Earlier this year the drama department of the North Bergen High School in New Jersey made some real waves on the Internet with their stage play adaptation of Alien! They garnered the attention of Sir Ridley Scott who sent them a letter of congratulations and donated money towards their school. Sigourney Weaver herself even showed up the ... [Read More]

Memory: The Origins of Alien, a new documentary from Alexandre O. Philippe, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Alien vs. Predator Galaxy was on hand to witness the premiere, and we had the opportunity to chat to its director, Alexandre. At the time they were still discussing with possible distributors but in April it was announced ... [Read More]

Marking the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the original Alien, Director Ridley Scott had a chat with The Hollywood Reporter about his experiences regarding how Alien coalesced. Those who have watched behind-the-scenes materials or read books regarding the film's production may be familiar with the events described. Regardless, Scott revisiting them makes for an engaging read. Back in ... [Read More]

With the 40th anniversary of the film that started it all just a day away, 20th Century Fox uploaded a brand new video to their social channels yesterday that celebrated the fans of Alien. Using footage of the new interviews with Sigourney Weaver and Sir Ridley Scott, as well as the videos submitted by fans for #MyAlien40th on Alien Day, the ... [Read More]

Having previously been released in 2011, Ian Nathan's Alien: Vault will be getting republished later this year as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations with new content related to Sir Ridley Scott's prequels. Alien Vault opens a portal into the making of the legendary film Alien, tracing its path from embryonic concept to fully fledged box office phenomenon. Previously published in 2011, ... [Read More]

Last March, the drama department of North Bergen High School took the Internet by storm with their stage interpretation of Alien! Not only did they garner the attention of Sir Ridley Scott and Sigourney Weaver, they got to put on an encore showing of Alien: The Play as part of 20th Century Fox's Alien Day and Alien: 40th Anniversary ... [Read More]

A wonderful thing about Alien Day and the time around it is that it is used by more than just official outlets as a day to celebrate Alien, it's also used by Alien fans to launch their own projects. One such project is Olethros! A 13 issue Alien/Prometheus fan comic by Devan Gill, Olethros is aiming to ... [Read More]

It is with great sadness that I must report that Terry Rawlings has passed away today at the age of 86. Terry maybe best known to Alien fans for working alongside Sir Ridley Scott and David Fincher as the editor for both Alien and Alien 3. He was nominated for BAFTAs for his work on Alien and Blade Runner. ... [Read More]

The Alien: 40th Anniversary Edition 4K Blu-Ray finally hits the shops this week just in time for Alien Day. The key feature of the Alien 40th Anniversary release is of course the brand new transfer which was scanned in native 4K from the original camera negative at EFilm. Ridley Scott and Pam Dery at Company 3/Deluxe Entertainment Services Group supervised the restoration. ... [Read More]

A head of tomorrow's debut of Alien: Containment, the first of six Alien: 40th Anniversary Shorts, 20th Century Fox has uploaded a new red band trailer with some new footage and the release order! "In honor of the 40th anniversary of ALIEN (1979), six visionary filmmakers expand the terrifying imaginations of Ridley Scott, H.R Giger, and Dan O'Bannon. From atmospheric hallways, ... [Read More]

While Katherine Waterston hasn't heard anything about Alien: Covenant 2 for some time, according to Deadline's coverage of the current Disney/Fox merger Sir Ridley Scott is continuing to develop the sequel to Alien: Covenant. While discussing which of Fox's production partners is likely to continue on after the merger, Deadline had this to say: "Ridley Scott’s Scott Free ... [Read More]

Alien will be coming back to theaters in the United States for an anniversary screening this October. From Fathom Events and presented by Turner Classic Movies 'Big Screen Classics' series, the movie will have screenings on three days: October 13th, 15th, and 16th. It's unknown whether or not this will be the shiny new 4k transfer that the ... [Read More]

Mid-last year 20th Century Fox and Tongal announced a competition that gave 6 lucky Alien fans and film-makers a chance to produce short films based set within the Alien universe. After learning the titles of the winning shorts, there's been radio silence on the shorts. Until today! Fox has just released a teaser trailer for the upcoming shorts, offering ... [Read More]