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SM:
I dunno if there was a licensing thing. He talks about events in Alien and makes more vague references to events in Alien3 (including the EEV). Licensing was an issue early on with artwork, hence the proliferation of Harry Harris stuff over licensed stills.
Xenomrph:
--- Quote from: SM on Mar 19, 2012, 10:53:06 PM ---The Nostromo isnt in Aliens. Technically or otherwise.
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I believe the name might be up on the screen in the ICC inquest which was the loophole they used.
I recall reading some sort of interview with Lee Brimmicombe-Wood where he mentioned it was a licensing thing which was why 'Alien3' isn't referenced directly.
Edit-- yeah, he mentions it in this interview but I also recall him mentioning it in some other interview as well.
--- Quote ---Q: How did Fox get involved, and at what point did this occur?
A: I presume Fox got involved when my publisher negotiated the license. Much to my chagrin I soon discovered that Boxtree had only bought a license for the second movie. That was frustrating, as I’d hoped to fill out the book with material from the first and third movies. However, when Fox’s licensing division in Beverley Hills began to read drafts of the manual they had kittens. A whole section of the final chapter referenced the events of the third movie, and went into all sorts of detail about Alien morphology. That had to be scrapped because it wasn’t covered by the license. In the end I had to cut the final chapter down by half and restrict mention of the third flick to an oblique reference.
Fortunately, Fox were prepared to stretch things a little with regards to the first movie. As various events and items from Alien, such as the Nostromo, were mentioned in the sequel, I was allowed to drop those into the book. But a big article on the escape pod from the third movie, done originally for the magazine, was left out.
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SM:
Well there I go. I do recall reading that now.
--- Quote from: Hudson on Mar 20, 2012, 01:04:34 AM ---So...the Alien 3 licensing explanation thing doesn't apply to Alien? Strange loophole there.
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--- Quote from: Hudson on Mar 20, 2012, 01:04:34 AM ---So...the Alien 3 licensing explanation thing doesn't apply to Alien? Strange loophole there.
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Why are you asking, Huddo? You interviewed the guy! ;D
Hudson:
Heh, yeah except that was like forever ago. I was still a teenager then!
Cvalda:
Just so everyone knows, Amazon US has now listed the Artist's Edition for preorder, currently priced at $40.62. I took the plunge and preordered--not a bad price for a limited edition, autographed import. Wonder how many of these Amazon is gonna get. :-\
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