2019 marks the 40th anniversary of Alien and to help celebrate 40 years of Alien, Titan Books is going to be publishing a new Making Of book! Announced via it’s writer J.W Rinzler on Twitter, it is being described as a massively comprehensive look at the making of the original masterpiece!
Comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives.
In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives.
To celebrate the movie’s fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O’Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time.
With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema
Jonathan W. Rinzler is particularly well known for his behind-the-scenes books on the Star Wars films. Charles de Lauzirika, who as the producer of the Alien Quadrilogy, Alien Anthology and Prometheus boxsets is a man I credit as one of the most important figures when it comes to giving us a detailed look behind the scenes at the Alien films, praised the upcoming book saying that:
Having been honored with an early read of this one, I can say that not only is it yet another must-own @jwrinzler book, but if you think you know everything about ALIEN at this point, you’re going to have your mind blown. https://t.co/crJRFcC1qI
— Charles de Lauzirika (@Lauzirika) December 11, 2018
The Making of Alien is currently available for pre-order on Amazon (UK) for £44.99 and is expected to be released just before Alien Day 2019 on April 23rd. Thanks to Nightmare Asylum for the news.
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Anyhow, any info on the Bob Penn production stills book or is that dead? I'd like to get that too.
Watched it on telly once I think.
Did you contribute to its box office success in "Australia?"
Yep, but one look at Yahoo and Americans were like....
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Yep. Back in 1989, it was marketed in the US as being a such a huge hit in Australia that it could even be the next big thing here too.
I got a job as a projectionist when I was 17, and Young Einstein was one of the two films playing in my double-cinema when I started. It remains one of the unfunniest comedies I have ever seen.
I'm calling Potato Head Dutton. You'll be spending Christmas on Nauru.
I recall his biographical film Young Einstein:
It's true and mate have I've been paid well for my acting skills ;-)
Hmmm...
Rumour has it he doesn't put egg on his pizza or drink Foster's either.
Canon.
Surely an Australian without an Australian accent sounds like Lord Humungus?
Do you think we could tell them appart?
I listened to that!
I don't recall him sounding Australian... and I personally read his posts in an Austrian voice... but ultimately, he sounded like neither!
I want an audiobook of Valaquen's, read by the author himself.
Excellent.
Oi!
Suspect it will be revised. I'm ordered through them before and had one or two issues but ultimately they did come through. I'll take my chances ;-)
Mind you, that release date is a concern. lol.
-Windebieste.
:-)
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-making-of-alien-j-w-rinzler/prod9781789090550.html
That makes me stroppy.
Pfft... Valaquen's book is going to be the definitive read. He just needs to learn to speak English so he can interview Riddles and the VFX guys.