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Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android (Michael Fassbender) and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".
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 a spaceship crew who investigate a derelict spaceship and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature.
Adapted from the comic book series Aliens: Hive (also known as Aliens: Harvest) (1992). A dying man becomes involved in a plot to steal royal jelly from an alien hive, believing it to be a cure for his cancer. [14] Aliens: Rogue: Sandy Schofield: November 1, 1995: 288 pp: Adapted from the comic book series Aliens: Rogue (1993)
District 9 was a sleeper hit back in 2009, telling the story of peaceful aliens called prawns who are treated like second-class citizens in Johannesburg, who eventually start fighting back (with ...
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, it is part of the Alien franchise , serving as a sequel to Prometheus (2012).
Although Giler and Hill believed that Alien required a secondary story element, O'Bannon said in the film's audio commentary that he saw it as unnecessary. [16] Shusett praised Giler and Hill's addition of the Ash story line in the 2003 documentary, The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien, calling it "one of the best things in the movie". [17]
Jones has been called "the true hero of Alien" due to his characterization as a survivor who teaches the human characters of the film valuable lessons. He is also appreciated by fans as he is the only significant character in the franchise that has lived a full and long life, having survived facing the Alien on multiple occasions. [9]
Alien 3 (stylized as ALIEN 3) 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. Starring Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley , it is the third installment of the Alien franchise .