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Since the release of "Prometheus" in 2012, the "Alien" franchise has been lingering on the prequel side of the story, with the aforementioned film as well as "Alien: Covenant" and "Alien: Romulus" taking place before or just after the original "Alien." Yet this doesn't mean that the films have been content with merely rehashing concepts seen in the earlier movies, nor have they spent any time setting up characters and/or plot points to be developed in the stories that are set in their future. Instead, these prequels have continued the unspoken creative mandate established by the original four...

The Hms Beagle was an inspiration in the writing of Alien: Earth – but this isn’t the only connection the franchise has to that moment in history…

What would happen if the acid-blooded title monster from Alien reached Earth? It’s a question writers, filmmakers and fans have toyed with for decades, and outright addressed in the new TV series Alien: Earth, now streaming on Disney+. Created by Noah Hawley, and drawing on the work created by Ridley Scott and other filmmakers who followed him after the 1979 original, it explores what happens when a ship filled with terrifying alien specimens crashes into a city some 100 years in the future.

That ship is the Uscs Maginot – an exploratory vessel closely patterned after the Nostromo from Alien. Before the show’s events, it spent decades exploring other planets and collecting various species – one being the Hr Giger-designed terror that has haunted screens for almost half a century.

Noah Hawley had no plans to appear in his new FX series Alien: Earth; however, things changed quickly when an opportunity revealed itself.

Hawley will make his acting debut in the premiere episodes of the sci-fi series he created, wrote, showran and executive produced. By his side, and also in his first acting role, is Hawley’s son Lev, 12. The elder Hawley will play Wendy’s (Sydney Chandler) father in a flashback, and Lev as a young Cj Hermit (Alex Lawther), Wendy’s brother.

“No. I mean, I’ve never done it before. It was not my goal,” Hawley told Deadline at an event in May when asked whether he had always planned to appear in the series.

He continued, “I have this maxim where I always talk about trying to combine maximum creativity with maximum efficiency. My son asked if...

Noah Hawley recently said of his plan for Alien: Earth, the first TV show based on the iconic science-fiction/action-horror film series, “Imagine if there were five movies about the White Walkers, and I went and made Game of Thrones.”

Hawley is a creator who has never lacked confidence in his own work, nor a shyness about expressing that confidence. Nevertheless, he was already being asked to clear a very high bar by making an Alien television series, since the first two movies in the franchise are universally beloved and...

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This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated release of the final season of the comedy series, Utopia, to The Terminal List‘s prequel series. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Blow Out (August 1) Rt Score: 88% Credit – Viscount Associates

Blow Out is a neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The 1981 film follows Jack Terry, a sound engineer for a slasher film, who accidentally records evidence that proves that a seemingly ordinary accident is actually murder, and he soon finds himself hunted because of it.

Forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here). A company called Living Dead Media LLC claims to own the copyright to the original screenplay and the underlying script for that film, as well as other trademarks, which is how they’re able to move ahead with a new Return of the Living Dead film that’s aiming for a Christmas 2025 release. But last year, a new company called Rotld Originals LLC was formed, with Return of the Living Dead cast member Beverly Randolph, a.k.a. Beverly Dawn Hartley, signing the formation document. It has since been revealed that Rotld Originals LLC is teaming up with DRagonSTUDIOS, a company that owns the trademarks to The Return of the Living Dead and Rotld Universe, for a movie project called Trash’s Revenge,...

It may seem hot and summery, but it’s now less than 100 days until Halloween, and Arrow Video is ushering in the season with a formidable slate of genre releases. October’s drop features a high-concept comic book adaptation, a punk-fuelled zombie cult hit, two trailblazing Asian horror anthologies, an apocalyptic Carpenter classic and a ferocious revenge thriller from the heart of 1980s New York.

Leading the pack is Spawn, newly restored in 4K and arriving in Limited Edition Uhd and Blu-ray formats. The 1997 adaptation of Todd McFarlane’s comic book casts Michael Jai White as a betrayed Black Ops assassin reborn as a hell-bound antihero. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé and produced by the teams behind Blade and The Crow, Spawn returns with both its Theatrical and Director’s Cuts, alongside new interviews, featurettes and collector’s packaging.

Dan O’Bannon’s cult classic The Return of the Living Dead also receives the 4K treatment.

In the wake of Scream Factory’s 4K SteelBook, Dan O’Bannon’s horror-comedy classic The Return of the Living Dead shambles back to life with a new release from Arrow Video.

Arrow Video brings the 1985 horror movie The Return of the Living Dead to Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD and Limited Edition Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2025.

4K Ultra HD Limited Edition contents include:

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena Perfect bound collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Gary Smart and a preview of the forthcoming sequel comic Revenge of the Living Dead Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Orlando Arocena

Here’s the full lineup of included Special Features…

Disc One – Feature (4K Ultra HD)

4K restoration from the original negative 4K (2160p) Uhd Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) Original lossless mono...

An alien invasion is about to hit FX on Hulu.

Alien: Earth is a sci-fi thriller that's set two years before the events of the influential first Alien film. Created by Emmy winner Noah Hawley (Fargo), the TV project focuses on the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and the race to create new android life. This marks the first major television series based on the franchise, which already consists of seven main movies and two crossovers with Predator. Read on for everything to know about Alien: Earth as the second trailer drops.

When is the premiere date?

Mark your calendars! Alien: Earth will debut with two episodes on Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on FX and Hulu, and will air every subsequent Tuesday until the Sept. 23 finale. The network is hoping this will be its next Shōgun, a big budget epic that will sweep upcoming awards shows and drive viewership numbers.

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Forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead, and while the film reached theatres on August 16, 1985, many of its fans will be watching it today or tomorrow, as they do every year, since the film begins with text on the screen showing that its events begin at 5:30pm Eastern time on July 3, 1984 and stretch on into the morning of July 4th. To celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary (and the 41st anniversary of the events depicted in the film), Bull Airs has announced that they will be accepting pre-orders on two different limited edition Return of the Living Dead-inspired shoes: the Punk Caddy short horn low top and the Tarman short horn low tops. You can see images of the shoes at the bottom of this article. They’re expected...

To mark today’s in-universe date – July 3, 1984 – and to start warming up for the film’s 40th anniversary this August, here are five pieces of behind-the-scenes trivia that prove Dan O’Bannon’s punk-zombie opus The Return of the Living Dead is more than just “the one with Tarman and the brain buffet.”

Five Things about The Return of the Living Dead that you might not know 1. A legal split with George A. Romero birthed the project

After co-writing Night of the Living Dead, John Russo kept the phrase “living dead” while George Romero walked away with “dead” for his sequels. Russo’s first script, pitched as an official follow-up, was a straight horror piece. When producer Tom Fox hired screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, the tone changed overnight: out went the gloomy sequel, in came a splattery, punk-rock black comedy.

2. The extras really did eat brains—well, calf brains

To sell the iconic “Braaaains!

The Return of the Living Dead officially turns 40 next month, but July 3 has become an annual celebration of the film, as it takes place on this day in 1984.

Bull Airs is celebrating with custom, limited edition sneakers along with other apparel.

Tarman low-tops are limited to 40, while Punk Zombie low-tops are limited to just 25. Priced at $399, both styles come in men’s sizes 4-18.

Tarman and Punk Zombie Lace Faces shoelace accessories are available separately for $19.99 per set.

The collection also includes three shirts for $30 each and a Madballs-style Tarman 5″ foam ball, limited to 100, for $15.

All items go on sale today at 5:30pm Et.

In the 1985 directorial debut of screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, when an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains.

Thom Mathews, James Karen, Clu Gulager, Don Calfa, Beverly Randolph, and Linnea Quigley star.

Forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here). A company called Living Dead Media LLC claims to own the copyright to the original screenplay and the underlying script for that film, as well as other trademarks, which is how they’re able to move ahead with a new Return of the Living Dead film that’s aiming for a Christmas 2025 release. But last year, a new company called Rotld Originals LLC was formed, with Return of the Living Dead cast member Beverly Randolph, a.k.a. Beverly Dawn Hartley, signing the formation document. It has since been revealed that Rotld Originals LLC is teaming up with DRagonSTUDIOS, a company that owns the trademarks to The Return of the Living Dead and Rotld Universe, for a movie project called Trash’s Revenge,...

John Carpenter's thematically connected Apocalypse Trilogy — which comprises "The Thing," "Prince of Darkness," and "In the Mouth of Madness" — is the ultimate test of faith. All three movies offer bleak landscapes steeped in nihilism, telling isolated stories that prove that humanity never had any hope to begin with. Some stories are lessons in paranoia-fueled xenophobia, while "In the Mouth of Madness" specifically tunes into a more esoteric interpretation of the end of the world. Carpenter weaves a suffocating net of terror with this uncanny triptych, underlining his strongest impulses as a horror director who comprehends the language of fear. So much so that his beloved, mainstream horror entry "Halloween" feels almost cozier in comparison to the thematic ushering of an apocalypse that leaves mankind utterly helpless and alone.

Then there are his post-apocalyptic forays, such as "Escape from New York" and "Escape from L.A.," which take a dramatic, action-packed...

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This June, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated return of The Bear to the much-anticipated release of the adult animated Predator film. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Hulu in June 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Alien (June 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – 20th Century Studios

Alien is a 1979 sci-fi horror action film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Dan O’Bannon. It revolves around the Nostromo spacecraft crew, who set out to investigate a distress signal. Soon after beginning their investigation, they are attacked by a deadly alien. Alien stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright,...

Adult animation isn’t something that gets talked about enough. Paving the way for today’s movie were things like Fritz the Cat, Lord of the Rings which is not expressly adult of course, and Wizards. Let us know if we should talk about Wizards in some form by the way. Other movies that firmly tie into a similar vein of Heavy Metal are American Pop from the same year and Fire and Ice from a couple years later. While a bunch of the animated movies listed or even not listed fall under the sex comedy, fantasy, or recreation of modern life, Heavy Metal is something else entirely. It’s an anthology sci-fi, horror, comedy, action, fantasy that has a rocking soundtrack and earns its hard R rating. It was held back from being on video for a while due to licensing issues but has become an endearing cult classic 44 years later.

20th Century Fox (now 20th Century Studios) had just become home to the hottest sci-fi franchise in Hollywood in the late 1970s with "Star Wars" when it unexpectedly found itself the proud parent of a second, scarier, much more adult series in "Alien." The brainchild of legendary genre screenwriter Dan O'Bannon (and directed to stylish perfection by Ridley Scott), "Alien" jolted audiences with its chest-burster scare and kept them utterly terrified until Sigourney Weaver's Ripley expelled the big, acid-blooded Xenomorph into deep space.

When "Alien" became a box office smash, Fox knew there was more money to be mined from these sleek black buggers. Indeed, that was at the heart of James Cameron's famous pitch for "Aliens," where, legend has it, he scribbled the word "Alien" down on a cocktail napkin before adding a dollar sign as the "s." While Cameron delivered the goods and then some with his sequel,...

Rucking Fotten is celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Return of the Living Dead with apparel from the zombie classic as well as its first two sequels, Return of the Living Dead Part II and Return of the Living Dead 3.

The line includes T-shirts ($33.99), long sleeves ($43.99), all-over print tees ($59.99), sweatshirts ($59.99), hoodies ($64.99), socks ($12.99), embroidered dad hats ($36.99), and 60×50 woven blankets ($62.99).

The collection is only available through Sunday, May 11, and will ship in 6-8 weeks. Select pieces are limited in quantity and may sell out before the weekend is over.

In the 1985 directorial debut of screenwriter Dan O’Bannon, when an accident at a medical supply warehouse reanimates an army of corpses, they arise from their graves with a ravenous hunger for human brains.

Thom Mathews, James Karen, Clu Gulager, Don Calfa, Beverly Randolph, and Linnea Quigley star.

The post Celebrate 40 Years of ‘Return of the Living Dead’ with Apparel from Rucking Fotten appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!

1985 gave us one of the most important zombie movies of all time. It was a sequel to the movie that gave us zombies as we know them and probably signaled the end of the world on screen. Day of the Dead you say? As much as I love that slow-paced close-out to George Romero’s original trilogy, I’m talking about something a little different. I’m talking about running zombies that can’t be killed, rabid weasels, Burt and Ernie, partying when it’s party time, and a true return of the living dead. Dan O’Bannon horror comedy expertly walks the line between the two genres with genuine laughs and frightening thrills. It could have been a very different experience for audiences who now know it as a perfect summer horror film and celebrate July 3rd every year. It could have been more like the very obscure book it...

We recently learned that Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez is working on the script for a direct sequel to the block-busting sci-fi horror movie, and it sounds like the follow-up might just lay the groundwork for a new Alien vs. Predator film.

Álvarez confirmed that he's currently developing the story during a recent interview with Empire, while promising that the movie will take the classic franchise "into uncharted waters."

“Rodo [Sayagues, co-writer] and I are working on that right now. We’re excited about where it can go. We’ve almost checked all of the boxes of things that I want to see [in Romulus], and brought back a lot of the things I hadn’t seen in a while. Wherever we go now, we can go into uncharted waters.”

Alvarez also reiterated that the current plan is to follow the survivors of the previous film, Cailee Spaeny’s Rain Carradine and her...

To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how Hr Giger designed the Space Jockey – and its strange fate after the film’s premiere…

In the early hours of Tuesday, the 29th May 1979, someone killed the Space Jockey. Burned it alive, perhaps with a blowtorch or something more mundane like a match or a cigarette. The crime occurred four days after the premiere of Alien at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, and was reported on by at least one outlet at the time: sci-fi magazine, Starlog.

“The Los Angeles opening of Alien was marked by misfortune when a miniature version of the film’s ‘starpilot’ was destroyed with fire,” the news story ran, garbling the Space Jockey’s name somewhat. “It was set ablaze by vandals just hours after being placed on display in the forecourt of Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre. Additional objects on display in the lobby,...

We’ve recently looked at the of Michael Crichton’s best works and it got me thinking about some of the other heavy hitting sci-fi writers. One of the best who also happens to have quite a few adaptations to his name is Philip K. Dick. If you aren’t a big reader, then the titles We Can Remember It For You Wholesale and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep may not ring a bell, but I’m sure that Total Recall and Blade Runner are right up this audience’s alley. You guys seemed to really enjoy the breakdowns on Jurassic Park, Congo, and Sphere so lets take a look at one of the biggest action movies of 1990 and its source material and unpack Total Recall. No, not the remake. Never the remake for that one. Pull that tracker out of your nostril as we find out what happened to this adaptation.

The attitude to spoilers appeared to be rather different in 1979, if magazine coverage of Moonraker, Alien and more are anything to go by…

Nb: The following contains spoilers for Moonraker and Alien. The irony is not lost on us.

It’s amazing what you can find just by browsing through old magazines: they’re a time capsule of information, cultural tastes and changing attitudes. And if a 1979 issue of Cinefantastique is anything to go by, they also give an idea of how entertainment writers used to handle the concept of plot spoilers.

A quarterly publication that specialised in sci-fi, fantasy and horror, Cinefantastique found itself in the middle of a vintage period for genre film at the end of the 1970s. The seismic impact of 1977’s Star Wars saw film studios clamour to release space-related films of their own, including 20th Century Fox’s Alien and Eon’s rushed-into-production James Bond sequel,...

The Return of the Living Dead is back from the grave (again) on SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on June 10 from Scream Factory.

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the 1985 zombie classic marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Dan O’Bannon.

The three-disc set includes the 4K resorption from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision and special features — including a workprint of the film and the 2011 documentary More Brains: A Return to the Living Dead — from Scream Factory’s previous edition.

Disc 1 – 4Khd:

4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative In Dolby Vision (Hdr-10 Compatible) Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Gary Smart (Co-Author of The Complete History Of The Return Of The Living Dead) And Chris Griffiths Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Dan O’Bannon And Production Designer William Stout Audio Commentary With Actors Thom Mathews, John Philbin And Make-Up Effects Artist Tony Gardner Audio Commentary With Production Designer William Stout And Actors Don Calfa,...

The first C.H.U.D became a culturally relevant movie for multiple reasons and against all odds also worked its way into the greater pop culture zeitgeist. I argued that the first movie doesn’t quite stand the test of time a bit ago and while I stand by that, it doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy it either. C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. is a wild ride of a sequel that certainly didn’t need to exist but is somehow more fun than the predecessor. Its also a better sequel in a franchise that it doesn’t technically exist in! Can’t wait to get into that aspect. Most of you love C.H.U.D. but I’m here to tell you why C.H.U.D. II is a great black sheep that straddles the end of the 80s and start to the 90s. I doubt I’ll sway anyone onto my side of...

As Spring quickly approaches, Hulu is set to offer its subscribers a batch of films they will definitely want to check out. As one of the original streaming services to grace the small screen, the platform continues to add a wide variety of films and shows to its catalog. Thankfully, March proves to be no different.

With plenty of Hulu originals in the bunch, there will definitely be a variety of options to choose from. From documentaries to horror to unique rock operas, the films are sure to be an eclectic array of enthralling stories. No matter what audiences are in the mood to watch, the streaming platform surely has them covered next month.

'Alien' Franchise Stream on March 1

With Alien: Romulus already streaming on Hulu, viewers will now be able to check out the entire Alien franchise at the beginning of the month. Starting with Alien in 1979, Aliens,...

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This March, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the wacky crime comedy series Deli Boys to the much-anticipated streaming release of Anora. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Hulu in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

High Fidelity (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Touchstone Pictures

High Fidelity is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay co-written by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, the 2000 film follows Rob, a record store owner who has been unlucky in relationships. However, his bad luck might...

The Alien franchise is thriving following the release of the latest feature film last year and the first TV show in 2025. Meanwhile, fans can revisit all installments of the franchise on one streaming platform at the start of the new month.

Per Hulu, March 1 will mark the addition of all Alien franchise movies to the streaming service. The films that will be added to Hulu on that date include all four movies featuring Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley: Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), and Alien Resurrection (1997). Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017) will also be added. Rounding out the additions are the two Predator crossover movies, which will also be included: Alien vs. Predator (2004) and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007).

Related'That Was the Original Plan': Alien: Romulus Was Supposed to Be a Secret Spinoff

Alien: Romulus was a huge hit for director Fede Álvarez

These additions will put every Alien film on one platform,...

When it comes to horror sequels, Alien: Romulus now stands among the best ones in modern cinema. Directed by 2013's Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe auteur Fede Álvarez, Romulus provided audiences with a unique approach to the Alien universe. However, as Álvarez has revealed, the original plans included an amazing strategy that would have blown everyone's minds: In the director's original vision, you would have found out that it was an Alien movie roughly a third of the way through.

The director spoke to Collider after a special IMAX screening of the movie. During the Q&a, Álvarez made some shocking reveals, including about the upcoming sequel and when he wants to start production, to the confirmation that Ellen Ripley is actually in Romulus. The director also teased the idea of making an Alien vs. Predator movie, and it was there that he revealed his original plan for Alien: Romulus.

Filmmaker Fede Álvarez struck gold with the most recent film in the Alien franchise, 2024’s Alien: Romulus.However, the director recently shared that the film was almost done in a covert way that would have possibly surprised fans and even caught them off guard.

Alien: Romulus, starring Cailee Spaney and David Jonsson earned more than $350 million worldwide in 2024 and has garnered an Oscar nod for Best Visual Effects. Álvarez, in an interview with Collider, spilled the tea on how he actually wanted to promote and market the movie in the beginning.

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"We Don't Say Alien"

“We started talking about this film when Ridley (Scott) was doing (Alien) Covenant (2017),” said Álvarez. “That’s when they started talking with Michael Schaefer...

Alien: Romuluswas a surprise hit at the box office in 2024, earning more than $350 million worldwide, prompting rumors of a sequel from director Fede Álvarez. Alien: Romulus follows a group of space colonists aboard the Romulus space station and the chaos that ensues.

Collider hosted a special IMAX screening of Alien: Romulus recently, which was followed by a Q&a session moderated by Steve Weintraub. The screening was held to celebrate the movie’s Oscar Nod in the Best Visual Effects category and the panel on hand included Álvarez, VFX Supervisor Eric Barbra and Wētā FX VFX Supervisor Dan Macarin.

During the Q&a, Álvarez, who is also known for Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Don’t Breathe (2016), and Evil Dead (2013), teased Alien: Romulus 2, saying that he is already “writing it.” He also reassured fans that he would have time in his schedule for the sequel film. “I think the sequel is my next movie,...

Director Fede Álvarez, the filmmaker behind last year's popular Alien: Romulus, has revealed he's already working on the sequel and hopes to begin shooting this year,Collider reports. Álvarez also said he wants to "go into truly uncharted waters for the franchise," promising an even bigger movie-going experience than its predecessor.

The Don't Breathe director joined his Alien: Romulus colleagues, VFX Supervisor Eric Barbraand Wētā FX VFX Supervisor Dan Macarin for a panel discussion following an IMAX screening of their film hosted by Collider. During the talk, Álvarez was asked about the Romulus sequel, and he let the gathered crowd know he was currently writing the film. Álvarez also said, "I think the sequel is my next movie, adding, "I hope I can shoot it this year."

Álvarez elaborated some on the status of the project, highlighting the importance of creating a follow-up that continues the story in a meaningful way.

One of Alien: Romulus' shocking reveals happened behind the scenes, when it was confirmed the Offspring sequence was filmed with a real actor wearing prosthetics. However, that creature's introduction was replaced with CGI after the film first screened with a test audience.

Alien: Romulus was a return to form for the franchise with its reliance on practical effects, and it showed in the visceral scenes of Xenomorphs and facehuggers. The Offspring blindsided fans in the final act, however; many suspected Kay (played by Isabela Merced) would birth an abomination but no one expected That. The creature has been compared to the Newborn from Alien: Resurrection, which used animatronics to flesh out the hybrid. A VFX head told Screen Rant that the Offspring was filmed using a real actor wearing prosthetics, save for two sequences.

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When we last left the Return of the Living Dead franchise, Part 2 had just flopped badly, satisfying neither critics nor fans of the first one. Making only $9 million worldwide after a $6 million budget, what was once thought to be a burgeoning series of movies in the mold of Friday the 13th looked deader than a week-old corpse. But as we all know, you can’t keep a good zombie down, and after the man who held the rights to the Living Dead name, Tom Fox, decided he didn’t want to be in the ghoul business any longer, he sold the rights, which eventually ended up at Trimark Pictures, a small studio specializing in horror pictures like Warlock, Leprechaun and Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive. Trimark saw there was potential still pumping in the Living Dead’s veins and decided to make a third entry, although this one would be...

Alien: Romulus will be getting a sequel sometime in the future, but per producer Michael Pruss, it may not be a direct sequel to Fede Álvarez's 2024 movie. Even though the film made more than $350 million at the box office and was acclaimed by critics, those behind the Alien IP are thinking about maybe taking the franchise in another direction.

Alien: Romulus was one of the outstanding horror movies of 2024. It is also one of the best movies of the Alien universe, a franchise filled with films that aren't always well received by audiences and critics. In the movie, Cailee Spaeny plays Rain Carradine, a miner on a dark star who's offered the opportunity to escape to another planet that's not under the control of the Weyland-Yutani corporation. Rain and her brother Andy only have to join a group of other miners, and find the pods that will allow them to arrive at Yvaga III.

Actor Michael Biehn has a podcast called Just Foolin About with Michael Biehn, which can be found on YouTube. Biehn’s latest guest was Veronica Cartwright, who ran into the alien xenomorph in the 1979 film Alien, seven years before Biehn had his own close encounter with the nasty creatures in Aliens. The full, 95 minute episode can be viewed at This Link – but to promote the episode, Biehn has dropped a 13 minute clip that shows Cartwright talking about the experience of working on Alien, including her reaction to the famous chestburster scene. You can check it out in the embed above.

Here’s the clip’s official description: Veronica Cartwright tells Michael Biehn about her time working on and filming Alien. She goes on to shed some light on whether or not the cast was truly unaware of what was about to happen in the iconic chestburster scene, and how genuine her reaction was.

The recent rumor that the next Alien movie might be set to bring back Sigourney Weaver to play a de-aged Ellen Ripley was met with a mixture of excitement and trepidation from fans of the classic sci-fi horror franchise, but it seems we won't be seeing the iconic heroine in action again after all - at least, not in the Romulus sequel.

Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez responded on social media, stating that the report was "fun gossip. But not true at all."

Fun gossip. But not true at all.

— Fede Alvarez (@fedalvar) January 23, 2025

The filmmaker could simply be attempting to throw people off track here, but it seems unlikely. However, Daniel Richtman - who posted the original rumor - has also shared an update.

"I noticed some confusion about my recent post, so just to clarify: I wasn’t talking about the Alien: Romulus sequel. What I heard was...

Two of the original stars from Return of the Living Dead are being brought back by CGI for a crowd-funded meta sequel film.

Per Bloody Disgusting, Return of the Living Dead star Linnea Quigley is crowd-funding a meta sequel to the 1985 original entitled Trash's Revenge. So far, fellow original co-stars Beverly Randolph, Thom Mathews, Miguel Nunez, and John Philbin have signed on for the film. As per a recent update to the crowd-funding project's homepage, both the late James Karen and Don Calfa will also be making appearances in the film courtesy of "the magic of CGI." Trash's Revenge currently has a total fundraising goal of £75,000.

Related 28 Years Later Writer Addresses if 28 Weeks Later Is Canon

The creators behind the 28 Days Later franchise and its next sequel explain exactly how much canon matters to the series.

Directed by Dan O'Bannon from a script written by John Russo, Rudy Ricci,...

Forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here). A company called Living Dead Media LLC claims to own the copyright to the original screenplay and the underlying script for that film, as well as other trademarks, which is how they’re able to move ahead with a new Return of the Living Dead film that’s aiming for a Christmas 2025 release. But last year, a new company called Rotld Originals LLC was formed, with Return of the Living Dead cast member Beverly Randolph, a.k.a. Beverly Dawn Hartley, signing the formation document. It has since been revealed that Rotld Originals LLC is teaming up with DRagonSTUDIOS, a company that owns the trademarks to The Return of the Living Dead and Rotld Universe, for a movie project called Trash’s Revenge,...

The star of the original horror-comedy classic The Return of the Living Dead, scream queen Linnea Quigley is carving her own path to a franchise resurrection with the upcoming Trash’s Revenge, a brand new meta project that’s now funding through Cinebacker.

Quigley, who played Trash in Dan O’Bannon’s classic horror-comedy, is reuniting with several other stars and crew members from The Return of the Living Dead on Trash’s Revenge, announcing this week that the film’s cast will also include Beverly Randolph, Thom Mathews, Miguel Nunez, and John Philbin, as well as two Rotld stars who are no longer with us.

According to Quigley’s latest update on the Trash’s Revenge project, late actors James Karen and Don Calfa will be brought back to the screen “with the magic of CGI.” James Karen, who played Frank in The Return of the Living Dead and also...

2024 was a great year for science fiction movies, with several exciting additions. Although there were some original stories, most of the new releases were follow-ups to pre-existing IPs which did very well at the box office. One of them was Alien: Romulus.

The film marks the seventh addition to the Alien franchise and was set between the events of 1979's Alien and 1986's Aliens. Fede Álvarez directed the film, which starred Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu. Following its worldwide release on Disney+ on Jan. 15, Alien: Romulus topped the charts on the streaming service on the global charts, FlixPatrol reports.

Related Alien: Romulus Home Release Fixes Controversial CGI 'Resurrection' of Deceased Alien Star

The home release of Alien: Romulus uses CGI to fix one controversial aspect of the theatrical version.

Alien: Romulus premiered on Aug. 16, 2024, and was a major success. It was...

Alien: Romulus was a significant success at the box office while also proving to be a big hit with critics, so it wasn't exactly a huge surprise when 20th Century Studios boss Steve Asbell confirmed that early plans are in pace for a sequel last year.

Though director Fede Álvarez still hasn't officially signed on to return, it sounds like it's close to being a done deal. During a new interview with Empire, the filmmaker confirmed that he is in the process of working on the sequel's script, and promises that the movie will take the classic sci-fi horror franchise "into uncharted waters."

“Rodo [Sayagues, co-writer] and I are working on that right now. We’re excited about where it can go. We’ve almost checked all of the boxes of things that I want to see [in Romulus], and brought back a lot of the things I hadn’t seen in a while.

August of 1985 saw the release of one of the great zombie movies of all time. And we’re not talking about George Romero’s Day of the Dead, though some will argue that particular sequel deserves to be in the conversation. We’re talking about Dan O’Bannon’s punk-rock horror-comedy The Return of the Living Dead, which introduced the world to speedy, brain-craving zombies – who also have a thing or two to say when they’re feeling chatty. The movie was by no means a blockbuster, but it did very respectable business, making around $30 million worldwide off of a budget in the low single digits. Naturally, a follow-up would be necessary in the eyes of that film’s producer Tom Fox, who assumed the Living Dead title was due for the franchise treatment in the vein of Friday the 13th. It would take three years, but we did eventually get...

Though Alien: Romulus received a mostly positive response from critics and fans, one aspect of the movie that was met with almost universal backlash was the likeness of a deceased actor being used for a new character via VFX.

When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive on the derelict space station, they learn that the ship's android is still functional despite clearly being in very bad shape after a Xenomorph attack. They plug him in to discover what happened, and we see that the synthetic is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's original movie.

The late Ian Holm was "resurrected" (with permission from the actor's estate) to achieve this, but even setting aside the controversy surrounding the practice of "digital necromancy," the effects used to portray the character were... not the best.

Some shots looked okay, but for the majority of Rook's screen-time, his face basically...

Alien and Aliens confirmed a franchise was building, but that momentum was dashed by a divisive third film. Director David Fincher explained how Alien 3 made him the avant-garde filmmaker he is today.

Alien 3 has its cult following, but the film is largely panned as a disappointing sequel in the series. David Fincher was reserved when speaking about his experience directing that film, but he confirmed reports the project was doomed from the beginning. Speaking to Variety, Fincher said Alien 3 was a lesson he wouldn't forget. That film went off the rails under his watch, and he vowed not to make the same mistake again. "I look at it this way. On Alien 3, I stopped after that movie looking for permission and I would much rather ask for forgiveness," he said. "So that became my edict. And Se7en, on the page, could have gone a lot of different ways.

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This January, Peacock is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the intense biographical thriller series Lockerbie: A Search For Truth to the return of the hit British reality series The Traitors. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Peacock this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the seven best films that are coming to Peacock in January 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Alien (January 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93% Credit – 20th Century Fox

Alien is a sci-fi horror thriller film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by Dan O’Bannon. The 1979 film follows the crew of a spacecraft that intercepts a distress signal from a planet. They soon set out to investigate, but they are attacked by an alien entity that invades their ship.

2024 has been a stellar year for horror movies. A wide variety of major studio and independent horror movies hit theaters this year, and while not all of them were winners, there were some incredible standouts. Movies like Alien: Romulus breathed new life into a much-beloved horror franchise. Other 2024 offerings, like Longlegs, presented a standalone horror experience that instantly became a cult classic.

So, which 2024 horror movies rose to the top? This year brought horror fans a lot of strong contenders, from Abigail to MaXXXine to Heretic. Let's take a look at the 12 best scary movies of 2024, ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes scores.

Alien: Romulus is the Best-Rated Alien Movie in Decades Released on August 16, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Scores:

Tomatometer: 80% Popcornmeter: 85% Certified Fresh?: Yes

Alien: Romulus has some big shoes to fill. Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) are two of the most beloved sci-fi horror films ever made. Many of the following entries,...

Hollywood has made no secret of its reliance on big franchises and sequels throughout the last two decades, from sprawling sagas like the MCU to newcomer film series like John Wick. The 2020s have seen the film industry embrace sequels at an unprecedented scale, dusting off old franchises from the 1980s to cash in on audience nostalgia. While some of these sequels disappointed audiences, others appealed to them by honoring the best of what their franchise has to offer.

Sequels can come in a range of forms, from conclusions to trilogies to long-awaited returns to Hollywood classics. While the 2010s saw a great many remakes and reboots, studios turned back to direct sequels during the 2020s, from family movies to epic blockbusters. Not every sequel impresses the audience, but some gave them exactly what they wanted, leaving them wanting even more from the franchise.

Alien Romulus Is the Best of...

Almost forty years ago, writer/director Dan O’Bannon delivered one of the most highly entertaining zombie movies of all time with The Return of the Living Dead (watch it Here). A company called Living Dead Media LLC claims to own the copyright to the original screenplay and the underlying script for that film, as well as other trademarks, which is how they’re able to move ahead with a new Return of the Living Dead film that’s aiming for a Christmas 2025 release. But earlier this year, a new company called Rotld Originals LLC was formed, with Return of the Living Dead cast member Beverly Randolph, a.k.a. Beverly Dawn Hartley, signing the formation document. And now it has been revealed that Rotld Originals LLC is teaming up with DRagonSTUDIOS, a company that owns the trademarks to The Return of the Living Dead and Rotld Universe, for a movie project called Trash’s Revenge,...

We learned just last week that the long-dormant Return of the Living Dead franchise will return next Christmas with a brand new sequel from Living Dead Media and director Steve Wolsh (Muck, Kill Her Goats). The Christmas-themed horror sequel is set in 1985, 18 months after the events of the original film, and you can watch the first teaser here.

Oddly enough, that’s not even the only Return of the Living Dead movie on the horizon. Remember that legal battle over the rights that we reported on this past summer? Well, it looks like the other party that had been competing with Living Dead Media on the rights (Rotld Originals LLC) has come up with their own sequel project, titled Trash’s Revenge.

While Living Dead Media’s sequel will not feature any returning actors from the 1985 horror-comedy classic, Trash’s Revenge is set to star Rotld actress Linnea Quigley. The...