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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We talk early test sessions of the Feral Predator’s physique, teasing Feral Predator performer Dane Diliegro, developing less advanced Predator weaponry, and plenty more!
We’ve previously had the pleasure of being joined by ADI’s Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. on a number of occasions over the years. If you haven’t already, or fancy revisiting them, be ... [Read More]
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]
As of writing, we are currently on day 11 of the
CreatorVC describes Aliens Expanded as the “ultimate love letter to Aliens,” promising it to be “the most sophisticated and passionate exploration of Aliens ever made.” Alien vs. Predator Galaxy is honored to be partnered with the team producing Aliens Expanded and are excited to take this journey with CreatorVC ... [Read More]
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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Though the mask illumination wasn’t actually seen in the finished film,
Further elaborating to a fan when asked about the sub-species comment, Vincent remarked that:
I don’t say eugenics to suggest Feral is a genetically edited predator which was not the plan… only to say that if they are self-selecting for different traits, it could yield the same diversity ... [Read More]
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Alec also spoke about Feral’s less-advanced arsenal, revealing that Feral’s most advanced weaponry – the floating mines – were intended to be an earlier iteration of the Predator’s iconic weapon-of-last-resort.
“It wouldn’t be a fair fight [to have the plasma caster]. He did have the flechettes: the little floating land mines, which were intended to be little shrapnel bursts ... [Read More]
Alien vs. Predator Galaxy recently had the opportunity to be joined once again on our podcast by the amazing Tom Woodruff Jr. Though the episode is primarily about performing inside the Alien suit, while talking about collaboration between director and the VFX teams Tom did tell us a little about his experience with collaborating with the VFX team when working ... [Read More]
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From Hiya Toys. A PREVIEWS Exclusive! Two hundred years have passed since Ellen Ripley died on Fiorina 161. Of 20 Xenomorphs initially bred by Dr. Wren’s science team on board the USM Auriga, Hiya Toys presents this figure of the Cloned Queen’s most loyal and ... [Read More]
Practical Effects workshop StudioADI or Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. is attached to work on the new Predator film currently known as ‘Skulls.’ We’ve been thinking this was increasingly likely for a while, when previously StudioADI co-founder Alec Gillis put out a hiring call a few months back. A few weeks ago Gillis also shared an ...[Read More]