ShockTillYouDrop.com had a chance to interview ADI’s Tom Woodruff which will be posted later. They did post a small piece about what Tom thought about the future of the franchises. He’s interested in Alien 5 and AvP3. “My hopes, as a creature designer and as a fan, would be ideally to continue on whatever storyline it is the Alien ... [Read More]

Here’s some early details of the special features on the AvPR DVD straight from the BBFC website. This is for the Region 2 (UK) set. – Audio Commentary By Directors Colin And Greg Strause and Producer John Davis – Audio Commentary By Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis – Building The Predator Homeworld (6m 35s) – Fight To The Finish: The ... [Read More]

Titan Books just sent me a press release for the upcoming Alien vs Predator Requiem – Inside The Monster Shop, a making of book which takes you behind the scenes of the monster makers from the upcoming film: “Alien vs. Predator: Requiem – Inside the Monster Shop [Titan Books, 18 January 2008, £14.99] is a captivating behind-the-scenes look at the film, ... [Read More]

There’s a new video interview with Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff on Sideshow Collectibles. It’s a general interview with them about their work with ADI. They also talk about AvP Requiem like how they re-designed the Predator and changed the alien’s head design. Props to Alien Experience again for the news. [Read More]

There’s an interesting video segment on IllusionTV.com. Basically, Tom Woodruff from ADI talks us through the three replica props (the Mask, Shoulder Cannon and Shuriken) from Sideshow Collectibles. How they work and how similar they are to the movie. Thanks to Illusion for the news. [Read More]

It was only a matter of time before we had complete scans of the Fangoria article. Forum member AdamJZ scanned the five-page article and posted them on the forum. The article covers a scene Fangoria watched being filmed with interviews with Greg/Colin Strause, ADI Duo Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff as well as some of the cast members. Greg and ... [Read More]

As most know, Greg & Colin Strause own a visual effects company called Hydraulx. Well, their website has been updated with a little bit of info about AvP2. Most importantly, check the title out. First time I’ve seen it written like that. Maybe, it’s a sign. “Hydraulx is the sole vendor for Twentieth Century Fox’s AVP2: Aliens vs. Predator ... [Read More]

So, as scheduled, the big Fangoria “Weekend of Horrors” event took place this weekend. Unfortunately, there was no footage or anything. It just featured ADI duo Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis, and Colin Strause talking about the film for a short time. The main bit of new information is that they said that a “new monster” makes its way into ... [Read More]

Hicks over at Alien Experience has done a lenghty article about the stunts in AvP2. They’ve spoken to a few stunt-related crew members. The article doesn’t give a whole lot away though. It’s more about stunts in general rather than any specifically related to AvP2. A little too technical for me.  :wink: There’s a couple of semi-new ... [Read More]

Remember the Fangoria Weekend of Horror event, we reported last month? Turns out there will be an AvP2 Panel there with ADI SFX creators Tom Woodruff and Alex Gillis. The event will probably be similar to the Comic-Con event that was held before AvP came out. Q&A session followed by whatever it is they’re showing. Though ... [Read More]