‘Alien’: On Creating the Music and the Monster [Halloweenies Podcast]

The commercial space tug Halloweenies is in quarantine. After inspecting a transmission from a nearby moon, the crew returns with a perfect organism: Ridley Scott‘s Alien. In the second of three episodes dedicated to the 1979 sci-fi horror, McKenzie Gerber, Dan Caffrey, Michael Roffman, and Rachel Reeves move to the lab to study Jerry Goldsmith‘s […]

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Why It’s Time for the ‘Alien vs. Predator’ Games to Make a Comeback

It’s easy to take the Aliens vs. Predator franchise for granted years after the crossover became mainstream, but long-time fans remember that it was actually quite the long journey to get this far. With a shared universe originally being teased at the end of Predator 2, our favorite movie monsters initially had to duke it […]

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These 17 Horror Movie Franchises Are Coming Back to Life in 2024

Less than a full month into the New Year, we already have a running list of over 50 horror movies that we cannot wait to see in 2024, and one thing we noticed when looking over that list is that a lot of horror franchises are making big returns in the coming eleven months. From […]

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These Are the Only Five Horror Franchises to Hit the $1 Billion Box Office Milestone

What are the highest grossing horror movies of all time? More specifically, what are the highest grossing horror franchises of all time? On the list of the Top 20, only FIVE franchises in the history of the genre have crossed the $1 billion mark. Can you guess which ones? Franchises including The Purge, A Nightmare […]

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Noah Hawley Explains Why His “Alien” TV Series Won’t Be Using Anything from ‘Prometheus’

The Alien franchise will return with its first ever television series in 2025, and it’s set to be the first story in the franchise that takes place on Earth, roughly 70 years in the future. Creator Noah Hawley‘s take on the Alien franchise has been described as both an “extension and reinvention” of the films, but don’t expect […]

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The 10 Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2024 [Halloweenies Podcast]

Happy Belated New Year! So, if you recall last week, the Halloweenies shared their favorite horror films of 2023. (Missed it? Catch it here.) Now, it’s time to look forward and see all the kinds of horror that await us in 2024. In fact, one title — ahem, Fede Alvarez‘s Alien film — they’re dedicating […]

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FX’s “Alien” Television Series Adds to Growing Cast

The cast for FX’s “Alien” series continues to grow, with Deadline reporting that actor Moe Bar-El (The Peripheral) joins in recurring capacity. More interestingly, the announcement gives a bit more insight to the many of the characters in the series. The series is “set in a time period before Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley and is the […]

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2024 Horror Preview: 50 Horror Movies We Can’t Wait to See This Year

Horror hits the ground running in 2024, and judging by the current release slate, the genre has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. 2024’s horror slate is densely packed already, and it doesn’t even touch on the yet-to-be-announced features and surprise festival gems. Welcome to Bloody Disgusting’s 2024 Horror Preview. How massive will 2024 […]

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These Six Actors Just Joined the Cast of FX’s “Alien” Television Series

The cast for FX’s upcoming “Alien” series continues to grow, with Variety reporting this week that six more actors have signed on to star in the franchise’s first small screen outing. Babou Ceesay (“Guerrilla,” “Damilola”), Jonathan Ajayi (“Wonder Woman 1984,” “Noughts and Crosses”), Erana James (“Uproar,” “The Wilds”), Lily Newmark (“Pin Cushion,” “Sex Education”), Diêm […]

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‘Alien’ – David Rysdahl Joins the Cast of FX Television Series

Just one day after we learned that Timothy Olyphant (“Fargo”) has joined the cast of FX’s “Alien” series, Deadline reports that David Rysdahl (“Fargo”) has also signed on. The upcoming series will reteam both Olyphant and Rysdahl with creator Noah Hawley, who of course previously created the small screen version of “Fargo” they starred in. […]

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Fede Alvarez’s ‘Alien’ Movie Takes Place Between the Original ‘Alien’ and James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’

Before Noah Hawley’s TV series comes to FX, we’re first getting a brand new movie set in the world of Alien, this one directed by Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe). We don’t yet know all that much about Alvarez’s Alien movie – we don’t even have an official title at this time – but […]

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Timothy Olyphant Joins ‘Alien’ TV Series from FX and Noah Hawley

The “Alien” franchise is headed to the small screen for the first time with a new series from FX and Noah Hawley (“Fargo”), and Timothy Olyphant (“Fargo”) has joined the cast. Deadline first reported the news this afternoon. The site notes, “Details about Olyphant’s character are not being disclosed. I hear he plays Kirsh, a […]

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FX’s “Alien” TV Series Likely Won’t Premiere Until 2025

Fede Alvarez’s upcoming Alien movie is currently set for theatrical release on August 16, 2024, but what about the “Alien” TV series from FX and creator Noah Hawley (“Fargo”)? According to new comments from Hawley, the “Alien” franchise likely isn’t headed to the small screen until sometime in 2025 – a year after Alvarez’s new movie […]

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Ridley Scott Told Fede Alvarez His New ‘Alien’ Movie Is “F***ing Great”

The next movie in the Alien film franchise is directed by Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe filmmaker Fede Alvarez, which will notably be the first Alien movie released by Disney. Principal photography wrapped on Alvarez’s Alien earlier this year, and it’s currently set for theatrical release on August 16, 2024. While we wait, we’ve got a first […]

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‘Alien: Black, White & Blood’ – Marvel Comics Unleashes Ultra-Violent Anthology Series in February

Marvel Comics will explore new depths of terror this February by extending the popular Black, White & Blood line into the Alien universe, Bloody Disgusting has learned today. “Alien: Black, White & Blood will be four issues of unbridled violence with shocking stories crafted by some of the industry’s hottest talents,” Marvel Comics previews. Previous […]

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