Alien
Alien is a sci-fi horror film released in 1979, set in a retro-future setting aboard a spaceship known as the Nostromo. En route to return to earth, the crew of the Nostromo investigates a distress signal from a derelict spaceship. When the investigation leads to a strange alien discovery, the crew's lives are jeopardized as the new, unknown life form hunts them relentlessly.
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Disney's New Alien Movie Is Restoring The Original's Scariest Trick (& An Underrated 2016 Horror Proves It)
Fede Álvarez's upcoming Alien movie for Disney is going back to the franchise's horror roots and will restore the original film's scariest trick.
The Next Predator Movie Needs To Avoid Disney's Prey Mistake... But It Now Hinges On Alien
Sister franchises Alien and Predator might influence each other yet again as the upcoming Alien film may decide what happens to the Predator series.
Alien Introduces the Single Most Disturbing Human/Xeno Hybrid in Franchise History
There have been a number of human/Xenomorph hybrids in the Alien franchise - accidental or otherwise - but the most disturbing was just introduced.
Alien Shares a Wildly Disturbing Fact About Facehuggers' Biology
Facehuggers are a horrific part of a Xenomorph's evolution, with their biology showing what else they can do to their hosts after impregnating them.
Disney's New Alien Movie Is Exciting & Worrying For Exactly The Same Reason
The news surrounding Fede Álvarez's Alien movie will be great and terrible for the franchise's future thanks to David's Prometheus plot.
Fede Alvarez's New Alien Movie Means Ridley Scott Must Still Return To Fix His $1.3B Franchise
Fede Alvarez's new Alien film moves the franchise forward, but Ridley Scott's Alien return is still warranted after his unresolved prequels.
"Battle of the Monsters:" Alien's New Xenomorph War Promises Their Ultimate Prey
This Fall's Alien Annual #1 will see the classic Xenomorphs face off against a new white subspecies, in a civil war for the ages.
Alien TV Show: SAG-AFTRA Delays, Release Date & Everything We Know
The Alien franchise is heading to television for the first time thanks to FX. Here's everything we know about the new TV series so far.
Predator Prequel Is Making It Even Harder For Disney’s New Alien Movie To Save The 44-Year Franchise
News of Prey's continued achievements puts even more pressure on Disney's new Alien movie to be a successful addition to the Alien franchise.
New Alien TV Show To Be Heavily Disrupted By Actors Strike, Report Claims
The upcoming FX Alien TV show from Fargo creator Noah Hawley will be severely disrupted by the looming actors’ strike, claims a new report.
Sequel Or Prequel? Everything We Know About Fede Alvarez's New Alien Movie
With Cailee Spaeny joining the new Alien movie, the franchise is heading in a promising direction. But who else is in the cast and what is it about?
Disney's New Alien Movie Has 1 Major Disadvantage Compared To Predator's Hit Prequel
The next Alien vs. Predator battle is within their newest movies, and it seems Disney's Alien movie already has one big disadvantage compared to Prey.
How Alien 5's Cancellation Led To Neil Blomkamp's 6-Year Feature Film Hiatus
Director Neill Blomkamp reveals how he reacted to his Alien sequel's cancellation, which would have seen Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley's return.
Alien's 7-Year Drought Is Almost Over As Fede Alvarez's New Alien Movie Wraps Filming
There hasn’t been a new Alien movie since 2017, but Fede Álvarez’s upcoming film has now just wrapped filming, meaning the drought is nearly over.
Alien's New White Xenomorph Breed Breaks a Huge Franchise Rule
Alien just introduced a new breed of Xenomorph: the white Xenomorph, which also has a significant upgrade over the original version of the creature.
Why Disney Rebooting Alien Is Harder Than Bringing Predator Back
In an age of new Predator ventures like Prey after Disney's acquisition of Fox, an Alien reboot can help in taking the franchise in new directions.
Alien Confirms Xenomorphs Have Evolved a Perfect Anti-Predator Ability
After centuries of Xenomorphs being killed by Predators, the Alien species finally developed the perfect anti-Yautja trait to avoid being hunted.
Alien’s First Xenomorph Hybrids Had a Shocking Secret Purpose
Some of the first Xenomorph hybrids introduced in the Alien franchise had a secret purpose that fans of the series would be absolutely shocked by.
Evil Dead Rise's Look Was Inspired By Another Classic Horror Movie (Not Sam Raimi's)
Exclusive: Director Lee Cronin reveals one of the biggest influences for Evil Dead Rise's look was another classic horror movie not from Sam Raimi.
Alien: The Differences Between Theatrical & Director's Cut
Ridley Scott's Alien director's cut adds a few subtle differences to the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic without changing it all that much.