Tag: Covenant
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Alien: Awakening – Is It Happening?
In 2012, Ridley Scott took the “Alien” franchise in a bold — and controversial — new direction. “Prometheus” may not have been a roaring success with the critics, but it nevertheless scored an impressive $400 million at the global box office. Five years later, Scott helmed “Alien: Covenant,” a less off-piste sequel that underperformed both…
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Ridley Scott Wishes He Chose To Make ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Instead Of ‘Alien: Covenant’
Though it wasn’t a massive hit at the box office, Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” is often regarded as one of the best sci-fi films of the past decade. That’s saying a lot, especially when you consider Ridley Scott wasn’t behind the camera. Instead, while “Blade Runner 2049” was being developed, Scott was working on…
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The ‘Alien’ Franchise Almost Went in a Very Different Direction
As the next few projects from the Alien franchise are currently in different stages of development, it’s time to look back at the last story set in this universe that premiered on the big screen. Alien: Covenant was released in theaters back in 2017, and the disappointing box office performance of the sequel caused the…
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Steven Spielberg Made Indiana Jones A Tough Sell To Studios
Back in 1981, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” changed everything. It introduced Indiana Jones, the quick-witted, whip-cracking archaeologist who believes everything belongs in a museum. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Before his first big adventure made its way to the big screen, Indiana Jones was just a concept — one the studios weren’t convinced…