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Alien: Convenant isn't out yet but director Ridley Scott is already talking about the sequel In an interview with IGN Scott said that work on the movie is already in motion "We're writing [a sequel] now, as we speak I'll be filming that within 14 months." The interview also brings up the now canceled Alien 5[...]

He has work to do, I have work to do, and I'm hoping when we finish those jobs, we'll circle back and start to do it." These comments made it sound like there was a script, or at least a mostly complete script, but Ridley Scott is telling a very different story now Scott seems keen[...]

I celebrated Alien Day all day today, and finished off the "holiday" by attending one of the Regal Alien Day screenings of Ridley Scott's original classic Alien For attending, we got a commemorative ticket, and before the movie started Scott himself told us to stick around for a special sneak peak of the upcoming Alien:[...]

Happy LV-426 guys and gals!  If you'll recall, the name of the planetoid in the classic Alien film is called LV-426, and April 26th has long been the day to celebrate all things Ellen Ripley, Xenomorphs, and The Company (Weyland Yutani). Last year was the 30th anniversary of Aliens, sequel Ridley Scott's original groundbreaking sci-fi classic, resulting in[...]

Photo courtesy of Empire Online Alien: Covenant, the new prequel to the Alien franchise coming to cinemas next month, will feature a brand new take on the classic Xenomorph aliens, revealed in photos to Empire Online. Apparently inspired by Ridley Scott's love of nature documentaries, especially on 'living nightmare' animals Screenwriter John Logan says, "Some of those nature[...]

It is all in support of the upcoming Alien: Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott Here is an announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQHZSGJuJQ#action=shareVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Alien Day | 20th Century FOX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQHZSGJuJQ#action=share) And here is a press release with relevant information! ALIEN DAY livestreaming event at Fox Studios in Los Angeles: Beginning at 10 a.m[...]

Ridley Scott is producing the film, which the classic tale of two friends, one a drug enforcement agent, and one working for a drug cartel That's how we met our wife, actually No word on when the film will begin production, but Scott needs to wrap up post-production on Alien: Covenant first. And then, first things first,[...]

The film's release date, October 6th, is still a long way off, until then we'll have to keep guessing as to what happened to the city to turn it into it's near Mad Max-desolation. Director Denis Villeneuve's last two films – Arrival and Sicario are Academy Award winner and nominee, respectively, so his teaming up with Ridley[...]

Before playing to a packed house of franchise faithful, director Ridley Scott was on hand in his first appearance ever at the festival There had been some hope that there would be an actual screening of the upcoming Alien: Covenant, but it didn't happen However Scott did preview three clips comprising a total of nearly[...]

While at SXSW this weekend promoting his new film Alien: Covenant, EW.com asked director Ridley Scott about his long rumored sequel to the 2000 film Gladiator The movie won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actor for Russell Crowe, it also pulled in over $450 million at the box office So a follow up[...]

With Director Sir Ridley Scott, and actors Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride talking about the film they also fielded a few questions to the energized audience. Responding to one question about the rumor that there was a direct familial link between Waterston's character, Daniels, is related to Ripley (Sigourney Weaver's character from the original series of films)[...]

Check, check, double-check. Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world[...]

Set aboard the Covenant, a colonization ship on its way to a remote planet to form a new human settlement, the main crew (all couples) and their android, Walter, enjoy their final meal together before cryosleep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5IVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Alien: Covenant | Prologue: Last Supper | 20th Century FOX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXgRlRao5I)   Conceived by[...]

Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez have also been rumored as "backups" in case Reeves doesn't work out. Bleeding Cool theorized that Affleck, fearing a repeat of his post-Daredevil career slump, was executing an exit strategy to get away from the Batman role entirely. Now, on the Collider Movie Talk show, John Campea claims to have heard from three[...]

However, according to a report from LRM, they're keeping two additional directors in the wings just in case Reeves, like Affleck, realizes that he's made a grave mistake and drops out of the project. One of those backup directors is Ridley Scott, director of films such as Blade Runner and the Aliens franchise While a director[...]

Ridley Scott has really jumped from genre to genre the years With each film, it seems like he is really trying to do something new in some way or another, but it does leave the question of genres he hasn't yet touched For example, the zeitgeist king right now, superhero movies. Well, I wouldn't expect that[...]

We now have a decent idea of the tone of Alien: Covenant thanks to the trailer that arrived on Christmas morning. And, well the film most certainly looks

It looks like director Ridley Scott really wants to make it up to all of us fans for the disappointment that was Prometheus. We've picked these images to start with, and added some color commentary to many of them for the thoughts that struck us as we watched the trailer Then at the end we just[...]

Directly Ridley Scott has decided to give us all a bit of an early Christmas present with the dropping of the first trailer for Alien: Covenant Over the last week we've been being teased with various images from the film and from on-set, most notably Katherine Waterston as Daniels and believed to be the character[...]

Waterston is rocking nearly the same look as Ripley from the previous movies, so at least we know that director Ridley Scott isn't straying too far from the original source material. Waterston, to her credit, isn't letting the pressure of trying to live up to the infamous Ripley—or the legacy of the movies that she's now joining—get[...]

The Alien Anthology twitter account has been frequently putting out images over the past few days to supposedly tease a trailer for the film, which is

James Franco's involvement in Alien: Covenant had been rumoured for a little while. However, up until now, it was never confirmed. In this new interview

Word on the street is that the Alien: Covenant trailer is just on the horizon. We've certainly seen a marketing push in the last few days around the

Alien: Covenant is expected to get a trailer very soon, revealing the bad time a xenomorph or two will give a bunch of unsuspecting humans I'm sure. It's

By all reports from folks who saw it, director Ridley Scott has taken it back to the series roots – solidly in the horror genre. As part of the clips that were shown it was revealed that James Franco is indeed a part of the titular Covenant's crew As a shout out to Erik's writing earlier[...]

If it was possible to alter a child's DNA before it was born to guarantee health, gender, intelligence or any other genetic feature… should we? That discussion is continued in the video below featuring experts on the subject and producer Ridley Scott who considers that type of science as, 'rubbing shoulders with creation'. Morgan is available[...]

It really conveyed the horror of the film, and the isolation of space. Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant has gone for something a little more simple This new poster for the film has been released, and it shows a xenomorph returning to the franchise It's tagline? Simply, "Run" I actually super dig that, considering we know very[...]

Michael Fassbender was one of the best things in Prometheus. His dangerously curious David was the driving force behind a lot of the film's action and is

And the ultimate geek nod is a reference to Iron Man near the end that not only helps save the day, but is also appropriate since six members of the cast have either been in or are about to be in Marvel franchises. Director Ridley Scott has put together a brilliant film that keeps you actively[...]

This early Ridley Scott film starred Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt and introduced the world to the Xenomorphs, an alien species that is really damn cool and scary The film launched a still going franchise yet they were able to find 11 minutes of "sins"… [youtube]https://youtu.be/dJtYDb7YaJ4[/youtube] Cinema Sins must be on a classic movies[...]