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Alien Unseen: Part Two - Production Storyboards

Alien Unseen: Part Two - Production Storyboards

Weyland-Yutani Archives: In this part, we will be taking a look at some of the deleted, unfilmed and alternate scenes from the production storyboards which are based on the Ju...

Aliens 1989 CBS Special Edition Broadcast

Aliens 1989 CBS Special Edition Broadcast

Weyland-Yutani Archives: In December of 1987, James Cameron wrote an article for Starlog magazine entitled 'Answers about Aliens'. The purpose of the article was to answer que...

James Cameron: Answers about Aliens Starlog 1987

James Cameron: Answers about Aliens Starlog 1987

Weyland-Yutani Archives: JAMES CAMERON is the writer/director of ALIENS. Previously, he co-wrote (with Gale Anne Hurd) and directed Terminator. His first film as director was ...

Aliens Visual Futurist: Syd Mead

Aliens Visual Futurist: Syd Mead

Weyland-Yutani Archives: With principal photography for Aliens closing in James Cameron still had nothing designed late in the film's pre-production. With nothing designed mea...

The Translucent Alien

The Translucent Alien

Weyland-Yutani Archives: Ridley Scott originally wanted all three alien forms to be translucent to match Giger's paintings. Giger started work on a translucent Facehugger. Rid...

Walter Hill Starlog Interview 1979

Walter Hill Starlog Interview 1979

Weyland-Yutani Archives: Fresh from his work on "The Warriors," producer Walter Hill Discusses his role in the making of "Alien". By Bob Martin. Alien is not the initial ex...

H.R Giger Alien 3 Interview 1992/93

H.R Giger Alien 3 Interview 1992/93

Weyland-Yutani Archives: Alien 3 had one of the most tortuous pre-production periods of all the ALIEN movies. And a key figure caught up in the off-screen tribulations was HR ...

Executing Alien: Ronald Shusett Interview

Executing Alien: Ronald Shusett Interview

Weyland-Yutani Archives: As a producer and/or writer, Ronald Shusett’s credits include FREEJACK, TOTAL RECALL, KING KONG LIVES, and DEAD AND BURIED. But his most famous ...

Alien 3 Effects Article 1994

Alien 3 Effects Article 1994

Weyland-Yutani Archives: ADI claims to have redesigned Giger's Alien. By Tim Prokop Central to director David Fincher's concept for Alien 3 was the premise that the Alien t...

A Real Horror Show: David Fincher Interview 1992

A Real Horror Show: David Fincher Interview 1992

Weyland-Yutani Archives: A real horror show: The filming of Alien 3 was a nightmare for its director David Fincher. 'As I always say, things don't get clearer when you take t...

Aliens: The Mythical Reebok Shoes Scene

Aliens: The Mythical Reebok Shoes Scene

Weyland-Yutani Archives: Over the years, I've heard of many mythical scenes that have supposedly been filmed, lost, seen exclusively at crew/press screenings and even released...

Alien 3: The Dog Catcher Commandos

Alien 3: The Dog Catcher Commandos

Weyland-Yutani Archives: If you've watched Alien 3 real close, you will notice two commandos that look strange and stick out from the rest. You first come across these two com...

Roger Dicken: Life in Small Forms

Roger Dicken: Life in Small Forms

Weyland-Yutani Archives: You will be familiar with Giger's early concept designs for the facehugger and chestburster. However, it wasn't Giger, who built or operated the two c...

Alien Mechanics: Carlo Rambaldi

Alien Mechanics: Carlo Rambaldi

Weyland-Yutani Archives: When it came to giving the adult alien function, it was clear that the production team needed someone with not only considerable sculpting skills but ...

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