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The seventh instalment in the increasingly aimless Alien franchise is better than it has any right to be, a genuinely thoughtful reimagining that pays stylish homage to the one-two punch packed by Ridley Scott and James Cameron in 1979 and 1986 but adds in some inventively nasty surprises of its own…

Ridley Scott is looking back at his filmmaking career and wishes he had been able to direct the sequels to Alien and Blade Runner. In a new interview, Scott explained why he was not directly involved with follow-up films to the franchises he established. “I’m the author of two franchises. Most…

FX’s Fargo marked its 10th anniversary in April, and creator-showrunner Noah Hawley is still finding new ways to expand its universe including the critically acclaimed fifth season — which is very much in the Emmy conversation right now — just as he…

When it came to delivering one of the most twisted and politically thrilling Fargo seasons ever, creator Noah Hawley says it didn’t entail him ripping up a ton of scripts to get there. “I’m a big believer that the first idea is a good idea,” says the Primetime Emmy winner, “I trust my instincts.&#8221…

EXCLUSIVE: Foundation star Sandra Yi Sencindiver has joined FX and Noah Hawley’s Alien series which is filming in Thailand. Exec-produced by Ridley Scott, the prequel series will be set towards the end of this century (franchise watchers estimate the date to be a few years before Prometheus, and…

British special effects artist Roger Dicken, best known for his work on Ridley Scott's Alien and the 1970s sci-fi thriller When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth has died. He was 84.  Dicken died on February 18 at his home in North Wales. His career began in the mid-60s when he accepted a freelance effects…

Fargo and Alien are not necessarily two projects that you'd associate with each other but they both come from the mind of Noah Hawley and are for FX. The former has just finished its fifth season starring Jon Hamm and Juno Temple, while the latter is shooting in Thailand ahead of a 2025…

EXCLUSIVE: Olivier Award nominee Moe Bar-El (The Peripheral) has been tapped for a major recurring role in the first season of Noah Hawley’s Alien series for FX, Deadline has learned. Details as to his characters are under wraps. The actor joins a cast that includes Sydney Chandler as the meta-human…

EXCLUSIVE: After working with Noah Hawley on the fifth season of his Emmy-winning drama Fargo, which just debuted last week, David Rysdahl has solidified his place in his FX family with a series regular role in his Alien prequel series, Deadline can exclusively reveal. Details as to his character are…

EXCLUSIVE: Timothy Olyphant is reuniting with Noah Hawley and FX, signing on for a major role in the upcoming Alien series. Olyphant, who recurred on Season 4 of Hawley’s FX anthology series Fargo, is set to star opposite Sydney Chandler in Hawley's prequel to the Alien franchise, sources tell…

Noah Hawley’s FX series Alien will be heading back into production early next year in Bangkok, Thailand, the Fargo creator told Deadline at the season 5 premiere in LA last night. Alien shutdown due to the SAG-AFTRA strike back in late August after a July 19 start in Bangkok’s The Studio Park. Sets…

Fede Álvarez is directing a new sequel to Alien and Ridley Scott has seemingly given his notes on the movie and thinks it’s “f***ing great.” Speaking to fellow director Guillermo del Toro during the DGA Latino Summit 2023, Álvarez revealed he wanted Scott “to see it before anybody.” “Everyone…