I gave some people a little preview of this article earlier this month but I've decided to publish it now. I added a few new scenes since then. The article covers the Deleted Scenes in AvP Requiem. Over 30 minutes were cut from AvP Requiem due to Fox not giving them any more money for effects etc. Most of ... [Read More]
I just received a e-mail from NECA informing me that they have posted new packaging images for their upcoming AvPR Series 2 and as always, I come bearing gifts of higher quality images:
And once again, as always, you can find those on the forum. Thanks to Mark at NECA. [Read More]
There's a few new site updates from Corporal Hicks this week. Firstly, the AvP Requiem PSP section has been expanded. It now includes a Review, Enemies, and Predator Weapons / Equipment. There's also a new interview with Greg Herboek about the AvPR mobile game.
- AvPR PSP Review
- AvPR PSP Predator Weapons / Equipment
- AvPR PSP ...[Read More]
The first review of Predator Blu-Ray is up on DVDActive. They reviewed the UK version but the US version will most likely be the same. The picture quality is obviously better than the previous DVDs but there are no extras on the disc except for a couple of trailers.
"Unfortunately Fox again fails to treat an iconic film with ... [Read More]
I was just randomly searching on Google and found a new interview with Colin and Greg Strause on DWScifi. It was posted Jan 15 but I guess we all missed it.
What did you think of the original Alien Vs. Predator?
Colin Strause: Like most of the fans we weren’t crazy about the last film. It didn’t deliver enough ... [Read More]
AvPR got off to a good start in the UK in its opening weekend. It made £1.97M according to BBC.co.uk.
"AVP sees the extraterrestrial species visit a Colorado town Horror film Alien vs Predator: Requiem has slashed its way to the top of the UK box office in its opening weekend. The sequel to the 2004 original took £1.97m, ... [Read More]
It's not even been a month and it's finally happened. The inevitable. Directorial debut for the Brothers Strause, AvP Requiem, has been nominated for two Razzie awards:
Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie(which turns out to be a brand new category)
Worst Prequel or Sequel
This years event marks the Razzie's 28th. AvPR's predecessor was also nominated for Worst Prequel or Sequel in ... [Read More]
There's a semi-interesting interview over at SKNR with Victoria Bildwell. She played the pregnant woman in AvP Requiem whose stomach was ripped open. She talks a little about how the scene was done and what it was like.
GVK: How much of the birthing scene was makeup and prosthetics and how much was cgi?
VB: I was amazed at ... [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]
Dark Horse has just announced it's third volume in the highly popular Predator Omnibus series:
"Death often hides in the dark, isolated corners of the earth-in thick woods, steaming swamps, or angry seas. These natural dangers of animal, weather, and terrain often give rise to legends and folk tales of demons, serpents, and ghosts to put an understandable face to the ... [Read More]
There's a couple of new UK AvP Requiem reviews. The first is in the News of the World (There's also a scan of the newspaper article here.) and another one on Empire. Both are very negative and they give it 1/5.
The box office totals so far are $40,081,000 domestic and $36,536,503 foreign giving a ... [Read More]
NECA have released the first pictures of their Alien 18" Action Figure based on Ridley Scott's Alien.
In 1979, audiences were terrified by Ridley Scott's genre-redefining science fiction masterpiece: Alien. In 2008, fans finally get what they've been waiting for: an Alien 18" Action Figure from NECA! Captured in painstaking detail, the Alien hits shelves this spring. We'll ... [Read More]
There's a fairly detailed article on CGSociety about the visual effects in AvP Requiem. They interviewed the Strause Brothers as well two crew members.
"Even so, the film has around 460 visual effects shots. In addition to adding digital characters in post, Hydraulx created the interior of the predator’s ship, wiped out a city with a nuclear blast, colorized ... [Read More]