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Has the ‘Frequel’ Ruined the Hollywood Blockbuster?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether the ‘frequel’ has ruined the Hollywood blockbuster… Death is probably the most overused metaphor in the arsenal of the film writer. In this age of binary theory, everything is either a masterpiece or a piece of shit. So the idea that terrible movies have started to erode the very fabric of […]

Michael Fassbender reveals his dual roles in Alien: Covenant

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Back in June we saw a set photo from Alien: Covenant featuring Michael Fassbender, who looked a lot more whole than his character David did at the conclusion of Prometheus. Well, as it turns out, Fassbender is actually taking on dual roles in the movie, with the actor revealing to The Irish Times (via AVP Galaxy) […]

Why more franchises should embrace the Alien model

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Anghus Houvouras on why more franchises should embrace the Alien model… First off, let’s go ahead and address the giant-sized Space Jockey in the room: When referring to ‘The Alien model’, I’m taking about the original four films. I’m not talking about the ridiculous Alien vs. Predator duology or the beautifully rancid idiocy of Prometheus […]

Michael Fassbender on reuniting with Ridley Scott for Alien: Covenant

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With Ridley Scott deep in post-production on Alien: Covenant, star Michael Fassbender has been talking to Collider about working with the legendary filmmaker and reuniting with the Prometheus director on the latest chapter in the Alien franchise. “I just love Ridley,” states Fassbender. “You know, he’s become a really good friend, and he’s just a natural, he’s one […]

The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #21 – Alien

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Pulling over for a while and taking a tea break, as tiredness kills, we park up Chase H.Q. and turn to our next offering in the Your Sinclair Top 100 this next game – at No.#21 – is a classic sci-fi/horror movie tie-in.  We now have in our cassette players the Ellen Ripley-bothering Alien – from Mind […]

Michael Biehn talks Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 and the return of Newt

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Before Ridley Scott decided to put the breaks on the project in order to focus on his upcoming Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant, it looked like Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 was moving full steam ahead at Fox. Sigourney Weaver was on board as Ripley, while Blomkamp debuted a series of concept artwork suggesting that Michael Biehn […]

SPOILER: Katherine Waterston’s Alien: Covenant character revealed

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Warning. Minor spoilers for Alien: Covenant follow… A couple of weeks ago we got our first official glimpse of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus sequel / Alien prequel Alien: Covenant with the release of a behind-the-scenes image featuring Katherine Waterston, and now a rumour has emerged which claims to give us one big detail about the Inherent […]

Sigourney Weaver says Neill Blomkamp’s Alien movie “will be worth the wait”

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Last year, it was announced that District 9 director Neill Blomkamp would be relaunching the Alien franchise with a fifth instalment that would see Sigourney Weaver back as Ripley – and potentially alongside her Aliens co-star Michael Biehn as Hicks. The project really seemed to be picking up steam, until Ridley Scott decided to bring […]

Benjamin Rigby joins Alien: Covenant

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Australian actor Benjamin Rigby (Lion, That’s Not Me) has signed on for a role in Alien: Covenant, director Ridley Scott’s upcoming Prometheus sequel-cum-Alien prequel. Rigby will join the returning Michael Fassbender, who reprises his role from Prometheus, alongside new additions Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice), Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down), Demian Bichir (A Better Life),  Billy […]