In 2016 Sir Ridley Scott had to make a choice. Which of his landmark science-fiction films would he choose to direct a sequel to? Alien or Blade Runner. Ridley Scott choose to direct Alien: Covenant, and it’s a decision he’s since come to regret. In a recent interview with Empire (reported on by Ridley Scott was originally attached to direct ... [Read More]

Though it had been Deadline also notes that the negotiations were completed long before the on-going strike currently taking place, and that the shooting schedules have been adjusted around the absence of SAG cast members – including Sydney Chandler – who are not present on set. The deals for the actors were made well before the SAG-AFTRA strike started August 14, ... [Read More]

As the conflict between the Writers Guild of America and Hollywood continues, the Screen Actor’s Guild has also joined the battle against the studio system. With many US productions already shut down by the writers strikes, some American productions taking place aboard has managed to circumvent the strikes. With SAG having now joined the fight, those productions with union actors are ... [Read More]

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]

While introducing a showing of Alien at the Austin Film Society in early April, Noah Hawley also spoke a little about his upcoming Alien series being produced for FX. As he started to introduce the original film, Noah explainied one of his aims for the new series – to bring some mystery back to the franchise and H.R Giger’s ... [Read More]

Not long after the news broke that Galo Olivares had joined Alien: Romulus as the Cinematographer, the same outlet – The Ronin – also shared the news that Gravity’s Production Designer Andy Nicholson was stepping up alongside Noah Hawley as Production Designer for the upcoming Alien series. The Ronin can exclusively reveal a nifty department head hiring ... [Read More]

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 You can also support Aliens Expanded at the Producer level, which includes all the previously mentioned rewards, in addition to Producer credits on the documentary. Aliens Expanded is ... [Read More]

In 2020, we learned that long-time Alien series producers With this prevalence of dreams being mentioned, is it possible that we would have seen them used a major tool in the treatment? The news that Disney is not interested in continuing the storyline of Ellen Ripley may come as a relief to those fans who think the franchise has become ... [Read More]

It’s been a while since we heard anything about Noah Hawley’s Alien series. With filming on the series Alien vs. Predator Galaxy has dropped a couple of exclusive articles with what we know about the upcoming Alien series, including our most recent which named some of the writers working alongside Noah Hawley in the writers room:  Bobak Esfarjani and ... [Read More]

We have just uploaded the  We discuss our thoughts on the Alien series Earth setting, the transhumanism and consciousness transfer, the recent announcement of Fede Alvarez developing a new Alien film with Sir Ridley Scott for Hulu, and plenty more!  What did you think of our latest episode? Be sure to let us know down below! You can also listen to ... [Read More]

Well color us shocked. It seems as though a new Alien film is in development by 20th Century Studios for release on the streaming platform Hulu! This coming exclusively from The Hollywood Reporter, Director Fede Alvarez, who helmed the Evil Dead remake, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, and Don’t Breathe, is set to write ... [Read More]

Ever since Noah Hawley’s Alien series was announced, the time that the series would be taking place has been a concern for many Alien fans. The regular use of the phrase “not too far future” or “near future” has been a worry that the series would be taking the place far earlier than the early 2100s that the first Alien ... [Read More]

The upcoming Alien FX Series will be 8-10 hours long according to Ridley Scott. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme today, Ridley Scott discussed his new film House of Gucci. He revealed a Blade Runner TV series pilot has been written and the new Alien show pilot is currently being written. For both Blade Runner and Alien, an ... [Read More]