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traumatized girl who survived against all the odds as Xenomorph took over her
colony. But what happened to Carrie Henn, who played Newt in Aliens? Here’s what
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Played Newt in Aliens? Carrie Henn delivered a knockout performance as Newt in
Aliens, but she didn’t pursue acting beyond that movie. She had a voice role in
an episode of Thunder Island, a series that intentionally pulled its actors from
’80s and ’90s movies, but that’s about it. So what happened? Did her experience
with Sigourney Weaver and the rest of the Aliens cast sour her on acting
forever? Not at all. In fact, she’s frequently stated how much she loved working
with Weaver, and the two are still in contact.
In an interview with Wired, she explained her love for Weaver. “She took me
under her wings when we were filming, because I was so inexperienced,” she said.
“I can’t describe my relationship with her, because she’s more than just a
friend—what you see on screen is genuinely how we feel about each other.” But
Henn hadn’t sought out the role; she essentially got spotted at her elementary
school, as she confirmed to AVPGalaxy. She was born in the USA, but her
father was stationed at an RAF air base in the UK, which is how she ended up in
a movie that was filmed in the UK.
Related: Is There an Alien vs Predator 3? However, as much as she
enjoyed Aliens, it wasn’t her first passion. That was teaching, as she explains
in that same interview. “As a child, I always enjoyed sort of lining up my
dolls, especially my Cabbage Patch Kid, and teaching to them, and I really
enjoyed that kind of stuff,” she explained. So, when she returned to the USA
with her family, she returned to a normal life at a regular school and
eventually pursued a career as a teacher. On her Instagram, she describes
herself as “…wife, mother, educator, and child actress,” but she’s left acting
behind – mostly.
She was set to feature in an Alien fan film at one point, but 20th Century Fox
brought the hammer down, and it morphed into something else. She’s featured in a
few Aliens reunions and does attend some conventions, but her role as Newt was
ultimately a one-off. So, the answer to what happened to Carrie Henn, who
played Newt in Aliens, is that she decided to pursue teaching instead of acting.
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Director Fede Alvarez‘s new addition to the xenomorph canon is titled Alien:
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new protagonists. Much has been made about how the film is a throwback to Ridley
Scott’s original 1979 classic, in that it centers around a group of blue-collar
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“I liked this concept of putting people in the front seat of the story who are
closer to what the audience is — not that the audience is young, more that the
audience is completely virgin to the realities of space. When the characters are
professionals, they know more than you do. But when they’re still in their early
20s, they don’t know how to operate the f—ing airlock.”
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natural progression, and it happens effortlessly.“
What else do we know about Alien: Romulus?
Here’s the official logline: The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally
successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends
of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face
with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
The film is set to star Cailee Spaeny, who’s currently riding high off the
success of Priscilla, and will next be seen in Alex Garland’s Civil War, David
Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Spike Fearn (The Batman),
Aileen Wu (Away from Home), and Isabela Merced (Rosaline). Recent test screening
reports suggested Spaeny would be the Ripley-esque lead while Jonsson will be
playing her Android brother. This same source suggests the scavenger characters
run into alien trouble while checking out an abandoned Weyland-Yutani research
station called Romulus. Meanwhile, the film is said to be very violent, with
Facehuggers now having spiked barbs on their fingers, making this element even
more horrifying than it was before.
David Jonsson as Andy in 20th Century Studios’ ALIEN: ROMULUS. Photo courtesy of
20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
THE OTHER IDEAS
There were several directions the Alien franchise could have gone after the
release of 2017’s Alien: Covenant. Although that film didn’t go over well with
fans or critics, it did okay at the box office ($240 million worldwide) and
Alien director Ridley Scott wanted to make a direct sequel. A chance to wrap up
the Alien prequel trilogy he had begun with Prometheus and continued with Alien:
Covenant. So that could have happened. Alternatively, the studio could have
chosen to revive the Alien 5 project Neill Blomkamp had been developing, which
would have brought Sigourney Weaver back as franchise heroine Ripley and given
Michael Biehn’s Hicks character from Aliens a different fate than the one we had
seen in Alien 3. Blomkamp’s ideas had a lot of fan support (and support from
Weaver and Biehn), but it was put on ice because Scott wanted the focus to be on
his prequel trilogy. Which ran into a dead end anyway. Another filmmaker who
wanted to make an Alien sequel that would have brought Weaver back as Ripley was
Walter Hill, who has been a producer on every Alien movie (and got writing
credits on Aliens and Alien 3). Hill wrote a 50-page Alien 5 treatment with
fellow franchise producer David Giler, who has since passed away, but somehow it
didn’t gain any traction. So by getting his Alien movie into production, Alvarez
has beaten competition from the likes of Ridley Scott, Neill Blomkamp, and
Walter Hill.
THE PITCH STUCK WITH RIDLEY SCOTT
We may not know exactly what Alvarez’s story is, but we do know the pitch made
an impact on Ridley Scott, who is producing the movie that could be called
Alien: Romulus. Apparently Alvarez told Scott his idea for how to approach a new
Alien movie years ago and it was stuck with him. In 2021, Scott called Alvarez
and asked him if he was still willing to make that Alien movie. Obviously he
was. 20th Century Studios president Steve Asbell had said that they decided to
move forward with the project “purely off the strength of Fede’s pitch”, as it’s
“just a really good story with a bunch of characters you haven’t seen before.”
NO CONNECTION TO OTHER ALIEN FILMS
Sources say that the script Alvarez has written with his frequent collaborator
Rodo Sayagues doesn’t have any connection to the previous Alien movies – except,
of course, for the presence of the Xenomorph. So we shouldn’t expect to see any
direct tie-ins with the Scott prequels, the adventures of Ripley, or the
Predator crossovers. That said, Alvarez has confirmed that the film is firmly
set within the universe we’re familiar with from the other movies. His story
isn’t meant to ignore or overwrite any of the other installments.
SET BETWEEN ALIEN AND ALIENS
Despite the lack of connection to other films in the franchise, we know that the
story is set between the events of the original Alien and Aliens. Cailee Spaeny
told Variety the film is supposed to “slot in between” those two movies, but of
course she couldn’t go into detail about how or why it fits in there.
THEATRICAL RELEASE
Unlike last year’s new Predator movie Prey, the new Alien movie is going to be
released theatrically, with the Mouse House giving the film an August 16, 2024
date. This is similar to what the studio did with Barbarian, which grossed $45
million on a $4.5 million budget, and their recent The Boogeyman, which has
already raked in $25 million and counting. Many think Prey would have been a
blockbuster had it gotten a theatrical release, as people still prefer to see
their scary movies in a dark theater. As anyone who’s ever watched an Alien film
theatrically can tell you, that’s always the best way.
RATING
Despite the young cast, Alien: Romulus seems bound for an R-rating. Recently,
while promoting Madame Web, star Isabela Merced teased a scene so disgusting
everyone watching had to turn away. So what could the moment be? Without giving
it away, the rumor is that it has to do with the classic xenomorph chest-burster
coming out of… somewhere else on the body. That’s as far as we’re going folks.
Isabela Merced as Kay in 20th Century Studios’ ALIEN: ROMULUS. Photo courtesy of
20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
RIDLEY SCOTT’S REVIEW
According to Alvarez, Scott has already seen the completed version of Alien:
Romulus, and praised it, calling it “f**king great.” Alvarez has confirmed that
he received notes from both Scott and Aliens director James Cameron while
putting together his own Alien movie.
JoBlo was lucky enough to attend CinemaCon recently, and in the Disney panel,
they were given an extended look at one of the film’s big setpieces, which
involved the young cast encountering a lab full of facehuggers (which have been
grown) and having to fight them off. Naturally, one of them gets infected (we
won’t tell you who), and you actually get an x-ray shot of a xenomorph baby
trying to break through the ribcage. The chest-bursting scene is shot very much
in the vein of Ridley Scott’s original Alien, meaning no xenomorph in a Christ
pose, such as in Alien: Covenant. This is old school, grimy, and seems to have
been done practically.
TV SERIES
While Alien: Romulus may be destined for theaters, we’ll still be getting some
xenomorph content on Hulu, with Noah Hawley’s (Fargo) Alien TV series in
production. That show is set on Earth, with FX CEO John Landgraf teasing that
the series takes place about seventy years from now, and will not feature any
characters from the movies. However, the infamous Weyland-Yutani corporation
will still be involved. Currently, the show has no release date and likely will
only premiere after the new Alien movie comes out.
Are you looking forward to watching a new Alien movie that leans into pure
horror territory as Fede Alvarez sets the Xenomorph lose on a group of young
scavengers? Share your thoughts on this project by leaving a comment below.
Xenomorph in 20th Century Studios’ ALIEN: ROMULUS. Photo courtesy of 20th
Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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‘ALIEN’ PUTS STRESS INTO SPACE WITH A CAT AND SIGOURNEY WEAVER – THE PETALUMA
ARGUS-COURIER – PETALUMA ARGUS COURIER
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* May 3, 2024
Who got to see “Alien” on the big screen last week?
In honor of its 45th anniversary, the original 1979 “Alien,” directed by a young
Ridley Scott, was released back into theaters all over Sonoma County for about a
week, which gave me and a bunch of others born after 1979 a chance to see it as
it was meant to be seen ‒ on the big screen, with an audience, and an
impressively loud sound system.
As someone who has only seen bits and pieces of “Alien” on TV and in film
classes, I was surprised at how much it felt like an indie low budget horror
film, and as Ridley Scott’s second film only, what he managed to achieve ‒ while
avoiding all the big budget blockbuster action sequences ‒ is really truly
impressive. I thought the reason “Alien” is still talked about and regarded
highly was how sensational and fun it is, but really, in addition to the
infamous bits, “Alien” is nothing short of cinematic genius.
I have to say, I genuinely appreciate all of these recent re-releases of movies.
I’m not talking about newer films, I’m talking about movies that people 40 and
under never got the opportunity to experience in theaters, the way they were
meant to be seen. So while this release of “Alien” was most likely just a
publicity move to get people excited before the new “Alien: Romulus” sequel
comes out in August, it’s becoming clear that such re-releases serve another
purpose.
It gets people into theaters, which is not as easy as it was before the
pandemic.
The cinematic experience is changing. I see at least one older re-release on the
schedule each week in Petaluma. They are clearly popular. Now that I think of
it, every re-release that I’ve seen in theaters has had a packed if not full and
highly enthusiastic house, everything from “The Never-ending Story,” to Miyazaki
films, to “The Godfather.” It’s a way to create a new generation of film fans.
Honestly, if “Alien” wasn’t in theaters last week, I probably wouldn’t have
watched it, had I come across it at home on TV. Until now, I thought “Alien” was
just a fun, bloody, survival action movie with epic cheesy lines, but having
experienced it in a movie theater, it’s more like two hours of stress in space,
wondering if the cat is going to make it out alive, and I am sure glad I
experienced it. It’s opportunities like this that create and fuel lifelong fans
of cinema.
So thanks theaters, and keep the classics coming!
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‘ALIEN’ MOVIES, RANKED – VULTURE
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* April 26, 2024
Ripley vs. the Queen in Aliens
Photo: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection
It’s a good time to be an Alien fan. Audiences will soon have multiple
opportunities to see their favorite multi-mouthed, acid-bleeding killing machine
in action once more. Ridley Scott’s 1979 hybrid of merciless monster movie and
grungy futuristic sci-fi returns to theaters today, ready to wage war on nerves
and stomachs again. (“In space,” the advertisements promised, “no one can hear
you scream.” But in movie theaters? There, the sound carries. There, it’s
infectious.) The rerelease is almost surely a way to build hype for the newest
entry in the series, opening on August 16: Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus, said
to take place between the events of the original and those of James Cameron’s
radically different but nearly equally beloved 1986 sequel. Need more Alien
still? Noah Hawley is working on a small-screen Hulu spinoff about the
franchise’s rat-bastard evil corporation, Weyland-Yutani, which is due early
next year.
It’s remarkable that the series Scott launched and Cameron nurtured is still
running today, if not always running strong. There are whole eras of Alien at
this point. The first few movies, once collected in a nifty, nine-disc DVD box
set called the “Alien Quadrilogy,” all star Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, an
interstellar long-hauler whose entire life is consumed by her era-spanning
battle against the Xenomorph. Once Fox had wrung everything it could from that
increasingly flawed but worthwhile saga, it took a page from the old Universal
Monsters playbook and pitted the alien against another deep-space monster on the
payroll, the Predator. And while those derided B-movie smackdowns are rarely
regarded as canonical, they arguably have more in common with the spirit of
Alien than Scott’s recent prequels, which trade the primal urgency of his first
film for something more inquisitive and densely mythological. They’re Alien
movies somewhat tangentially.
Still, all of the above have an official place in the series, and so all have
been included below in our ranking, which expresses a clear hierarchy when it
comes to those various eras of Alien. We’ll have to wait until this summer to
see where Romulus fits in that spectrum of quality, spanning from influential
masterpiece to shamelessly janky exploitation of the brand. One thing’s for
sure, though: It will almost surely be disgustingly wet.
Not just the worst Alien movie but also the worst Predator movie, too, this
second crossover for Fox’s most famous extraterrestrial monsters reduces both to
garden-variety slashers, stalking and killing a gaggle of nobodies (plus John
Ortiz) in woodsy small-town Colorado. Directing duo the Brothers Strause, who
got their start as special-effects artists and would go on to make the Skyline
movies, stage most of the action under cover of impenetrably thick darkness, so
it’s often difficult to make out who’s biting, clawing, or laser-blasting whom.
(We somehow never get a particularly clear view of the newest member of the
franchise family, a hulking Alien-Predator hybrid that essentially makes out
with its human victims to pump their bellies full of babies.) The one saving
grace of this mercenary gorefest is its pronounced mean streak; not even
adorable moppets are safe from the movie’s nasty, messy, indiscriminate
bloodlust, which makes the inexplicable decision to release the movie on
Christmas Day even funnier.
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ALIEN DAY 2024: ‘ALIEN’ BURSTS BACK INTO THEATERS APRIL 26 – SPACE.COM
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* April 26, 2024
Happy Alien Day 2024!”Alien Day” (April 26) has arrived, that annual occasion
for all xenomorph acolytes to immerse themselves in the legends and lore of the
storied “Alien” franchise that first hatched way back on May 25, 1979 to create
one of the most frightening cinematic universes in Hollywood history. Officially
promoted by 20th Century Fox beginning in 2016, Alien Day gets its name from the
designation numerals of the LV-426 planetoid where “Alien’s” space truckers
discover a nightmarish derelict spaceship housing a horrifying secret. Related:
Alien movies in order: chronological and releaseOfficial 45th anniversary
“Alien” re-release poster (Image credit: 20th Century Studios)Now for a limited
time starting April 26, in honor of the 45th anniversary of ‘Alien,’ multiplex
audiences can re-experience the sheer terror in a darkened theater once again,
surrounded by petrified fellow patrons to witness the crew of the commercial
towing vessel Nostromo being stalked by a marauding biomechanical creature with
no conscience and concentrated acid for blood.Directed by a youthful Ridley
Scott from an original screenplay by Dan O’Bannon and Ron Shusett, “Alien’s”
stellar cast included Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Veronica
Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, and Ian Holm. Fans attending these
special anniversary screenings will also be treated to an engaging conversation
between Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez, the director/writer of this summer’s
theatrical release, “Alien: Romulus.”In other Alien Day news, an upcoming
documentary titled “Aliens Expanded” seeks to crack open the memories behind the
making of James Cameron’s 1986 “Alien” sequel and we have an exclusive chat with
its director, British filmmaker Ian Nathan.Breaking space news, the latest
updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Two posters for new
documentary, “Aliens Expanded.” (Image credit: CreatorVC)Here’s the official
description:’Join the ‘Aliens’ cast & crew, including James Cameron (Writer &
Director), Gale Anne Hurd (Producer), Michael Biehn (Hicks), Lance Henriksen
(Bishop) Mark Rolston (Drake), Jenette Goldstein (Vasquez), William Hope
(Gorman) and Carrie Henn (Newt), on a deep dive into this science-fiction
classic. Brimming with stories, insight, and wonderful personal detail, this
four-hour documentary is the most passionate and sophisticated exploration of
‘Aliens’ ever made; a love letter to the people who made it and the communities
who adore it, reflecting and enhancing the incredible legacy of this beloved
epic.”London-born director Ian Nathan first saw “Aliens” when he was sixteen
with his dad, in a hot cinema full to the brim, and he’s still not sure that
he’s ever had an equivalent experience. His goal was to create an in-depth
exploration of Cameron’s iconic film and discover new info and insights along
the way with the cast and crew.”I was enslaved to that film, gripped like a
vice,” Nathan tells Space.com. “After the med-lab scene with the facehuggers,
right up until the power loader, I had to remind myself to breathe. It was that
thrilling. But I have come to understand that so much of that immersion is
because James Cameron made me care so much about those characters. Beyond its
place as a science fiction great, and a horror great, it is a perfect character
piece. And even now, having seen it countless times, if I catch it on the box, I
am there to the end, still willing them to survive.” RELATED STORIES:Having
Cameron on board to share never-heard tales of his trials, tribulations, and
purity of vision in making “Aliens” was a true masterclass in filmmaking for
Nathan. When asked to recall his favorite scene in the 1986 classic, he’s quick
to respond.”This is easy. I’ve known it since the night I first saw the film,”
he explains. “It’s the crucial scene in the film, because this is when Ripley
takes charge. Not because she wants to, but because she has to. She is a born
leader. The marine incursion into the nest has gone to hell, chaos reigns, and
Gorman is cracking up. Ripley is screaming at him. ‘Do something!’ Then she
throws off her headset, secures Newt, and takes control of the APC. The drums
kick in on the soundtrack and she rams that thing into the nest to rescue
whichever survivors she can. It’s Ripley’s mission now.” Fans can order “Aliens
Expanded” by May 5 to get their name placed in the credits and score exclusive
merchandise, with an expected June digital delivery date and physical copies
coming in July.Watch Aliens on Max
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BOX OFFICE: RASMUS MERIVOO’S ALIEN 2 HAS BEST START FOR ESTONIAN PRODUCTION
AFTER PANDEMIC – FILMNEWEUROPE.COM – FILM NEW EUROPE
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* April 21, 2024
TALLINN: Rasmus Merivoo’s Alien 2 or The Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters /
Tulnukas 2 ehk Valdise tagasitulek 17 osas, based on his cult classic short
film, had over 68,000 admissions in Estonian cinemas in its first two weeks,
which is the best start for a domestic production after COVID-19.
“There is lots of love coming from the audience. People are dressing up as film
characters and celebrating. Estonian style hamburgers are back on the menu. I
feel great”, director/writer/editor Rasmus Merivoo told FNE.
After being abducted by aliens 20 years ago, tough guy Valdis returns from space
and finds his hometown in a liberal utopia. His friends have become woke, the
police make burgers and the only smokes available are sold in pharmacies. Valdis
fails to blend in and turns the world upside down.
“Since the feature is based on Rasmus’s film school graduation short film Alien,
or Saving Valdis, in 11 Parts (2006), which became an Estonian cult classic,
positive results could have been expected. There is a strong fan base because of
the original short film. The over the top social satire also has divided
opinions which has helped to make Alien 2 one of the must-see films in 2024 in
Estonia”, producer Tõnu Hiielaid told FNE.
Tõnu Hiielaid and Rain Rannu produced the film through Tallifornia with a total
budget of 700,000 EUR. Tallifornia released the film in Estonian cinemas on 1
April 2024.
The project was financed by the Estonian Film Institute with 500,000 EUR and
the Cultural Endowment of Estonia with 100,000 EUR in 2022.
Märt Avandi, Ott Sepp, Vallo Kirs, Liisa Pulk, Kaia Skoblov and Indrek Ojari
play the main characters of the film.
Principal photography took place between October 2022 and July 2023, in and
around the same village where the short film had been shot 16 years ago,
Kuusalu, which is also home of the director Rasmus Merivoo.
The international premiere of Alien 2 or The Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters in
a festival is not confirmed yet.
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Credits:Director: Rasmus MerivooScreenwriter: Rasmus MerivooDoP: Jako
KrullProduction designer: Krete TarkmeesEditors: Rasmus Merivoo, Kristin
KalameesSound: Markus Andreas, Jevgeni BerežovskiMain cast: Märt Avandi, Ott
Sepp, Vallo Kirs, Liisa Pulk, Kaia Skoblov, Indrek Ojari, Ago Anderson, Indrek
Taalma, Tõnn Lamp, Marek Tammets, Kaido Veermäe, Merle Jääger
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ALIENS EXPANDED DOCUMENTARY TAKES A 4-HOUR DEEP DIVE INTO ALIENS WITH JAMES
CAMERON – JOBLO.COM
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* April 17, 2024
Aliens Expanded is a 4 hour documentary that takes a deep dive into
writer/director James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens
Ian Nathan, author of Alien Vault, Terminator Vault, Stephen King at the Movies,
The Legend of Mad Max, and books about filmmakers James Cameron, Ridley Scott,
David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, the
Coppolas, Peter Jackson, Quentin Tarantino, and Clint Eastwood, is teaming up
with CREATORVC, the production company behind documentaries like the In Search
of Darkness trilogy, In Search of Tomorrow, and First Person Shooter to bring us
a new documentary called Aliens Expanded, a 4-hour examination of
writer/director James Cameron’s 1986 classic Aliens. Copies are available for
pre-order through Aliens-Expanded.com, and they say if you get in your order
before May 5th you’ll get your name in the credits. Digital copies are expected
to be delivered in June, with physical copies shipping out in July.
Featuring interviews with Cameron, Aliens cast members Michael Biehn, Lance
Henriksen, Mark Rolston, Jenette Goldstein, William Hope, Cynthia Scott, Colette
Hiller, Daniel Kash, Ricco Ross, and Carrie Henn, and crew members Alec Gillis,
Tom Woodruff Jr., Robert Skotak, John Lee, Matt Winston, and Graham Hartstone,
Aliens Expanded takes a deep dive into this science-fiction classic. Brimming
with stories, insight, and wonderful personal detail, this four-hour documentary
is the most passionate and sophisticated exploration of Aliens ever made; a love
letter to the people who made it and the communities who adore it, reflecting
and enhancing the incredible legacy of this beloved epic. The backbone of the
documentary is an analysis of the crucial scenes of Aliens in chronological
order. Using an innovative graphical ‘scanner’ we travel inside the movie to
focus on not just scenes, but individual elements within those scenes, including
characters, weaponry, and sets. Along the way, we offer up a fresh and expanded
take on the incredible story behind the film: the chance encounter that led to
Cameron taking it on, the intense writing process, the intuitive casting of the
marines, winning over Sigourney Weaver, finding Newt, the nightmare shoot, and
the ultimate triumph. Famous tales are retold, but enriched with new
perspectives.
The folks at Collider got a sneak preview of a clip from Aliens Expanded, and
you can check that out on their website.
The documentary also goes behind the film itself to look at the merchandising,
the expanded universe, and the fan communities, and that section of its running
time features interviews with authors, documentarians, and YouTubers, including
Alan Dean Foster, Mark Verheiden, V. Castro, Derek Dafoe, and Charles de
Lauzirika.
Aliens Expanded sounds like it’s going to offer an awesome viewing experience
for Aliens super-fans. Will you be picking up a copy? Let us know by leaving a
comment below.
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THE BEST SCI-FI HORROR FILM OF ALL TIME IS COMING BACK TO THEATERS – GIANT
FREAKIN ROBOT
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* April 9, 2024
The plot centers around the space freighter Nostromo and its crew, who are lured
to a desolate planet following a distress signal, only to encounter a deadly
alien creature. The film has been lauded for its suspenseful narrative and
iconic creature design.
Alien’s cast is led by the iconic Sigourney Weaver, in her breakout role as
Ellen Ripley. The role blazed a trail for female protagonists in the science
fiction genre. Other notable cast members include Tom Skerritt, Veronica
Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto.
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WHEN WILL ALIEN: ROMULUS BE RELEASED? – YAHOO MOVIES UK
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* March 21, 2024
They say in space, no one can hear you scream but on movie screens, screaming is
rife — and we expect plenty of it from Fede Álvarez’s new Alien movie Alien:
Romulus.This blood-soaked space horror series has had quite a journey since
visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott first snuck it aboard pop culture back in
1979.After Sigourney Weaver’s Lt. Ellen Ripley survived her first scrape with a
Xenomorph on doomed space freighter the Nostromo, she encountered these drooling
star beasts three more times alongside James Cameron in 1986’s Aliens, David
Fincher in 1992’s Alien 3 and Jean Pierre-Jeunet in 1997’s Alien:
Ressurection.Read more: Ralph Brown shares chaotic experience on Alien 3Since
then, Ripley’s taken some well-earned downtime as the aliens have continued
their reign of terror in a number of spin-offs, some high-brow (see: Scott’s
2012 prequel Prometheus and 2017 sequel Alien: Covenant) and some not so much
(see: 2004’s Alien Vs. Predator and 2007 follow up AVP: Requiem).So where
exactly does this new one fit in? Who’s starring in it, when can we watch it and
is there a trailer? Read on to find out everything we know about Alien: Romulus
thus far.When will be Alien: Romulus be released?Alien: Romulus was directed by
Fede Álvarez. (20th Century Studios)Alien: Romulus will be released exclusively
in UK cinemas on Friday, 16 August.This theatrical debut marks a change in its
planned direct-to-streaming launch. However, we can likely find it available on
Hulu and Disney+ later down the line.Original franchise starter Scott is on
producer duty and is already a fan. Speaking to filmmaker Guillermo del Toro,
director Álvarez revealed that Scott had not only seen the movie but thought it
was “f***ing great.”According to Entertainment Weekly, Álvarez discussed his
encounter with Scott with del Toro, saying: “He walks into the room and he did
say, ‘Fede, what can I say? It’s f**king great.’ One of the best compliments he
said was, ‘The dialogue is great. Are you the writer?’ Yes!”Is there a trailer
for Alien: Romulus?The first trailer for Alien: Romulus arrived in March 2024…
in all its claustrophobic, bloody glory.By the looks of it, Álvarez’s Alien is
taking us back inside the creepy confines of a starship where the unfortunate
crew experiences a run-in with at least one Xenomorph and plenty of
Facehuggers.Watch the first trailer below.[embedded content]Is Alien: Romulus a
direct sequel or a reboot?Alien: Romulus promises to be a stand-alone sequel.
(20th Century Studios)Sequel? Reboot? Re-hatching? Alvarez’s new Alien movie was
able to enter production as stealthily as a face-hugger attack — but what
exactly is it?Alien: Romulus takes place 20 years after the events of the first
film, making it an ‘inbetweenquel’. Ridley Scott’s movie was set in 2122,
placing Romulus in 2142 (or thereabouts). The events of James Cameron’s Aliens
took place in 2179.News of a new Alien instalment was officially announced back
in March 2022 after the Fox and Disney merger had taken place with Álvarez at
the helm and original Alien filmmaker Scott producing. Álvarez is of course no
stranger to the horror genre, having previously retooled Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead
in 2013 and bringing us the tense home-invasion thriller Don’t Breathe in
2016.The same release confirmed that Álvarez’s Alien movie will be a stand-alone
feature, “unconnected to the previous movies.” This will make Alien: Romulus the
seventh feature film in the primary Alien storyline and the ninth feature to
feature the Xenomorph overall.Who’s starring in Alien: Romulus?Cailee Spaeny
leads the way in Alien: Romulus. (20th Century Studios)Sigourney Weaver is not
expected to return for Alien: Romulus. Instead, Álvarez will introduce us to a
host of newcomers and pit them against a vicious foe, with Mare of Easttown and
Priscilla’s Cailee Spaeny leading the way.She’ll be joined by Shadow and Bone’s
Archie Renaux, Industry’s David Jonsson, Superman: Legacy star Isabela Merced,
Away From Home’s Aileen Wu and The Batman’s Spike Fearn.What is the plot of
Alien: Romulus?Alien: Romulus has already impressed Ridley Scott. (20th Century
Studios)Production for Alien: Romulus began in March 2023 in Budapest, Hungary
and wrapped a few months later in early July. For a while, its official title
was unconfirmed until the name Alien: Romulus was given the thumbs up in
February 2024.This we know. But sadly, we don’t know much else besides the
film’s cryptic official synopsis which explains the film will take the franchise
“back to its roots.”The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful
“Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a
derelict space station, a group of young space colonisers come face to face with
the most terrifying life form in the universe.Alien: Romulus synopsisMeatier
story details are currently being kept close to Álvarez’s chest however, we do
know that his initial pitch was strong enough to impress both Scott and studio
bigwigs.According to those close to the project, Álvarez is a huge fan of the
Alien franchise and first pitched an original idea to Scott a number of years
ago. Whatever that idea was, it must have been good — because it stuck in the
Blade Runner filmmaker’s mind and eventually spurred him on to call Álvarez up
and ask him if he wanted to make it a reality.Ridley Scott directed the first
Alien film in 1979. (Alamy)“It was just a really good story with a bunch of
characters you haven’t seen before,” explained 20th Century Studios spokesperson
Steve Asbell.While speaking to the press at the Gotham Awards in November 2023,
Álvarez’s new star Cailee Spaeny shared some fresh details about when this new
story is set.“It’s supposed to slot in between the first movie and the second
movie,” Spaeny told Variety.“They brought the same team from Aliens, the James
Cameron film. The same people who built those xenomorphs actually came on and
built ours. So getting to see the original design with the original people who
have been working on these films for 45-plus years and has been so much of their
life has been really incredible.”Aliens director James Cameron has also seen
Alien: Romulus. (20th Century Studios)In more promising news, Alvarez’s film
doesn’t shy away from gore. While recounting her experience making the movie,
Isabela Merced said: “There’s a scene that I’m in, and they all had to turn
away. Not one person stayed looking at that iPad because it was so disgusting… I
was so excited.”Colour us intrigued.Will there be an Alien TV series?Sydney
Chandler will star in the as-yet-untitled Alien series. (Invision/AP)An Alien TV
series is currently in the works which will exist separately from Álvarez’s
stand-alone movie and be spearheaded by Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley for FX.As
reported by Collider, news surrounding a potential show first broke in December
2020, with more details being unveiled in during the Television Critics Awards
in January 2023. It was here where we learned that Hawley was in pre-production
on the show and currently writing it, with Scott once again producing.Later,
Deadline revealed that Don’t Worry Darling star Sydney Chandler will lead the
series which is set on Earth 70 years into the future. This development makes
Hawley’s Alien project the first of the franchise’s primary tales to be set on
our own planet.Speaking to Esquire, Hawley dished out more plot details, saying:
“It’s set on Earth of the future. At this moment, I describe that as Edison
versus Westinghouse versus Tesla. Someone’s going to monopolise electricity. We
just don’t know which one it is.“In the movies, we have this Weyland-Yutani
Corporation, which is clearly also developing artificial intelligence. But what
if there are other companies trying to look at immortality in a different
way?“With cyborg enhancements or transhuman downloads? Which of those
technologies is going to win? It’s ultimately a classic science fiction
question: does humanity deserve to survive?”Michael Biehn, Sigourney Weaver and
Bill Paxton on the set of Aliens, directed by James Cameron. (Bob
Penn/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)We also know that it is set before the
presence of Lt. Ripley — or any other familiar faces for that matter — thanks to
FX Chairman John Landgraf, who explained: “Alien takes place before Ripley. It’s
the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth.“So, it takes
place on our planet. Right near the end of this century, we’re in — so 70-odd
years from now. Ripley won’t be a part of it or any of the other characters of
Alien other than the alien itself.”While there’s no Ripley, Landgraf did promise
“big surprises” for fans.As it stands, the Alien TV series doesn’t have an
official title or release date.Alien: Romulus will be released in UK cinemas on
Friday, 16 August.
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ALIENS: ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S EDITION (4K UHD REVIEW) – THE DIGITAL BITS
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* March 9, 2024
Reviewed by: Bill Hunt
Review Date: Mar 09, 2024
Format: 4K Ultra HD
DirectorJames Cameron
Release Date(s)1986/1990 (March 12, 2024)
Studio(s)Brandywine Productions/20th Century Fox (Studios) (Buena Vista Home
Entertainment)
Film/Program Grade: See Below
Video Grade: A-
Audio Grade: A
Extras Grade: A
Review[Editor’s Note: This review is adapted from my look at the 4K Digital
release from December of last year. New A/V comments pertaining to the disc
quality are in bold italic text. Per labeling on the discs, each disc in this
set is All Region.]
The Highlights:
Aliens looks very good in physical 4K, improving upon the 4K Digital
presentation, but it’s been given modern remastering that belies the look of a
38-year-old film.
The new Atmos and 5.1 DTS-HD MA mixes (on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, respectively) are
excellent.
Both versions of the film are contained on both the 4K and Blu-ray, and all
three discs are all region.
Nearly all of the legacy extras have carried over save for a handful of
featurettes, a TV spot, and an Easter Egg (detailed below).
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“This time… it’s war.”
More than half a century after the events of Ridley Scott’s original Alien
(1979), Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor of the commercial
towing vessel Nostromo, is rescued from hypersleep in her drifting escape
shuttle. Upon returning to Earth, Ripley is made to face the wrath of a company
that’s none too pleased with her having destroyed their expensive spacecraft and
precious cargo. And no one takes her story seriously, of how the Nostromo landed
on an uncharted planet and encountered a deadly alien lifeform, which killed the
rest of her crew. In fact, Ripley is told, much to her horror, that the planet
she claims to have landed on has been settled by terraforming colonists for
years… and none there have ever reported encountering aliens like the one she
describes.
Poor Ripley is quickly black-listed, and soon finds herself doing menial work in
civilian life, all the while suffering nightmares from her experience. That is,
until contact is lost with the colonists on the very same planet, and the
Weyland-Yutani Corporation suddenly needs her help. An executive named Burke
(played by Paul Reiser, pre-Mad About You), makes her an offer—the company will
reinstate her flight commission if she agrees to go back to the planet as an
advisor to a squad of Colonial Marines, which is being sent to determine what
happened. Hoping that a little alien ass-kicking will cure her post-traumatic
stress, and save the colonists in the process, Ripley agrees to return. The
result, of course, is more than two hours of sheer terror, in which the bugs
always seem to have the upper hand.
Cameron’s approach to this sequel is refreshing, in that he didn’t simply try to
copy the classic horror tone of the original film. He approached Aliens as a
straightforward combat picture, and crafted a script that’s filled with a
different kind of tension in addition to plenty of action. There are some fun
performances here, by actors who would later become fairly well known, among
them Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, and the aforementioned Reiser
(whose mid-80s haircut is about the only thing that really dates this film). The
actual Xenomorphs appear far more bug-like in this movie, which plays on the
deep-rooted, unconscious fear of insects that many people harbor. And all of
this mayhem was created with just six alien costumes (not counting the Queen),
surprising given that the impression is of hundreds of the creatures on the
attack at once. With the Queen itself, Cameron managed to break new ground,
showing us the final stage of the creature’s life-cycle, unseen in the original
Alien. The concepts and designs here are very true to, and respectful of, the
work of the original film’s artists (including the great H.R. Giger). Whether
you like Cameron’s approach or not, this is great production design. Aliens
isn’t better than the original film—far from it. It’s just different. And it
really works.
When I reviewed Fox’s 4K Digital release of this film back in December, here’s
what I had to say about the video quality…
Aliens was shot on 35 mm photochemical film (specifically Eastman 400T 5294 and
5295) by cinematographer Adrian Biddle (The Princess Bride, 1492, V for
Vendetta) using Arriflex 35-III and Moviecam SuperAmerica cameras with Canon K35
spherical lenses, and it was finished on film at the 1.85 flat aspect ratio for
theaters. For its release on Ultra HD, Lightstorm, working with Park Road Post,
appears to have utilized the best-available scan of the original camera negative
(possibly new and 4K, but it’s also possible that the previous 2K Blu-ray scan
was used; I haven’t been able to confirm that with Lightstorm yet in this
particular case)—“optimized” by Park Road’s proprietary deep-learning
algorithms—to create a new 4K Digital Intermediate. Photochemical grain has been
greatly reduced, though not eliminated entirely, and it should be noted that
this isn’t the usual Digital Noise Reduction with which people have long been
familiar (a dreaded and blunt instrument). Unlike an image scrubbed with DNR,
this process hasn’t removed all of the fine image detail. Not only does that
detail remain, it too has been “enhanced” algorithmically. The image has then
been graded for high dynamic range, with both Dolby Vision and HDR10 available.
The result is remarkable clarity and detail, but it is a bit jarring. Applied to
Titanic (reviewed here), this unique remastering process feels completely
appropriate. Applied to Aliens, which has always been a film with a grittier
look, it takes more getting used to. The film looks almost modern now as opposed
to vintage late 80s, which appears to be Cameron’s intent. On the other hand,
I’ve just spent the entire morning going back and forth between the Alien
Anthology Blu-ray and the new 4K Digital presentation on Vudu, Apple TV, and
Movies Anywhere, and I definitely prefer the 4K (with a caveat that the
forthcoming physical UHD should release improve upon it). There’s no doubt that
this is James Cameron’s Aliens looking better than you’ve ever seen it before.
There’s still light photochemical grain visible. There is plenty of fine image
detail visible (though it’s a little less nuanced looking than the fine detail
on Titanic). The color palette is vibrant, with the cool blue-gray tones it’s
always had, and it’s close enough to the Blu-ray palette that you wouldn’t
notice a difference unless you compared the images side-by-side. Blacks are
incredibly deep, highlights are genuinely bold. This 4K image certainly isn’t
perfect—it often looks a little… processed is the best word I can come up with.
But the more I look at it, the more I like it, and I suspect that most fans will
feel the same. But I also suspect that some viewers will really dislike it,
because it’s definitely different, and I certainly appreciate that perspective
too.
All of the above still applies to Fox’s new physical 4K Ultra HD release, which
is encoded on a triple-layered UHD-100 disc. The only difference here is that
the video data rates are significantly higher that the Digital stream—on the
order of 50 Mbps on average. What that means, is that the color is a bit more
vibrant, detail is a little more nuanced, the overall contrast is a little more
expansive, and the whole image looks just a bit more dimensional. Everything
that was great about the 4K Digital image is still great here, only better. Of
course, the slightly-processed appearance remains too, and each of you will have
to decide how you feel about that. But there is absolutely no doubt that this
film looks better than it ever has before, on both physical 4K UHD and Blu-ray
(a BD-50), and that it looks exactly as Cameron wants it to.
As for the audio side of this experience, here’s what I had to say about the 4K
Digital audio…
The film’s primary English audio is now included in a new Dolby Atmos mix that
features a bigger, wider, and much more immersive soundstage than ever before.
Subtle atmospherics surround the listener, with tight and punchy LFE, and more
tonally full-sounding mids. Dialogue is clear at all times. Directional effects
and movement are smoother sounding and a bit more aggressive at once. The height
channels are employed more subtly for overhead completion, but they do play a
more noticeable role occasionally, such as when the Sulaco’s dropship is firing
up its engines (and the camera pans down to see Ripley watching). The actual
drop too features them more prominently as hatches clang, latches release, and
the engines scream down from the overheads above. James Horner’s score utilizes
the entire soundfield, exhibiting high fidelity that benefits its trademark
brassy horn section. This is a very good sonic upgrade, and I look forward to
hearing it in full bit rate on physical 4K UHD in a few months.
Fox’s new 4K UHD disc includes audio in English Dolby Atmos, English 4.1 Dolby
Surround (Theatrical Cut only), English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio, English 2.0
Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 DTS-HD High Resolution, and Spanish 5.1 Dolby
Digital. (Note that the Blu-ray swaps the Dolby Atmos mix for English 5.1 DTS-HD
Master Audio and the English 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio for English 2.0 Dolby
Digital.) All of my audio quality comments on the 4K Digital Atmos apply here as
well. Note that subtitles on both discs are available in English for the Hearing
Impaired, French, and Spanish.
Fox’s Ultra HD release is a 3-disc set that includes 4K and Blu-ray movie discs,
as well as a Blu-ray bonus disc. Each of the movie discs contains the following:
1986 Theatrical Cut (4K or HD – 137:15)
1990 Special Edition (4K or HD – 154:28)
Introduction to the Special Edition by James Cameron (SD – :34)
2003 Audio Commentary (with director James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, Stan
Winston, Robert Skotak, Dennis Skotak, Pat McClung, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton,
Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Christopher Henn and Carrie Henn)
Direct Access to Special Edition Scenes
Final Theatrical Isolated Score (5.1 Dolby Digital – Theatrical Cut only)
Composer’s Original Isolated Score (5.1 Dolby Digital – Theatrical Cut only)
In addition to this, the bonus Blu-ray adds the following:
The Inspiration and Design of Aliens (HD – 30:54) – NEW
Superior Firepower: Making Aliens (SD – 11 chapters – 184:59)
57 Years Later: Continuing the Story (SD – 11:05)
Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction (SD – 13:29)
Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization (SD – 17:00)
This Time It’s War: Pinewood Studios, 1985 (SD – 19:39)
The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action (SD – 15:12)
Bug Hunt: Creature Design (SD – 16:23)
Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn (SD – 13:48)
Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien (SD – 22:25)
The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound (SD – 15:31)
The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects (SD – 27:47)
Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film (SD – 12:33)
Superior Firepower: Making Aliens – Enhancement Pods (SD – 25 pods – 58:31)
Without Sigourney Weaver (SD – 1:28)
Origins of Acheron (SD – 2:02)
Building Hadley’s Hope (SD – 3:28)
Cameron’s Design Philosophy (SD – 2:23)
Finding and Unused Power Plant (SD – 2:08)
Cameron’s Military Interests (SD – 1:25)
Working with Sigourney Weaver (SD – 5:26)
The Importance of Being Bishop (SD – 1:28)
Paul Reiser on Carter Burke (SD – 1:02)
The Paxton/Cameron Connection (SD – 2:18)
Becoming Vasquez (SD – 1:08)
On Set: Infiltrating the Colony (SD – 3:13)
Props: Personal Light Unit (SD – :38)
Simon Atherton Talks Weapons (SD – 2:01)
Praising Stan Winston (SD – 1:41)
Test Footage: Chestburster (SD – 1:21)
Fighting the Facehugger (SD – 1:18)
Test Footage: Facehugger (SD – 7:29)
Stan Winston’s Challenge (SD – 1:48)
Test Footage: Queen Alien (SD – 4:49)
Stan Winston’s Legacy (SD – 2:37)
Cameron’s Cutting Edge (SD – 1:33)
Sigourney Weaver’s Triumph (SD – 1:39)
Re-Enlisting with Cameron (SD – 1:25)
From Producer to Stunt Double (SD – 2:31)
Pre-Production
Development
Original Treatment by James Cameron
Footage
Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics (with optional commentary by Pat
McClung)
Angle 1: Videomatic (SD – 3:13)
Angle 2: Videomatic/Final Shot Comparison (SD – 3:13)
Pre-Visualization
Storyboard Archive
Conceptual Art
The Art of Aliens
Gateway Station and Colony
Vehicles and Weapons
Aliens
Casting
Cast Portrait Gallery
Production
Photography
Production Image Galleries
Preparing for Filming
The Narcissus
Gateway Station
Colony Life
The Sulaco
Arrival on Acheron
Main Colony Complex
Ripley Rescues Newt
Final Battle and Epilogue
Continuity Polaroids
Weapons and Vehicles
Stan Winston’s Workshop
Footage
Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras (SD – 5:08)
Video Graphics Gallery (SD – 4:06)
Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers (SD – 3:37)
Post-Production and Aftermath
Footage
Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned (SD – 1:31)
Deleted Scene Montage (SD – 4:08)
Photography
Image Galleries
Visual Effects
Music Recordings
Premiere
Special Shoot
Miscellaneous
Laserdisc Archives (includes both images and videos)
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Table of Contents
Chapter 3: Writer/Director James Cameron
Chapter 4: The Screenplay
Chapter 5: The Aliens Crew
Chapter 6: Casting
Chapter 7: Introduction
Chapter 8: The Narcissus
Chapter 9: Gateway Station
Chapter 10: Alien Landscape
Chapter 11: The Jorden Tractor
Chapter 12: The Sulaco
Chapter 13: The Drop-Ship
Chapter 14: The Colonial Marines
Chapter 15: Marine Weaponry
Chapter 16: The Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Chapter 17: The Colony
Chapter 18: Facehuggers
Chapter 19: The Alien Nest
Chapter 20: The Chestburster
Chapter 21: The Aliens
Chapter 22: The Queen
Chapter 23: The Power-Loader
Chapter 24: Replicas of Bishop and Newt
Chapter 25: The Power-Loader vs. Queen Battle
Chapter 26: Editing and Music
Chapter 27: Theatrical Release
Chapter 28: Promotion
Chapter 29: The Restoration
Chapter 30: Closing Commentary
Chapter 31: Bibliography and LaserDisc Production Credits
Main Title Exploration (SD – 3:01)
Theatrical Trailers
Teaser Trailer (SD – 1:51)
Theatrical Trailer (SD – 1:57)
Domestic Trailer (SD – :35)
International Trailer (SD – :32)
We’ve reviewed nearly all of these extras several times before here at The Bits
over the years, including here on DVD, here again on DVD, and here on Blu-ray.
Suffice it to say that this is as fine and comprehensive a package of bonus
features as anyone could ask for with regard to this film. But newly created for
this 4K release is The Inspiration and Design of Aliens, which features Cameron
looking back at the origins of his involvement on the project, his early ideas
and artistic inspirations, and some of the challenges he and his team had to
solve while bringing it to the big screen.
What’s more, as you can see by the list above, nearly all of the extras produced
by our old friend Charles de Lauzirika for the original Alien Legacy and Alien
Quadrilogy DVD and Blu-ray releases carry over here, except for the Legacy DVD’s
1986 Cinefex Interview with James Cameron (SD – 12:00), the “Somewhere in
deepest space…” TV Spot (SD – :31) from Disc Four of the Quadrilogy DVD set (the
Aliens extras disc), and that disc’s hidden Easter Egg: A Boy and His Power
Loader (SD – 9:36). Longtime fans will also be pleased to know that the complete
LaserDisc Archive originally compiled by our friends David C. Fein and Michael
Matessino is here too, containing literally hundreds of text pages and images,
as well as a collection of short video clips.
The only other behind-the-scenes content for this film that’s missing can be
found on Image Entertainment’s Alien Saga DVD from 2003 (reviewed here), which
also included a set of 4 featurettes: Aliens Behind the Scenes (SD – 8:02),
Grunts in Space (SD – 3:53), James Cameron Profile (SD – 3:25), and Sigourney
Weaver Profile (SD – 3:12). So fans are recommended to keep the Alien Legacy,
Alien Quadrilogy, and/or Alien Saga discs accordingly to retain everything.
Of course, the package also contains a Movies Anywhere Digital code on a paper
insert. The specific film versions and extras you gain access to via Digital
will depend on the individual provider.
Aliens is a great film, and in many ways the perfect sequel to Ridley Scott’s
original ‘haunted house on a spaceship’ sci-fi horror tale. While Aliens in
physical 4K Ultra HD (and remastered Blu-ray) is a remarkable experience,
featuring a striking restoration of the film that improves upon the 4K Digital
experience in all the ways you would expect, it also takes a bit of adjustment.
But that’s completely understandable. At the end of the day, film is an artistic
expression. And people’s appreciation of that art—including its remastering—is
going to be subjective. Still, there can be no doubt that the film now looks and
sounds exactly the way its director wants it to. What’s more, this package
includes a (nearly) complete archive of past special features along with a bit
of good new content too. It’s therefore recommended, especially for diehard fans
of the film, if perhaps not for all A/V enthusiasts.
Film Ratings (Special Edition/Theatrical): A-/B+
– Bill Hunt
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IN A NEW ALIENS COMIC, PAUL REISER INSISTS BURKE ISN’T THE VILLAIN YOU THINK HE
IS – DEN OF GEEK
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* March 6, 2024
For Reiser, bringing Burke back from the dead didn’t feel like so much of a
stretch. We never actually see Burke perish in Aliens (even if it’s highly
unlikely he survived that Xenomorph ambush), so when Marvel came to Reiser with
the idea of doing an alternate reality Burke comic, he thought, “It’s really not
implausible.” Crediting his son Leon for nailing the details, Reiser realized
“there was enough time to get to the ship and it could all work. This could be
true.”
For those who might be tempted to point out the infamous deleted scene from
Aliens, in which Ripley finds Burke cocooned with a Xenomorph growing inside of
him (“That was no massage,” Reiser said of shooting the scene), the comic has it
covered. Where that deleted scene ended with Ripley handing Burke a grenade,
presumably to kill himself, Aliens: What If…? #1 provides a simple explanation
for both the explosion and Burke’s escape to the drop-ship. We won’t spoil that
here, but it’s a good one.
That said, after getting him off of LV-426, the comic gives Burke his just
deserts. Cutting ahead by several decades, we see Burke as the most hated man in
the universe for threatening to bring a Xenomorph to Earth, living the only life
befitting a middling functionary.
Satisfying as that new arc is, Reiser’s interest in the story stemmed from his
chance to flesh out what is a pretty straightforward baddie on screen. “It was
just my joke,” Reiser said of his alternative reading of Burke, but that was
enough for Goldberg to come up with the idea of revisiting the character’s past
and future. “He had this whole backstory, which justified Burke’s actions, as
off the rails as they went and as tragic as the results were.”
As one of several people involved in the creation of the story, Reiser is quick
to downplay his contributions. “I’m not a comic guy, I’m not even good at
reading them. I get lost, I need things to be linear,” he admits. However, he
not only approved all of the story details but also offered suggestions for how
to craft the character of Burke on the page…within reason. “I realized I would
look at dialogue, but I was looking at it as an actor. I would tell them ‘I
would say it like that’ or ‘it feels a little bit too expositional,’ and then
remember it’s a comic book.”
He may not be a comic book guy, but Reiser is a comic, and that background drove
his part of the story. But of course, even then he had to contend with another
funny guy, his son Leon. “The writers would sometimes send the draft and say,
‘Anybody have any pitches?’ And Leon would send in 20 lines of suggestions and
they would see my 20.” And more often than not Reiser, admits, the team went
with Leon’s ideas, a sting made easier by the fact that it was his son: “Yeah,
his were funnier.”
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AWESOME SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON VIDEO OF ALIENS (1986) AND THEM! (1954) —
GEEKTYRANT – GEEKTYRANT
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* February 25, 2024
I’ve got an awesome video that you’ve got to watch! This is a side-by-side
comparison of James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi action film Aliens and director Gordon
Douglas’ 1954 sci-fi classic, Them! and it’s pretty incredible to see how much
Cameron “borrowed” from this classic sci-fi movie, especially when you watch the
footage side-by-side. This video might actually blow your mind. I mean, it looks
like Aliens is a remake of Them! Check it out and tell us what you think!
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ALIENS IS OVERRATED. HERE’S WHY THE JAMES CAMERON SEQUEL FAILS TO LIVE UP TO
ALIEN – DIGITAL TRENDS
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* January 30, 2024
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Time has been kind to Aliens, James Cameron’s 1986 sequel to 1979’s Alien. Such
varied publications as Slant Magazine, Empire, and RogerEbert.com have hotly
declared that the film exceeds its predecessor, and its influence as an action
thriller continues, all these decades later, to eclipse Alien’s legacy of
creeping horror.
But in an era when more and more films resemble Aliens, it’s become clear that
Alien is the superior entry, and indeed that Aliens represents, in its
well-meaning way, a betrayal of the instincts that made the first movie great.
The film is duplicative of Alien as it attempts to honor it
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Written hot off the success of another Cameron script, The Terminator (1984),
Aliens was the answer to 20th Century Fox’s prayers when it went into
production, representing the culmination of a years-long process to capitalize
on the IP of the original film, which was directed by Ridley Scott and written
by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett and had become a phenomenon thanks to its
extraordinary atmospheric touches and creature design by H.R. Giger.
The creative issue to be broached was how the first film’s tension could be
justified and replicated without seeming duplicative. In Alien, the crew of the
interstellar cargo ship Nostromo touches down on an exomoon, LV-426, after
receiving a distress call from another downed ship; the crew then encounters an
alien species that embeds an embryo in the crew’s executive officer. The alien’s
offspring, a “xenomorph,” bursts out of the executive officer’s chest (we’ve all
seen the scene, if not the movie) and proceeds to pick off the Nostromo’s crew
one by one.
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Relying as Alien does on the slightly suspect premise that an ultra-powerful
company, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, would find the xenomorph useful as an
object of study, it is perhaps not surprising that justifying a return to the
outer world that houses the xenomorphs requires Cameron’s script to reiterate
those circumstances. In the sequel, Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor
of the xenomorph’s attack on the Nostromo, is rescued after floating in
suspended animation for 57 years. A Weyland-Yutani rep (Paul Reiser) soon asks
her to return to LV-426 to investigate a human colony there that’s gone silent.
The company insists they’re not looking to bring a xenomorph back home at any
cost, as was their deadly goal in the first film (they’re lying, naturally).
Ripley and a team of marines zip off to LV-426 on a ship called the Sulaco, a
name taken from the 1904 novel Nostromo by Joseph Conrad, after which the
Nostromo was named. (More recycling.)
There, to no one’s surprise, aliens (aha!) have overrun the colony, which, as
contrasted with the cramped and claustrophobic Nostromo, is a vast series of
floors and catwalks surrounding a nuclear reactor, creating a playing field
that’s entirely too big. Here, the franchise pivots: Alien gave us sweating and
superb character actors, like Harry Dean Stanton and Ian Holm, moving slowly
through oppressive passageways as the creature stalks them from the dark. Aliens
gives us entertaining, if slightly empty, ass-kicking.
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Aliens is schlocky where Alien is scary
In his review of the 1979 original, Gene Siskel rightly noted that “the final
shape of the alien was the least scary of its forms.” As with its contemporary
Jaws, Alien did its best work when hiding the alien itself from the audience’s
sight. The power of suggestion, as the xenomorph crawls through the Nostromo’s
ducts, dripping acidic blood and spit through the floorboards (a brilliant move,
allowing little glimpses of the alien’s domain but not a prolonged look), is
terrifying. Not so much the few extended shots of the full-grown xenomorph,
played by the 6-foot-10 Bolaji Badejo, and looking uncannily like a 6-foot-10
man in a rubber suit.
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In Aliens, we get nothing but prolonged shots of those xenomorphs – not a loner
this time, but a swarm. And the visual effects have not aged well. The
creatures’ movement is inadequate and laggy – their reaction time seems delayed,
and they seem to strike out randomly compared to the razor-precise movements of
the xenomorph in Alien. Ripley and the Marines fight the aliens with machine
guns and flamethrowers, but the fights themselves are not particularly
interesting choreographically, aside from Ripley’s ultimate face-off with the
alien queen. Much better are the film’s sequences, all too infrequent, when the
Marines retreat to lick their wounds, allowing intimate character-based scenes
with a terrific, underserved ensemble, including the late Bill Paxton.
Therein lies the rub – even in a fantastical monster movie, human stories are
always more interesting than monster stories, and the more aliens, plural, the
less time we get with the people we really care about. Further, Cameron’s pet
themes – unity, humanity, exploration, and general badassery triumphing over
evil – are baldly cliché as compared to the issues of paranoia and terror that
John Carpenter covered in 1982’s The Thing (a clear influence) and Scott
utilized so brilliantly in Alien.
Ripley’s character is watered down
The team of voyagers in an isolated research station facing off against alien
powers is a story structure Cameron would use and abuse endlessly over the
following decades. (See The Abyss and both Avatar films, for two.) He also
inescapably swerves into juvenilia with his unrelenting inclusion of an adorable
little kid our hero has to protect – in the case of Aliens, Newt (Carrie Henn),
a little girl who is the sole survivor of the LV-426 xenomorph invasion and whom
Ripley takes under her wing.
Ripley’s preoccupation with Newt, ostensibly for the purposes of exploring her
character’s “maternal” instincts, is a far cry from the character’s vaunted
feminist legacy, which is often attributed more to her balls-to-the-wall action
sequences in Aliens than to her desperate, sweaty race for survival in Alien.
Image via 20th Century Studios
But Alien’s Ripley is a recognizable human woman, a person reacting to her
environment rather than being a genre-saturated product of it. Mom-Ripley, in
Aliens, is a mama bear cartoon whose single-minded attention to a bleary-eyed
little kid serves to distract us from the more interesting question of why
Ripley would return to face these horrible creatures for any reason (a character
beat only hinted at by Ripley’s nightmare at the beginning of the film that
inspires her to accept Weyland-Yutani’s offer). When she growls at the alien
queen, who has Newt in her clutches, “Get away from her, you bitch,” the
audience is being goaded to cheer at an ostensibly action-hero moment that’s
actually been condescendingly girl-powerified, down to the gendered insult.
The beginning of the end for the franchise
Image used with permission by copyright holder
The most iconic image of Ripley in today’s media is Sigourney Weaver encased in
her mech suit and ready to face off against the alien queen, a mega version of
the regular xenomorph. But that Ripley – armed to the teeth and painted with
the broadest brush available – was never the version her creators intended.
Alien is a story told in human proportion – down to the body horror that tells
us the most frightening thing is not to be eaten from the outside in but from
the inside out. It’s telling that Cameron wrapped Ripley in a giant metal robot
suit rather than creating the circumstances that would allow her to outwit her
opponent as her human self. Setting the stage for a series of critically
lambasted sequels, Aliens is blockbusterdom personified – everything supersized,
bloated, and riding on older, better ideas.
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