarez’s as yet untitled Alien will begin production on March 9th in Budapest, and The Hollywood Reporter broke the story about a host of new actors joining the space crew. David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu are all […]

Marvel announces new Alien comic book series launching in April

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Marvel has announced that the third arc of its Alien comic book series will launch in April as writer Declan Shalvey and artist Andrea Broccardo take the reins for a new story which promises to take the franchise to “bone-chilling new depths” of terror. “It’s incredibly exciting to take on such a brilliant franchise …the […]

Noah Hawley’s Alien TV series expected to begin production this year

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It has been a while since we’ve heard any updates about Noah Hawley’s long-in-development Alien TV series for FX, but yesterday at FX’s Television Critics Association panel a major update was given with the show expected to begin production later this year. Hawley’s Alien is set long before Ridley Scott’s first film featuring Sigourney Weaver as Ripley and […]

Fede Alvarez’s Alien film will start production in February

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Fede Alvarez’s Alien is soon approaching, and the production finally has a start date. A new report claims that the new film will begin shooting on February 6, 2023, in Budapest, Hungary. The news comes from a recent posting on ProductionList.com, which says the movie is shooting under the working title Alien: Romulus. Alien: Romulus […]