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FX Developing Series Based On Grim Sci-Fi Drama ‘Never Let Me Go’
FX continues to add some really interesting genre television projects with a revival of “Justified” on the way, Noah Hawley‘s “Alien” prequel series expected to begin shooting next year, and the “Oa” creative team is reuniting for the murder mystery show “The Retreat.” Yet another high-profile genre show is on the way that will see […]
Continue readingFox Thought H.R. Giger Was Too ‘Obscene’ To Work On Alien
The backstory of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film “Alien” is well-known to its fans, and many details are in the 2019 documentary “Memory: The Origins of Alien.” Screenwriters Dan O’Bannon and Ron Shusett intended “Alien” to be a low-budget B-picture, thrown off in a few weeks with fingers crossed that it make its modest budget […]
Continue readingPatrick Stewart Wasn’t The First Choice For Captain Picard Star Trek: Tng
It is hard to imagine anyone but Patrick Stewart playing the role of Jean-Luc Picard on “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Through the entire run of the series, he was the clear-thinking, soothing head of the starship Enterprise crew, and the absolute moral center of the entire franchise. “Star Trek: The Next Generation” could have […]
Continue readingNew Original ‘Alien’ Movie To Be Written & Directed By Fede Álvarez
The last “Alien” installment, “Alien: Covenant,” from director Ridley Scott did lackluster business at the global box office, and while there had been some comments from Scott about a third prequel film, he was developing, the filmmaker seems to have pivoted elsewhere in recent years. Maybe that’s for the best, as it looks like another […]
Continue readingStar Wars Bits: Alan Ladd Jr., Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Crimson Reign, The Mandalorian, And More!
In this edition of Star Wars Bits:Alan Ladd Jr. Passes Away at 84 “Andor” Adds Rosalind Halstead and David Hayman Qui-Gon Jinn to Appear in “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Marvel’s Upcoming “Star Wars” Comics And More!Legendary film executive and producer Alan Ladd Jr. passed away on March 2 at the age of 84. Ladd — or Laddie, […]
Continue reading‘Alien’ TV Series Will Be Prequel Set in 21st Century, Filming Delayed to 2023
Noah Hawley’s limited FX series based on “Alien” is one of the most anticipated science fiction projects in development right now, but fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the series to come to fruition. Speaking to the Television Critics Association this week, FX chairman John Landgraf said that the prolific showrunner […]
Continue readingThe Alien Easter Egg In Blade Runner You May Have Missed
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. Then I spotted this “Blade Runner” Easter egg, which connects Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic to his earlier 1979 space survival horror, “Alien.”During a time long before the […]
Continue readingEvery Alien Movie Ranked From Worst To Best
The Alien series is built around one of the greatest movie heroines of all time: Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver. In the 2010s, “Alien” creator Ridley Scott, the alpha and omega of Alien directors, tried to fill Weaver’s space boots with the likes of Noomi Rapace and Katherine Waterston. Their characters were like Ripley’s […]
Continue readingRidley Scott Says His Unmade ‘Dune’ Had ‘F*cking Good’ Script, but He Refused to Shoot in Mexico
This year’s Oscar contenders include Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” and Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci,” and it turns out there’s a bit of crossover between these two properties as Scott was once attached to direct the 1980s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s iconic science-fiction novel. Scott intended to direct “Dune” in between his two other science-fiction classics […]
Continue readingTales From The Box Office: The Last Duel May Be The Last Movie Of Its Kind
Ridley Scott, the director behind such classics as “Alien” and “Gladiator,” is one of our greatest living directors, and arguably one of the greatest ever. The man is on my personal Mount Rushmore of filmmakers. 2021 was shaping up to be a big year for the Oscar winner, as he had not one but two […]
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