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Ridley Scott and Noah Hawley team for Alien TV series

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During Disney’s Investor Day virtual presentation, it has been announced that Ridley Scott is set for a return to the Alien universe for a brand new TV series at FX.Scott is set to team with Fargo and Legion creator Noah Hawley on the live-action series, the franchise’s first foray onto the small screen, and while […]

Totally Bonkers Space Operas That Deserve More Love

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Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love…It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many seem to end up on the wrong side of dense, and sticking with Star […]

New Alien film in the works but unlikely to revisit Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, says Ridley Scott

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Original Alien director Ridley Scott has confirmed that a new instalment in the long-running horror franchise is currently in development but it is unlikely to revisit the worlds and storylines set up by 2012’s Prometheus and 2017’s Alien: Covenant.“That’s in process. We went down a route to try and reinvent the wheel with Prometheus and Covenant,” Scott said in […]

Marvel to collect classic Aliens comic books with Omnibus releases

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Having announced the acquisition of the comic book license to the Alien and Predator franchises back in July, Marvel has announced that fans will be able to explore the original comic book tales set in the terrifying world of Alien by collecting the groundbreaking Aliens comic book series from Dark Horse in Omnibus form beginning […]

10 Essential Creature Features

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Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential creature features…Who doesn’t love a good old creature feature? They still seem to be immensely popular, with recent reboots for the Jurassic Park and Godzilla franchises. That popularity in fact has been booming in the Asian markets in particular (whilst some of the recent big monster films have disappointed […]

Alien and Predator are joining the Marvel Universe

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Echoing the Star Wars rights following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, Marvel has secured the comic book licences to Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator (three iconic Fox movie properties now under the Disney umbrella) and will be launching all new stories beginning in 2021. Here’s a first look at some cover artwork by David Finch…“There’s […]

Ian Holm: A Master of the Craft

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the work of Ian Holm, who sadly passed away this week…There are some actors who elevate everything they do. Even if they become a specialist in supporting roles, popping up in roles, which in lesser hands would be forgotten quickly. Not so with Holm. In a career which began in […]

Alien 5 producer still pushing for Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley return

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A producer for Alien 5 is still pushing to get franchise icon Sigourney Weaver to return as Ripley in the next film.Recently, actress Sigourney Weaver hinted that she might be done with the Alien franchise and that her character Ripley “deserved a break”. This was after she was sent a treatment for Alien 5 last […]

Sigourney Weaver casts doubt on Alien return, says Ellen Ripley “deserves a rest”

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Recently, director Ridley Scott announced he still sees a lot of mileage in the Alien franchise and has a few ideas on how to continue the story in future instalments. However, with the possibility of Alien 5 still in the air, star Sigourney Weaver has cast doubt on a potential return as Ellen Ripley.In an interview with Empire, Weaver […]