Ridley Scott has apparently been in talks with actress Gemma Arterton in regards of playing the lead female character in the upcoming prequel:
"Apparently, Scott was so impressed by Arterton's performance in J. Blakeson's The Disappearance of Alice Creed that he wanted to meet with her for the main female role. Some will remember that Scott's casting of Sigourney Weaver as ... [Read More]
Kotaku have posted up some pictures of the new screenshots shown at PAX. They seem to be pre-rendered promo shots using in-game resources:
The other pieces show similar situations where the marines are generally in a whole mess of trouble. I still expect high-res versions online at some point. Visit Kotaku to see the original ...[Read More]
Following the release of the Predator - Ultimate Hunter Edition, DNR (digital noise reduction) in Blu-ray releases seems to have become a concern for some of us. On the topic of DNR in the new Aliens release, The Digital Bits recently posted this:
"Everyone we trust who was involved, and/or has actually SEEN the new Aliens HD master ... [Read More]
ScriptFlags.com has posted up that actress Noomi Rapace of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has also met with Ridley Scott:
"The most interesting report is that Rapace met with and told Ridley Scott (and Scot Free's Michael Costigan) that she grew up on his films when she left home at 15. Scott is most likely currently looking for ... [Read More]
IGN have posted full details of the upcoming Predators release on Blu-Ray and DVD. It will be released on October 19th in the US with a retail price of $29.98 for the DVD and $39.99 for the Blu-Ray.
Full features on the next page.
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It seems like we may finally be breaking out of the bubble of silence surrounding Aliens: Colonial Marines. Gearbox is going to be attending gaming convention PAX:
"Gearbox Software continues the now well established PAX tradition of “What’s up with Gearbox” panel! We’ll be discussing Borderlands and the DLC packs, the Brothers in Arms franchise and Aliens: Colonial Marines. ... [Read More]
A week or so back in the forums we had some links to HMV's Predators page but with small cover art on them. Play have just put up their updated Predators pages with some lovely large cover art:
Commentary by Robert Rodriguez and Nimrod Antal
Tactics of War: Featurette from Theatrical
Fox Movie Channel Presents Making A Scene
Motion ... [Read More]
While speaking to James Cameron about his Avatar re-release, Coming Soon.net snuck in some questions about the upcoming Blu-Ray release of Aliens:
Cameron personally remastered Aliens with the same colourist he used on Avatar. In his words, it's spectacular.
They de-noised it, de-grained it, up-rezed it and colour corrected every single frame.
He thinks it looks better than it ... [Read More]
AvPGalaxy is proud to offer all you fans in England the opportunity to see Alien and Aliens back in the cinema. It's a perfect opportunity for those who weren't around the first time round or for those of you who just wish to do it all again.
"The showings will be taking place at The Screen Room, an ... [Read More]
The BBFC website has posted up a list of deleted scenes from Predators that will be featured on the upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray release:
00:00:48:15 (DEAD MAN'S PARACHUTE)
00:00:52:03 (CUCHILLO AND ISABELLE)
00:01:13:21 (TEAM "ORIENTATED" GROUP)
00:01:33:20 (THIRD MOST WANTED)
00:00:34:04 (CUCHILLO UNLEASHES)
00:02:42:03 ("WHY ARE YOU HERE?")
00:00:42:13 ("THEY'RE SMARTER THAN THAT")
00:01:25:05 (STANS AND ISABELLE NAKED)
00:00:35:11 ("THEY'RE STILL COMING")
No descriptions as of ... [Read More]
I recently had chance to have a chat with Brian Steele, the performer responsible for Mr Black and Falconer in the recent Predators film:
"It was different in scope because there was so much source material on the Predator. The character isn’t being developed from scratch. There is already an outline in place on what is expected from the ... [Read More]
Dennis Lowe just emailed to let us know he's released his 4th documentary regarding people involved in the production of Alien:
Dennis also talks about his experiences for the first time, along with Nick Allder and Michael Seymour. If you visit Dennis' website you'll also find his other Alien documentaries. [Read More]