After having recently shot down the rumours of Ellen Ripley returning for Alien Romulus's sequel, Fede Alvarez has been discussing the science-fiction icon's presence in his Saturn-award winning entry into the Alien series. At a recent screening of Alien Romulus hosted by Collider, the writer/director discussed the Narcissus easter egg in the film and how he ... [Read More]

Update 23/01/2025 @ 20:55 GMT: Fede Alvarez has since responded to the reports of this rumour on Twitter, flatly denying it as "fun gossip." Update 26/01/2015 @ 08:24am: Daniel Richtman has since clarified that this information relates to an apparently separate project to Alien Romulus and is not connected to the sequel. According to a new rumour shared by ... [Read More]

For a good portion of the audience who watched Dr Clemens tell an emotionally crippled Ellen Ripley that Newt had drown in her cryotube, this was an affront to everything that James Cameron had done with Aliens. And despite those early comics seeing an eventual republish with the original names restored, as well as a possible revival in Neil Blomkamp’s ... [Read More]

Two new cosmetics have been added for the Xenomorph and Ripley in the asymmetrical horror game Dead By Daylight. The long rumored Alien Chapter finally came to the game's otherworldly realm last year, and since then we received a skin for Ripley swapping her model for that of Rain from Alien: Romulus, as well as ... [Read More]

Today is the 10th anniversary of Alien: Isolation's release and in a surprise announcement, developer Creative Assembly have announced that a sequel - Alien: Isolation 2 is in early development! Developed by Creative Assembly and published by its parent company Sega, the survival horror game Alien: Isolation was released exactly 10 years ago on October 7, 2014. You ... [Read More]

Today, actress Sigourney Weaver, will receive the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Deadline sat down and spoke to Sigourney Weaver about her life's work. In the wide-ranging interview, Weaver reminisces about her time on Ridley Scott's Alien, transitioning to an action hero in Aliens and the trouble David Fincher had on Alien 3. Deadline asks her ... [Read More]

When a new Alien or Predator movie comes out many of us will be seeing it more than once, looking for things we may have missed on our initial viewing. In a recent interview, Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez was talking about easter eggs in the film, and played coy with the interviewer when directly asked about Ripley. Check out ... [Read More]

The Alien: Romulus review embargo is officially over! So far, the reviews have been fairly positive. Many outlets call Alien: Romulus the third-best Alien movie after Alien and Aliens. Outlets have praised the young cast, especially David Jonsson as Andy. The film's terror and creepy atmosphere get some praise. The film contains set pieces we've never seen before. Many reviews ... [Read More]

Though they were suspiciously absent from this year's Alien Day celebrations, Reebok has just announced (via Bloody Disgusting) that they are adding another variant of Bug Stompers to their collection! First featured in Aliens, with both high and low top versions worn by Ellen Ripley and Bishop, the Bug Stompers made a big splash in modern Alien ... [Read More]

Following the release of Alien: Romulus' trailer, writer and director Fede Alvarez spoke about how the frontier life of the family and children featured in Hadley's Hope in Aliens: Special Edition had inspired the kind of characters he wanted to explore in his film. Talking to Entertainment Weekly in a new interview, Alvarez spoke ... [Read More]

The Alien universe can be a cruel and punishing place. It’s a lesson Ellen Ripley learned with the waking nightmare that was her life after the Nostromo first landed on LV-426. It was a mortal lesson that Corporal Dwayne Hicks and Rebecca “Newt” Jordon didn’t get the chance to learn but experienced none-the-less. And Doctor Elizabeth Shaw was also subjected to ... [Read More]

As promised by the teaser announcement last week, Behavior Interactive have given us the details regarding the upcoming Alien chapter for their asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight. The 'Survivor' for the chapter has been revealed as Ellen Ripley, as most expected. Though Ripley does have voice lines, it does not appear that Sigourney Weaver lent her voice or ... [Read More]

While the rest of us were celebrating Alien Day yesterday, Total Film released a new interview with Sigourney Weaver (via Variety) that was sure to put a damper on any fans out there still holding a hope for the possibility of Neil Blomkamp returning to finish his Alien 5. Speaking to Total Film for their ... [Read More]