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Alien: Paradiso launching in December from Marvel Comics

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Marvel Comics has announced that it will kick off the next chapter of its Alien comic book saga This December with the launch of Alien: Paradiso, a five-issue limited series from writer Steve Foxe and artist Edgar Salazar with additional art by Peter Nguyen. As per the official description, Alien: Paradiso “will introduce fans to […]

Alien: The Roleplaying Game Second Edition artwork and maps revealed

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Ahead of the Kickstarter campaign set to arrive later this autumn, Free League Publishing has revealed the first snippets of content coming in Alien The Roleplaying Game Second Edition, in particular some of the artwork and some brand-new maps for the game. These new maps have been designed by the acclaimed map artist Miska Fredman, […]

Marvel shares first look at Alien: Romulus prequel comic

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Marvel Comics is set to expand the world of Alien: Romulus next month with an official prequel comic to the latest entry in the iconic sci-fi horror movie franchise, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the one-shot special now with an early unlettered preview… Following the theatrical release of the highly anticipated […]

Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth series releases teaser trailer online

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Fans of the Alien franchise should prepare themselves to see more of the Xenomorphs as FX has released the first teaser trailer for Noah Hawley’s upcoming Alien: Earth TV series as the fearsome Xenomorphs arrive on the planet. The teaser was shown for select audiences of Alien: Romulus in theaters, but has now been released wide now that the latest Alien film has […]

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 […]