In 2122, the Nostromo, a merchant ship, is heading for Earth. The crew of seven then receives a mysterious message and decides to go to the location of the signal. On the spot, they discover an alien ship… without knowing that the nightmare has only just begun. Now made up of seven films, the saga Alien started timidly. If the critics praised the artistic direction and the visual beauty of the film, the opinions were more divergent on the scenario and the thickness of the characters. In the end, word of mouth was so positive that spectators, eager for thrills, rushed to theaters, makingAlien, the eighth passenger a science fiction classic.
Aliena cult saga
It’s seeing Stanley Kubrick’s film, 2001, a space odyssey, that Ridley Scott has a revelation and harbors the dream of directing his own feature film. At the end of the 1970s, he took advantage of the enthusiasm around Star Wars and accepts, after a first refusal, to take charge of the project Alien. Supported by the great HR Giger, the famous Swiss artist, the British director began filming in the English studios of Shepperton in July 1978. For several months, the large hangar was transformed into an extraterrestrial vessel and the terrifying camera developed in the presence of actresses and actors with a rising or already well-established career, such as Sigourney Weaver (who was then a sensation on Broadway), John Hurt or Tom Skeritt. No detail is left to chance!
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The quiz for fans of the saga Alien
In 2024, with Alien Romulus, the saga will welcome its seventh canonical film. Without having any connection with the previous feature films, this film will take up the codes of the horror genre and will tell the misadventures of teenagers struggling with Xenomorphs. At the time, the creature was animated by a human in a costume (screamingly realistic) and a series of animatronics. Now, green screens and digital special effects have replaced craftsmanship, but we can expect a great show! While waiting to be able to discover this terrifying new epic, prove to us that you are absolute fans of the saga. Alien by answering this quiz concocted by Télé-Loisirs.
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