If you were around in 2020 you will have likely been aware of In Search of Darkness, a crowd-funded documentary devoted to the science-fiction of the 1980s being produced by the team at CreatorVC. Now CreatorVC is back, along with Alien, Ridley Scott and James Cameron historian Ian Nathan, with a new documentary focused solely on Aliens! ... [Read More]

For some years now there has been a story that James Cameron pitched Aliens to Brandywine in a very simple and tantalizing way – by writing Alien$ on a chalkboard- floating around the internet. It’s a story that never seemed to have much merit as Alien series research extraordinaire Valaquen explored on Strange Shapes back in 2017. ... [Read More]

The Alien series isn’t want for iconic imagery or posters that pervade into pop culture to this day. Whether it’s that unforgettable cracked chicken egg on the front of Alien’s poster, or that moment of Ripley and the Runner coming face-to-face on Alien 3’s. For a lot of people we know that image of Ripley carrying Newt in the hive ... [Read More]

It’s no secret that Adam Savage is a huge fan of the Alien franchise. He’s costumed up in a replica Kane spacesuit, his own Colonial Marine armor and he’s did several videos visiting the sets of Alien: Covenant. Last week Savage uploaded a new video to his YouTube channel where he got the chance to get hands-on ... [Read More]

Update 07/11/2021: Alien vs. Predator Galaxy can now confirm and correct the details from Illuminerdi’s scoop below. The names and general details of the characters are correct. However, Wendy is Hermit’s sister (not brother) who finds her consciousness transferred into a synthetic body. Original Post: With filming looking to begin in spring of 2022, it appears that the gears of ... [Read More]

1:18 scale figure company Hiya Toys isn’t slowing down and continues to announce new pre-orders for upcoming waves of Alien, Predator, and AVP figures. They still have a number releases set for this year, and their ‘Exquisite Mini’ 2022 slate has been expanding. When we last checked in during spring, they had just announced Predator ... [Read More]

We have just uploaded the 129th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Today mark’s the 35th anniversary of Aliens’ general release in the United States and Canada! And to mark the occasion Corporal Hicks, RidgeTop, Xenomorphine and VoodooMagic are back to celebrate 35 years of Aliens! We discuss the circumstances around our ... [Read More]

It is with much sadness that we must report the death of another member of the Alien family. Peter Lamont, the production designer for Aliens, has passed away at age 91. The Hollywood Reporter shared the news that Peter died on Friday the 18th of December at a hospital in Wexham. Lamont was well known for his work ... [Read More]

In a franchise where Alien 3 exists, it’s easy for films with less complicated narrative developments to be seen as having a simple journey. But what we might tend to forget is that there are countless pitches and treatments that are never heard of outside of studio executives, a point that was re-iterated to us recently in our interview ... [Read More]

We may never get Aliens on 4K. It now seems increasingly unlikely that we will ever see Aliens, Alien 3 or Alien Resurrection on 4K Blu-Ray. A new report coming out this week says that Disney has halted production of future physical 4K Ultra HD Blu-Rays of films in its back catalogue including films from Disney and the recently acquired 20th ... [Read More]

Earlier this year Ty Ellingson shared some artwork he did while working with Neill Blomkamp on his aborted Alien 5 project. In particular Ty shared concepts for Sky Crane variant of the iconic dropship. Whos Nick, formerly of Hybrid Network, has shared a new interview he conducted with Ty regarding his work in the industry, and Ty’s involvement with Blomkamp, ... [Read More]

Though ultimately cut from the theatrical release of Alien, the first film infamously had a deleted nest sequence in which Ripley discovered both Brett and Dallas glued to the wall and in the midst of being transformed into eggs. Though this would eventually be restored in the 2003 “Director’s Cut” of Alien. It wasn’t until Aliens release in 1986 that we ... [Read More]

As one of many fantastic ways in which the 40th anniversary of Alien has been celebrated this year Titan Books published “The Making of Alien”, a fantastic deep dive into the journey that eventually brought Alien to the big screen. I loved it. Much to my delight, J.W Rinzler is returning to bring that same behind-the-scenes thoroughness to the story ... [Read More]