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What Alien: Romulus needs to learn from Aliens

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James McDonagh on Alien: Romulus and where it needs to take its cue from 1986’s Aliens… It’s a hostile summer for movies. To succeed, Alien: Romulus must learn from Aliens. The second movie is the best. Why? Because it’s the only film in the franchise that’s not about aliens. When Ian Holm’s Ash said, in […]

Fede Álvarez on Alien: Romulus sequel and THAT ending

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Alien: Romulus might be a film in which most of the characters fail to heed the multiple warnings placed in front of them, but please don’t fall into that same trap because this story contains spoilers for Fede Álvarez’s horror-hit.  With $120 million banked since its release, and largely favourable reviews (read our take here), […]

Bring the Alien Queen home with Aliens wall sculpture from Hollywood Collectibles

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Sideshow and Hollywood Collectibles Group have revealed the 1:2 scale Alien Queen wall sculpture from James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi sequel Aliens. Limited to just 500 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $705; check it out here… SEE ALSO: The Best Scenes in the Alien Franchise Sideshow and Hollywood Collectibles Group are proud […]

Alien: Rogue Incursion gets release date and two new trailers

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VR developer Survios has announced that their action-horror VR game set in the Alien universe will release on Meta Quest 3, PS VR2 and PCVR via Steam on 19th December.  To celebrate the announcement, two new reveal trailers have been revealed offering an in-depth look at the weapons and equipment available and an unnerving glimpse […]

Alien: Romulus featurette introduces us to Cailee Spaeny’s Rain

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If you’re chest-bursting with excitement about the impending arrival of Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, then 20th Century Studios’ has dropped a brand new featurette introducing us to Cailee Spaeny’s character, Rain.  Hoping to avoid joining the long-list of xenomorph victims alongside Spaeny will be David Jonsson (Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy), Archie Renaux (Shadow and […]

Alien: Rogue Incursion trailer introduces our new heroine

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A trailer for Alien: Rogue Incursion has been released, which introduces the new heroine of Survios’ upcoming action horror title, Zula Hendricks, a fearless ex-Colonial Marine turned ultimate Xenomorph hunter, whose shoes players will be stepping into in VR this holiday season. Check out the trailer below… Alien: Rogue Incursion is a single-player, action-horror game […]

Unnecessary Reboots, Remakes and Sequels

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Hollywood’s preoccupation with reboots, remakes and sequels… I sit here in the year 2018. Suddenly I find myself compelled to moan about the unimaginative approach to greenlighting Hollywood studio pictures. This is not a new phenomenon, it’s old hat. As of now the vast majority of greenlit, large studio films are […]

Marvel announces Alien: Romulus prequel comic

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With Alien: Romulus set to (chest)burst into cinemas next month, Marvel Comics has announced the upcoming release of an Alien: Romulus one-shot comic from writer Zac Thompson (Absolute Carnage: Avengers) and artist Daniel Picciotto (X-Force) which promises to unravel a mystery from the Fede Alvarez-directed film. “The Alien franchise is responsible for my lifelong love […]

Noah Hawley’s Alien series wraps production, unveils title

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Noah Hawley’s Alien series for FX has wrapped its production, and the filmmaker behind the upcoming prequel is excited to share it with fans. Creator Noah Hawley was celebrating his other FX series, Fargo, earning 15 Emmy nominations, when he revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he’d finally wrapped production on the now-titled Alien: Earth. […]