I've just been informed of a new short animation film called E.T.A. that was released last year. It was directed by Henrik B. Clausen and is presented at Junkworks.org. It's a four-minute Alien parody with an amusing twist at the end. This short film has been in the works since 2004 and it premiered at BreakPoint '08 ... [Read More]
You may have heard about a new 80-minute Alien documentary that has been put together by special effects technician Dennis Lowe. It has interviews with lots of the behind-the-scenes crew and they talk about their experiences on the film and so forth. Various crew members have been chatting to fans about their experiences over on Alien ...[Read More]
There's a new interview with Robert Rodriguez about the new Predators movie over on LA Times. He talks about how he was approached for the movie and about spending money. By the sounds of it, Predators won't have a huge budget. He also says they're scouting for locations to shoot in Texas at the moment.
"The story is on ... [Read More]
Following the recent announcement regarding Predators director, Hollywood Reporter posted up an article which contained story details and a new name attached to the script:
"Alex Litvak & Michael Finch have written the script, which the studio is hoping will revive the alien-hunter franchise in a solo outing for the first time since 1990. The dreadlocked menace, who ... [Read More]
Ain't It Cool News has just announced that Nimrod Antal has been confirmed as being in the director's chair for the upcoming Predators:
"I can't go too much into the story right now, because we're still writing. But it still involves a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors (that are not always ... [Read More]
There's a few new Alien / Predator websites that have popped up recently. First we have AliensVsPredator.net which is dedicated to the upcoming AvP game. Then we have Aliens Colonial Marines.net which offers news and a forum for the upcoming Aliens Colonial Marines game.
Next up, there's AvP Spectrum which is a ... [Read More]
We'll soon be doing a Q&A with Rebellion about the upcoming Aliens vs. Predator game. We're giving the community the chance to submit their own questions. You're free to ask whatever you want but bear in mind, Rebellion are still working on the game so some aspects can't be answered right now. The cut off for this is Thursday and ... [Read More]
This isn't really surprising given the fact we've seen hardly anything about the Aliens RPG other than some leaked concept arts. Though today, the rumours have been confirmed by Obsidian and Sega. Aliens Crucible has been cancelled. The news can be found on Giant Bomb and Kotaku. Here's Sega's statement:
"At this point, SEGA has no plans ... [Read More]
Sigourney Weaver has spoken about the upcoming Alien Prequel on SciFi Squad. It's doubtful she'll play any role in the prequel. She says Ripley couldn't appear in a prequel because her first encounter with the creature is in Alien. But she's happy that Ridley Scott is producing it.
Do you have any interest in being part of the planned ... [Read More]
We know there are 7 potential directors for Predators. Marshall, Bassett and potentially Bill Duke are known contenders so far. Well thanks to Latino Review another name has surfaced, Nimród Antal:
"LatinoReview has exclusively learned that director Nimród Antal, not only is he one of the seven names, but is also the top contender and the guy most ... [Read More]
Another potential director for the new Predator reboot is Michael J. Bassett who directed Deathwatch, Wilderness and the upcoming Solomon Kane. The rumour can be found on Quiet Earth who noticed Michael J. Bassett's Blog. The director details his recent trip to L.A. to discuss a project with a producer but doesn't name any ... [Read More]
We've just uploaded two new reviews. One for the recent release of Dark Horse's latest Aliens comic series and one for the last Predator novel released:
"This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you do it! I'd like you all to welcome Jeff VanderMeer into the fold. Like the three before him, VanderMeer is a man who knows how to do Predator ... [Read More]
Kotaku recently spoke to Gearbox president Randy Pitchford who confirms Aliens Colonial Marines is still on for a mid-2010 release. He also says the Aliens CM game for the DS is real but it's not being developed by Gearbox.
"Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox's Aliens shooter, is still very much on, but won't be arriving this year. When it does ... [Read More]