"still did well at the box office worldwide and piqued Fox's interest in continuing the franchise. In 1996, production on the fourth Alien film, ""Alien Resurrection"", began. Ripley was not in the script's first draft, and Weaver was not interested in reprising the role. She joined the project after being offered an $11 million salary and more creative control, including director approval. The script, set 200 years after ""Alien³"", resurrected the Ripley character via human cloning. The film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and released in 1997, experienced an extended production and was described by screenwriter Joss Whedon as having done"
"Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug ""Nostromo"" who encounter the eponymous Alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the ship. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill through their company Brandywine Productions, and was distributed by 20th Century Fox. Giler and Hill revised and"
"well as a board game in which players raced to be first to reach the shuttle pod while Aliens roamed the ""Nostromo"" corridors and air shafts. Official Halloween costumes of the Alien were released in October 1979. The success of ""Alien"" led 20th Century Fox to finance three direct sequels over the next eighteen years, each by different writers and directors. Sigourney Weaver remained the only recurring actor through all four films: the story of her character Ripley's encounters with the Aliens became the thematic and narrative core of the series. James Cameron's ""Aliens"" (1986) focused more on action and"
"""Alien Anthology"" release, this dialogue was re-recorded by the original castmembers, making it on par with the original theatrical footage. A sequel Alien Resurrection, was released in 1997. Alien 3 Alien 3 (stylized as ""A""LIEN³) is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill and Larry Ferguson from a story by Vincent Ward. It stars Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley and is the third film installment in the ""Alien"" franchise, preceded by ""Aliens"" (1986) and succeeded by ""Alien Resurrection"" (1997). Set right after the events of ""Aliens"","
"winter 2014, it was announced there would be multiple figures of Ripley, Sigourney Weaver's character from the ""Alien"" films. NECA worked directly with Weaver to develop these action figures, which are the first to feature her likeness. A sequel Alien 3, was released in 1992. Aliens (film) Aliens is a 1986 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by Gale Anne Hurd and starring Sigourney Weaver. It is the sequel to the 1979 film ""Alien"" and the second installment in the ""Alien"" franchise. The film follows Weaver's character Ellen Ripley as she returns to"
"Alien 3 Alien 3 (stylized as ""A""LIEN³) is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill and Larry Ferguson from a story by Vincent Ward. It stars Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley and is the third film installment in the ""Alien"" franchise, preceded by ""Aliens"" (1986) and succeeded by ""Alien Resurrection"" (1997). Set right after the events of ""Aliens"", Ripley and an Alien organism (Tom Woodruff Jr.) are the only survivors of the Colonial Marine spaceship ""Sulaco"" escape pod's crash on a planet housing a penal colony"
"Alien (franchise) Alien is a science-fiction horror media franchise centered on the film series depicting Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as ""the Alien"". Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the series began with ""Alien"" (1979), directed by Ridley Scott. It was followed by three sequels, ""Aliens"" (1986), ""Alien³"" (1992), and ""Alien Resurrection"" (1997), directed by James Cameron, David Fincher, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, respectively. Scott also directed a prequel series, composed of ""Prometheus"" (2012) and """" (2017). The series has led to numerous books, comics, and video"
"Aliens (film) Aliens is a 1986 American science fiction action horror film written and directed by James Cameron, produced by Gale Anne Hurd and starring Sigourney Weaver. It is the sequel to the 1979 film ""Alien"" and the second installment in the ""Alien"" franchise. The film follows Weaver's character Ellen Ripley as she returns to the moon where her crew encountered the hostile Alien creature, this time accompanied by a unit of space marines. Additional roles are played by Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, William Hope, Al Matthews, and Bill Paxton. Gordon Carroll, David Giler,"
""""". Several computer games based on the film were released, but not until several years after its theatrical run. Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon. Based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett, it follows the crew of the commercial space tug ""Nostromo"" who encounter the eponymous Alien, a deadly and aggressive extraterrestrial set loose on the ship. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. It was produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler and"
"produce the sequel to ""Alien"", scheduled for a 1986 release. Cameron wrote the screenplay from a story he developed with Giler and Walter Hill. Following the second film, Weaver was not interested in returning to the series and so producers David Giler and Walter Hill commissioned a third ""Alien"" film without the Ripley character. The premise was to return Ripley in a fourth installment, but Fox's president Joe Roth did not agree with Ripley's removal and Weaver was offered a $5 million salary and a producer credit to make ""Alien³"". Released in 1992, the film was troubled from the start,"
"made additions to the script; Shusett was executive producer. The Alien and its accompanying artifacts were designed by the Swiss artist H. R. Giger, while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the more human settings. ""Alien"" was released on May 25, 1979 in the United States and September 6 in the United Kingdom. It was met with critical acclaim and box office success, winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, three Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright), and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, along with"
"to switch Ellen Ripley from the standard male action hero to a heroine. Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver), who appeared in the first four ""Alien"" films, would become a cinematic icon. The final scene of John Hurt's character has been named by a number of publications as one of the most memorable in cinematic history. Filmed at Shepperton Studios in England, ""Alien"" was the sixth highest-grossing film of 1979, earning over $104 million worldwide. Scott was involved in the 2003 restoration and re-release of the original film. In promotional interviews at the time, Scott indicated he had been in discussions"
"Alien: Covenant Alien: Covenant is a 2017 science fiction horror film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan and Dante Harper, from a story by Michael Green and Jack Paglen. A joint American and British production, the film is a sequel to ""Prometheus"" (2012) and is the second installment in the ""Alien"" prequel series and the sixth installment overall in the ""Alien"" film series, as well as the third directed by Scott. The film features returning star Michael Fassbender and Katherine Waterston, with Billy Crudup, Danny McBride and Demián Bichir in supporting roles. It follows the"
"released on July 18, 1986 and grossed worldwide. It was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including a Best Actress nomination for Sigourney Weaver, winning both Sound Effects Editing and Visual Effects. It won eight Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actress for Weaver, Best Supporting Actor for Paxton, Best Supporting Actress for Goldstein, and Best Direction and Best Writing for Cameron), and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. ""Empire"" magazine voted it the 'Greatest Film Sequel Of All Time'. ""Aliens"" was the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1986 in North America. A sequel, ""Alien 3"", was released in 1992, with"
"eventually added to help the actors breathe. Four identical cats were used to portray Jones, the crew's pet. During filming, Sigourney Weaver discovered that she was allergic to the combination of cat hair and the glycerin placed on the actors' skin to make them appear sweaty. By removing the glycerin she was able to continue working with the cats. ""Alien"" originally was to conclude with the destruction of the ""Nostromo"" while Ripley escapes in the shuttle ""Narcissus"". However, Ridley Scott conceived of a ""fourth act"" to the film in which the Alien appears on the shuttle and Ripley is forced"
"as the first installment of the ""Alien vs. Predator"" spin-off franchise. Despite Sigourney Weaver's and Michael Biehn's hopes to reprise their roles and director Neil Blomkamp's hopes to direct the film, on May 1, 2017, Scott stated that ""Alien 5"", whose title would have been ""Alien: Awakening"", was officially cancelled. On April 17, 2003, it was reported by Moviehole that Cameron had signed with 20th Century Fox to direct a film adaptation of the Yukito Kishiro's manga ""Battle Angel Alita"". On November 22, 2004, Cameron stated that the film would be released after finishing the filming of his documentary film"
"Dr. Alien Dr. Alien is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film starring Judy Landers, Billy Jacoby, and Olivia Barash. Directed by David DeCoteau, the film was also released under the titles I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac and I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant. The alternative titles explain the movie's plot. The film's plot centers on an unpopular honors student named Wesley Littlejohn (Billy Jacoby), who becomes involved in an experiment headed by his new, sexy biology teacher, Ms. Xenobia (Judy Landers). As part of the experiment, Wesley becomes a chick magnet whenever a phallic stalk emerges from his head. However,"
"other commitments. Titled """", the sequel premiered in London, England on May 4, 2017, and was released in the United States on May 19, 2017. Set eleven years after the events of ""Prometheus"", ""Alien: Covenant""s story follows the crew of the Covenant space ship who land on an uncharted and seemingly uninhabited planet. The film stars Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Jussie Smollett, Amy Seimetz, Carmen Ejogo, Callie Hernandez, Alex England and Billy Crudup. On release, ""Alien: Covenant"" earned a worldwide box office gross of $240.7 million (compared to ""Prometheus"" $403.4 million), and received generally favorable reviews. A sequel"
"programming will not allow him to risk the Xenomorphs potentially contaminating the ship and subsequently spreading throughout the human race. In William Gibson's unproduced script for ""Alien"", Bishop and Hicks became the series' main characters in lieu of Ripley, and they, along with another group of Colonial Marines, are involved in a Xenomorph outbreak on a massive space station, where the Aliens are being bred and studied for use as a bio-weapon. The screenplay ended with a cliffhanger setting up a fourth movie that would take place on Earth. The script was eventually rejected, although it is widely available to"
"the events of ""Alien"", with most of the original cast voicing their respective characters. Weaver appeared in the film """" (2014) playing Tuya, directed by Ridley Scott, alongside Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton and Ben Kingsley. In 2015, she co-starred in Neill Blomkamp's science-fiction film ""Chappie"", and stated that she would agree to appear in an ""Alien"" sequel, provided that Blomkamp directs. On February 18, 2015, it was officially announced that an ""Alien"" sequel will be made, with Blomkamp slated to direct. On February 25, 2015, Weaver confirmed that she would reprise her role as Ellen Ripley in the new ""Alien"""
"of heart and she apologizes for all the hassle she caused Wesley. The film ends as Ms. Xenobia and Drax head home to their planet, while Wesley continues his new career with the Sex Mutants and his relationship with Leeane. Dr. Alien Dr. Alien is a 1989 sci-fi comedy film starring Judy Landers, Billy Jacoby, and Olivia Barash. Directed by David DeCoteau, the film was also released under the titles I Was a Teenage Sex Maniac and I Was a Teenage Sex Mutant. The alternative titles explain the movie's plot. The film's plot centers on an unpopular honors student named"
"and Walter Hill of Brandywine Productions, who produced the first film and its later sequels, served as executive producers on ""Aliens"". They were interested in a follow-up to ""Alien"" as soon as its 1979 release, but the new management at 20th Century Fox postponed those plans until 1983. Brandywine picked Cameron to write after reading his script for ""The Terminator""; when that film became a hit in 1984, Fox greenlit ""Aliens"" with Cameron as director and a budget of approximately . It was filmed in England at Pinewood Studios and at a decommissioned power plant in Acton, London. ""Aliens"" was"
"Altair IV. The screenplay by Irving Block and Allen Adler, written in 1952, was originally titled ""Fatal Planet"". The later screenplay draft by Cyril Hume renamed the film ""Forbidden Planet"", because this was believed to have greater box-office appeal. Block and Adler's drama took place in the year 1976 on the planet Mercury. An Earth expedition headed by John Grant is sent to the planet to retrieve Dr. Adams and his daughter Dorianne, who have been stranded there for twenty years. From then on, its plot is roughly the same as that of the completed film, though Grant is able"
"has specified ""it's just as if, you know, the path forks and one direction goes off to ""Alien 3"" and ""Alien Resurrection"" and another direction goes off to Neill's movie."" In March 2015, Blomkamp reported that the title of the film would not be ""Alien 5"" and further confirmed plans for more than one ""Alien"" sequel/prequel. A fan at Pensacon in March 2015 reported that Michael Biehn, who played Corporal Dwayne Hicks in ""Aliens"", confirmed in a private conversation that he had been contacted regarding the film. On March 24, 2015, Sharlto Copley revealed his interest in portraying an Alien."
"The Fourth Kind The Fourth Kind is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and featuring a cast of Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Corey Johnson, Will Patton, Charlotte Milchard, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Yulian Vergov, and Olatunde Osunsanmi. The title is derived from the expansion of J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the fourth kind denotes alien abductions. The film is a pseudodocumentary purporting to be based on real events occurring in Nome, Alaska in 2000, in which psychologist Dr. Abigail Emily ""Abbey"" Tyler uses hypnosis to uncover memories from her patients of"
"nearly over, but what I was trying to do was transcend and move to another story, which would be taken over by A.I.s. The world that the A.I. might create as a leader if he finds himself on a new planet. We have actually quite a big layout for the next one."" Alien: Covenant Alien: Covenant is a 2017 science fiction horror film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and written by John Logan and Dante Harper, from a story by Michael Green and Jack Paglen. A joint American and British production, the film is a sequel to ""Prometheus"" (2012)"
"the transpiration gap between the ""Prometheus"" sequel and ""Alien"". , Fox was pursuing a sequel with Scott, Noomi Rapace, and Michael Fassbender involved, and was talking to new writers in case Lindelof did not return. In December 2012, Lindelof ultimately chose not to work on the project. Early on, Scott stated that the film would feature no xenomorphs, ""The beast is done. Cooked."" However, Scott later made contradictory statements, confirming the xenomorphs' presence in the film. On September 24, Scott disclosed the film's title as ""Alien: Paradise Lost"". In November 2015, Scott revealed the new title to be ""Alien: Covenant"","
"American movie and seventh-best film in the science fiction genre, and in the AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains list, Ripley was ranked eighth among the heroes, and the Alien was fourteenth among the villains. ""Alien Day"", April 26, has become the fan celebration day for the Aliens franchise. The date derives from LV-426, the ""426"" converting to ""4/26"" or 'April 26'. On Alien Day 2016, Neill Blomkamp released new art for his concept of ""Alien 5"", and the Audible Original audio play adaptation of """" was released. On Alien Day 2017, 20th Century Fox released ""The Crossing"" prologue"
"seen anything that was quite as horrible and at the same time as beautiful as his work"" he remembered later. The ""Dune"" film collapsed, but O'Bannon would remember Giger when ""Alien"" was greenlit, and suggested to director Ridley Scott that he be brought on to design the Alien, saying that if he were to design a monster, it would be truly original. After O'Bannon handed him a copy of Giger's book ""Necronomicon"", Scott immediately saw the potential for Giger's designs, and chose ""Necronom IV"", a print Giger completed in 1976, as the basis for the Alien's design, citing its beauty"
"Phil the Alien Phil the Alien is a 2004 Canadian comedy film. It was written and directed by Rob Stefaniuk, who also starred as the titular Phil. The film's cast also includes Graham Greene and Ingrid Veninger. Phil is an extraterrestrial with shape-shifting ability and telekinetic powers. After crash-landing in Northern Ontario, Phil befriends a red neck child, his father, and a talking beaver as he wanders the Canadian wilderness. Phil is soon introduced to the trappings of small town northern Ontario and adopts the persona and mannerisms of a stereotypical Canadian small town alcoholic while hiding from the ineffectual"
"was also released in a VHS version, included a commentary track by Ridley Scott. The first three films of the series have also been packaged as the ""Alien Triple Pack"". In 2003, 20th Century Fox was preparing the ""Alien Quadrilogy"" DVD box set, which would include ""Alien"" and its three sequels. In addition, the set would also include alternative versions of all four films in the form of ""special editions"" and ""director's cuts"". Fox approached Ridley Scott to digitally restore and remaster ""Alien"", and to restore several scenes which had been cut during the editing process for inclusion in an"
"of Ellen Ripley reduced to a cameo appearance before returning in the fourth installment, ""an epic battle with alien warriors mass-produced by the expatriated Earthlings."" Weaver liked the Cold War metaphor, and agreed to a smaller role, particularly due to a dissatisfaction with Fox, who removed scenes from ""Aliens"" crucial to Ripley's backstory. Although 20th Century Fox were skeptical about the idea, they agreed to finance the development of the story, but asked that Hill and Giler attempt to get Ridley Scott, director of ""Alien"", to make ""Alien 3"". They also asked that the two films be shot back to"
"3"", and ""Alien Resurrection"". A separate two-disc ""special collector's edition"" DVD of ""Aliens"" was released on , 2004, containing the same material as the two ""Aliens"" discs in the ""Quadrilogy"" set. Additional content in these versions included an audio commentary for the special edition featuring director James Cameron, producer Gale Hurd, special effects artists and crew members. The second disc included special features relating to pre-production, production, and post-production. The film was first made available on Blu-ray in the 2010 box set ""Alien Anthology"", before receiving a stand-alone release the following year. Fox released the 30th-anniversary Blu-ray of the movie"