It’s a great time to be an alien fan

happy Alien Day of all those who celebrate. April 26 as many of you knowis the day when pop culture has decided to celebrate one of the most iconic science fiction franchises: Alien. That’s because the planet in the sequel aliens It’s LV-426, so April 26th. But in the past Alien The day has largely been an excuse to simply rewatch or praise old movies, this year is completely different. This is really the best Alien Always day.

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Because? Well, because there are so many surprising new features. Alien Things that are coming, or available right now, for fans to enjoy. Much more than ever before. What are we talking about? Here it goes:

Alien: Romulus
Image: Fox

Alien: Romulus

The most exciting thing coming for Alien fans is the next movie in the franchise, Alien: Romulusset for release in August. We have seen some footage and a trailer and I think director Fede Álvarez is going to knock this out of the park. He’s even celebrating Alien Day also revealing the radio-controlled Facehugger they used in the film. https://twitter.com/fedalvar/status/1783886270588219436

Alien television show

So there’s the movie. What else? Well, fargo and Legion Creator Noah Hawley is currently working on making a new Alien Television show for FX. Yes, he is doing it right now. Timothy Olyphant is on it and takes place in a time never explored in the Alien franchise before — our near future. It’s still pretty mysterious, but it’s getting there.

aliens comic

Movies, TV, what about books? We’re glad you asked. Right now, Marvel Comics is in the middle of a multi-issue series. of Aliens: What if…? It’s a completely new story that begs the question what if Carter Burke, the evil asshole from aliens played by Paul Reiser, survived. In fact, we talked to Reiser about everything and you can read that here. Suffice it to say, if you’re a fan of aliensyou have to check it.

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Alien Relaunching

Depending on when you are reading this, the latest Alien The Day celebration may still be available to you. Disney/Fox reissued Alien in theaters today, April 26. What better way to show your love for xenomorphs than with Ridley Scott’s original on the big screen?

Alien: Rogue Incursion Announcement Video

a Alien virtual reality game

Any other big Alien Today news? Just because? There’s a new single-player virtual reality game called Alien: Rogue Raid of Survios was just announced and will be here during the holiday season for PlayStation VR2, PCVR via Steam and Meta Quest 3. Not much news yet but visit alienrogueincursion.com for information.

The alien queen
The alien queen
Image: Fox

aliens 4K

This happened a few months ago, but it’s still worth mentioning. Recently, James Cameron released several of his older films. in 4K for the first time always and one of those was aliens. So go see Alien in theaters, stop by Target or something afterward, and then watch aliens in 4K to close the day.

New Alien Reserve

If you like to read about Alienaliens and not just watch movies about them, Titan Books has a new one coming out on July 30 called Alien: Uncivil War by Brendan Deneen. Find out more here.

aliens Role-playing game sales

Finally, although it has been on the market for some years now, the award-winning Alien: the role-playing game has a huge 50% off sales on its main game and add-ons. You can discover all this here.


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