Today officially marks the 10th Anniversary of 2004's Alien vs Predator movie: 13th August 2004. How time flies when we're having fun. Alien vs Predator was directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starred Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen and Raoul Bova. Upon its release, critical and fan reception was mostly negative but it grossed over $172 million worldwide. Were you around ... [Read More]

To celebrate Alien vs Predator's 10th anniversary, 20th Century Fox and Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood have teamed up for the yearly Halloween Horror Nights event to launch a maze based around Alien vs Predator. It's essentially a theme park-style attraction based around various franchises. Like the Alien War attraction a few years ago. The one in Orlando is ... [Read More]

To coincide with the release of AvP Requiem in the UK, Alien vs Predator will finally be shown for the first time on terrestrial tv. It will be on Channel 4 at 9PM on Sunday. Go and see what could have been. There's some more AvPR Reviews: Guardian (1/5), BBC (2/5), Daily Star (4/10), ... [Read More]

Some minor, but amusing news. Ridley Scott was at Comic-Con and a fan asked him what he thought of AvP. Someone uploaded a video to YouTube. Check it out: He says: "I've got to be careful of what I say 'cause I actually have a nice relationship with 21st Century Fox> ... but I think they know how I ... [Read More]

A few people in the forum gave me an idea for a new article last week. Here's a detailed and comprehensive guide to deleted/missing scenes in Alien vs Predator. It covers what was found on the DVDs as well as production stills and shots from the trailers that never made it into the final movie or the DVD. Check it ... [Read More]

A very short interview has appeared on YouTube and GoogleVideo with James Cameron. The interviewer asks him if he'll make Alien 5. Cameron says he's tempted because "they really screwed up the whole franchise [with AvP]". His opinion has changed somewhat from when he was interviewed in February about it. This interview was dated August 11th 2006 on ... [Read More]

There's a new interview with Sigourney Weaver on Living Scotsman where she discusses her new movie Snowcake. She of course talks about what she thought of AvP. Here's an extract: Just the idea of the cross-franchise cash-in was enough to make her want to kill off Ripley, she sniffs. "It was because I heard about it that I wanted to ... [Read More]

UGO have also done an interview with Ridley Scott and he of course talks about the future of the Alien franchise. He says he would like to re-design the alien as it's no longer scary. UGO: Insofar as doing sequels, if you were to do another Alien movie, how would you like to approach it given your evolution as a ... [Read More]

A new interview has appeared on MovieWeb and Ridley Scott made a minor comment about Alien 5 and basically said that the alien franchise has been overtaken by AvP. Off the subject a bit> ... would you have any interest in doing a fifth Alien film? Ridley Scott: I think the franchise has maybe now been disengaged with Alien vs. Predator. I have ... [Read More]

A new interview with Sigourney Weaver has appeared on Articulate, an Australian news website I think. She discusses many things but says a little bit about the future of Alien: Question: On that topic, director James Cameron’s sparked new rumours about a new Alien film. Would you be happy to see one made? Answer: I hope it’s not Alien vs ... [Read More]

Empire did a recent interview with AvP director Paul Anderson and answers a few things about the film, particularly why the alien life cycle was speeded up. He also makes it clear that he won't be involved in any potential Alien/Predator sequels because he made AvP to re-ignite interest in the two franchises. "I'm not attached to any sequel. I ... [Read More]

Some new conceptual artwork for Alien vs Predator has turned up on Yahoo Movies. In the four new pieces, one shows the security team exploring in the pyramid, then the predator statues, then a tomb and finally a picture of someone in an ice chamber. The first artwork image is below, the rest are on the next page.   Thanks to ... [Read More]

Now it's time for the more positive reviews which were few and far between. Here's the links: LatinoReview 2 (Rating: 2.5/5) IGN FilmForce (Rating 2.5/5) About.com (Rating: B) SKNR.net (Rating: 4/5) ComingSoon (Rating: 7/10) Sci-Fi Dimensions (Rating: B) [Read More]