Since Ridley Scott brought the Alien franchise to life with his groundbreaking 1979 film, it has grown to become a hallmark of the sci-fi horror genre. The franchise has shaped themes such as ...

The Alien universe has grown since our last log in 2023, and Nerdist’s Adam Murray is returning from his hypersleep chamber to bring you a new and expanded version ...

Alien (1979) 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 the crew of the commercial ...

Sigourney Weaver is considering reprising her role as Ripley in an upcoming 'Alien' installment. 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection/Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ReedPop Nearly 30 years ...

Sigourney Weaver, who famously stars as Ellen Ripley in the iconic sci-fi “Alien” franchise, applauded FX’s series “Alien: Earth” as a “beautifully done” prequel. “I can’t believe it’s television, ...

"Chipocalypse Now." When the slogan rolled out Saturday, it sounded like a campaign for Chipotle’s latest rebrand of the humble burrito. The reality was less savory. It was a declaration of war, on an ...

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from episode 5 of Alien: Earth on FX. Something might feel wildly familiar about episode 5 of FX’s Alien prequel. That’s because the spacecraft that ...

Having first appeared in Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979), the Xenomorph has come to personify the uncanny and the raw fears of invasion, mutation, and predation. Over decades, the Alien franchise has seen ...

Certain movie moments just stick with you for life, and the scene in which a creature bursts out of John Hurt's chest in the film was gory enough to get our stomachs churning—but for the actors on set ...