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Concept Artist Farzad Varahramyan Shares Predator: Killer of Killers Designs!

After the release of a new film in our favorite franchises, the next thing we're often looking forward to is seeing all the incredible behind the scenes and concept arts making their way online. With the first animated film in the franchise, Predator: Killer of Killers released last week, we now have some incredible early exploration concepts brought to us ... [Read More]
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Co-Directors Dan Trachenberg & Josh Wassung Talk Predator: Killer of Killers On The Red Carpet

Dan Trachtenberg, Josh Wassung & 20th Century Studios unleashed Predator: Killer of Killers at Beyond Fest at the weekend, and the buzz has been positive about the film. While in attendance, the co-directors also took the time to speak to Discussing Film on the red carpet about the film. Speaking about how the time periods for the film were ... [Read More]
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Dan Trachtenberg Talks Developing A Predator Language & Predator Effects in Predator: Badlands

Prior to the official announcement of Predator: Killer of Killers, film journalists had been invited to a preview event to view the trailer and interview writer/director Dan Trachtenberg. Naturally, they also took the opportunity to ask Dan about the upcoming live action Predator: Badlands at the same event, and he spilled some beans about what we can expect ( ... [Read More]
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First Looks At Predator: Badlands Locations, Crew Shirt & Predator Costume!

While Alien: Romulus' successful theatrical run has taken up a lot of the spotlight within our fandom, the filming of Predator: Badlands finished with very little attention. As with Prey's production, Dan Trachtenberg's follow-up Predator film has managed to fly under the radar. What do we know about Predator: Badlands? Very little. Actor Elle Fanning was reportedly in talks to ... [Read More]
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Alien Romulus At Monsterpalooza 2024 Panel With Fede Alvarez, Shane Mahan & Alec Gillis

As we're eagerly awaiting August for the release of Alien: Romulus, we're treated to a new panel discussing the upcoming film at Monsterpalooza in Pasadena, CA with director Fede Alvarez, Alec Gillis from Studio Gillis and Shane Mahan from Legacy Effects as part of the special effects team who are widely known for their prior work on the Alien franchise. A ... [Read More]
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Adaptive Qualities, An Interview With Author Steve Perry – AvP Galaxy Podcast #183

Welcome to Alien Day 2024! We have just uploaded the 183rd episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! To help us celebrate Alien Day at Alien vs. Predator Galaxy, Corporal Hicks and RidgeTop are joined by none-other than Steve Perry, the author of the first three Aliens novels and the father of the ... [Read More]
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Cailee Spaeny Confirms Alien: Romulus Timeline Setting and Effects Studio Involvement!

In a recent red carpet interview with Variety for her upcoming biopic Priscilla, Alien: Romulus lead actor Cailee Spaeny has confirmed the timeframe in which the film takes place: between the original Alien and its sequel Aliens. “It’s supposed to slot in between the first movie and the second movie,” Spaeny tells Variety’s Michaela Zee. “They brought the ... [Read More]
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It’s Official! Prey is Getting Home Release! DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Announced

Following the rumours last month, it's now official. A home release for Dan Trachtenberg's Prey has now been announced! Prey will be seeing an October 3rd release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K in the United States. According to the press release (shared via The Digital Bits), we'll be seeing a number of behind-the-scenes features, deleted scenes and ... [Read More]
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Alien³ Teaser Trailer Egg is on Display at the Smithsonian, Originally Thought to be from Different Film

Currently on display at a Smithsonian museum in Washington DC is a giant Alien egg from the Alien series. Rather than a fleshy, petaled Xenomorph egg we're used to seeing in the franchise, this prop is a hard-shelled representation, almost evoking the feeling of a moon. The egg was originally donated to the museum from 20th Century Studios (20th Century Fox ... [Read More]
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Designing and Constructing The Primal, Talking Prey’s Practical Effects with ADI’s Tom Woodruff Jr – AvP Galaxy Podcast #156

We have just uploaded the 156th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Corporal Hicks and RidgeTop once again have the honor of being joined by Amalgamated Dynamics Inc's Tom Woodruff Jr. to talk about the practical effects of Prey for the 156th episode of the podcast! We talk early test sessions of ... [Read More]
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Stan Winston School Takes a Closer Look at Prey’s Practical Effects

Stan Winston School of Character Arts has published an in-depth blog post about the practical effects of the Feral Predator in 2022's Prey. Matt Winston, son of legendary special effects artist Stan Winston, spoke to Amalgamated Dynamics co-founders Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr about their contributions to the Predator prequel. The article takes us through the build ... [Read More]
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Farzad Varahramyan Shares Predator Face, Mask, Weaponry, Shield and Armor Concept Art

Long-time Alien and Predator concept artist Farzad Varahramyan, who worked on both Alien vs. Predator films with studioADI, has now uploaded even more concept artwork from his time working on Prey. The new artwork includes the various designs explored for Feral Predator's face, mask and armor, the shield and the new weaponry introduced in the film. We previously shared Farzad's first ... [Read More]
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