Alien: Romulus 2 was basically killed by Ridley Scott, he seems to confirm
by Simon Brew | Sep 01, 2026 | News
Ridley Scott admits that he thought Alien: Romulus was just "OK" and that he "we back and got involved." More on the story here....
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Alien: Covenant 2 | Ridley Scott says he's working on a third prequel
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 26, 2026 | News
Almost a decade after Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott says he's making a third prequel, which will again focus on Michael Fassbender's David....
Alien: Earth season 2 | Tracey Ullman and Jerome Flynn join the cast
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 10, 2026 | News, TV
Horror TV spin-off Alien: Earth season 2 is still filming, with Tracey Ullman, Jerome Flynn (pictured) and Sam Spruell now added to the cast....
Alien | Growing signs that Whalefall filmmaker Brian Duffield is writing a sequel
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 22, 2026 | News
According to two Hollywood insiders, Whalefall and No One Will Save You filmmaker Brian Duffield is writing an Alien movie....
Alien | The birth and curious death of HR Giger’s Space Jockey
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 26, 2026 | Feature, News
To mark Alien Day, we head back to the late 1970s to see how HR Giger designed the Space Jockey - and its look at its strange fate after the film's...
Alien: Earth season 2 ordered by FX and Disney
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 12, 2025 | News
Showrunner Noah Hawley is to return to make Alien: Earth season 2 as part of a new deal with FX and Disney....
Alien 5 | After nearly 30 years, might it finally happen?
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 14, 2025 | Feature, News
As Sigourney Weaver hints that Ripley might return for a new Alien sequel, we look at the conception, death and possible rebirth of Alien 5…...
Alien | Sigourney Weaver talked to Fox about playing Ripley again
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 13, 2025 | News
Sigourney Weaver reveals that producer Walter Hill has started writing an Alien sequel script detailing the further adventures of Ellen Ripley....
Alien: Earth episode 8 spoiler-filled review | In space, no one can hear you sigh
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 24, 2025 | Reviews, TV
It’s the Alien: Earth season finale. So does the series end with a bang and a splash of acid? Our spoiler-y review of episode 8:...
Alien: Earth | A spoiler-filled exploration (with bad art)
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 24, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
With inevitable spoilers, we look back at Alien: Earth’s first season to look at what worked, what didn’t, and where it might go next. Contains bad...
Alien: Earth episode 7 spoiler review | Wish you were here?
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 17, 2025 | Reviews, TV
Chaos descends on an island paradise in the penultimate part of Alien: Earth. Our spoiler-y review of episode 7:...
Alien: Earth episode 6 spoiler-free review | Talk to me
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 10, 2025 | News, Reviews
A corporate-controlled island becomes a powder keg of intrigue in Alien: Earth. Our spoiler-free review of episode 6:...
Alien: Earth episode 5 spoiler-free review | Oh, MU-TH-UR
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 03, 2025 | Reviews
We return to space for a chapter that harks right back to 1979. Our spoiler-free review of Alien: Earth episode 5…...
Alien: Earth | Is Boy Kavalier a genius or an idiot?
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 28, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
As Alien: Earth reaches its midpoint, a spoiler-y reflection on where we’re up to - and whether Boy Kavalier is quite the genius he thinks he is....
Alien: Earth episode 4 spoiler-free review | Stop getting Asimov wrong
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 27, 2025 | Reviews
Is Boy Kavalier really the genius he claims to be? It’s one burning question posed by Alien: Earth episode 4. Our review:...
Alien: Earth episode 3 review | It’s a trap
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 20, 2025 | Reviews, TV
There’s manipulation and intrigue in Alien: Earth episode 3, but has the title creature lost its scare factor? Our spoiler-free review:...
Alien: Earth episodes 1 and 2 | Spoiler free review
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2025 | News, Reviews, TV
Noah Hawley brings a classic sci-fi horror franchise to the small screen with the lavish-looking Alien: Earth. Here’s our spoiler-free review of e...
From Dracula to Alien: the evolution of space vampires
by Chris Farnell | May 07, 2025 | Feature, News
The horrors of Alien and Lifeforce have their roots in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. A look at the roots of space vampires and their meaning:...
Alien: Earth | New teasers unveil more unearthly monsters besides the Xenomorph
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 28, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
A pair of new Alien: Earth teaser trailers show glimpses of "five different lifeforms" - four of them seemingly separate from the Xenomorph....
Moonraker, Alien, and 1979’s attitude to plot spoilers
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2025 | Feature, News
The attitude to spoilers appeared to be rather different in 1979, if magazine coverage of Moonraker, Alien and more are anything to go by…...
Alien | A Prometheus-like prequel concept was first floated in 1979
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 01, 2025 | Feature, News
A magazine article from 1979 reveals that an Alien prequel, "telling the tale of the space jockey" was first discussed over 45 years ago....
Alien: Earth | Everything we know so far (and speculation about the things we don’t)
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 26, 2025 | Feature, News, TV
With the show due on Disney+ this year, we dig into what we know about Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX TV prequel, Alien: Earth....
Alan Dean Foster and a legendary novelist’s life in film
by Ryan Lambie | Mar 13, 2025 | Feature, News
Author Alan Dean Foster talks to us about his connections to some of the most important sci-fi films of all time, including Star Wars, Star Trek,...
Film Stories issue 54 digital edition | Buy and download it here
by James Harvey | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Get issue 54 of Film Stories to download in PDF format right here - and support our independent film magazine as you do so!...
Ridley Scott says he’s directing a mystery sci-fi film (exclusive)
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 01, 2024 | News
An exclusive from director Ridley Scott: among his planned upcoming films, including his Bee Gees biopic and Gladiator III, there’s a mystery sci-fi m...
Alien: Earth | Showrunner Noah Hawley teases changes to the xenomorph's design
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 16, 2024 | News
Showrunner Noah Hawley is bringing his "own thoughts to the design" of the xenomorph in the upcoming TV series, Alien: Earth....
Alien: Romulus and 45 years of fascinating androids
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 23, 2024 | Feature
With spoilers, we dig into 45 years of Alien movies to explore why its androids - sorry, artificial persons - are such fascinating characters....
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez on the work that went into one spoilery, controversial plot detail
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 21, 2024 | News
Director Fede Alvarez pays homage to the original Alien with one plot development in Alien: Romulus. With spoilers, he talks about the work that went...
Alien: Romulus | With spoilers, an exploration of its twists and shocks
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 19, 2024 | Feature, News
Space horror Alien: Romulus left us with lots to talk about. Here’s our analysis of its twists, turns and a wild third act. Spoilers ahead:...
Alien | How it fused New Hollywood and the 1980s blockbuster era
by A J Black | Aug 16, 2024 | Feature
With Alien: Romulus in cinemas, a look at how Ridley Scott's original Alien emerged from the New Hollywood of the 1970s and anticipated the...
Beyond Alien: exploring 1979’s other horror movies
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 14, 2024 | Feature, News
The year that brought us the classic Alien also gave us dozens of other horror movies - some great, others less so. We head back to 1979:...
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez interview: practical effects, Hollywood apathy, and making divisive sci-fi horror
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Writer-director Fede Alvarez talks exclusively about his new film, Alien: Romulus and his handmade approach to its making....
