Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise has fared better than most horror series. There isn’t another franchise around that can match Aliens’ directorial bonafides. James Cameron? David Fincher? Fede Álvarez ...

When Ridley Scott surprised audiences with Prometheus in 2012, fans weren't sure at first whether the science-fiction epic was an Alien prequel or not. Online rumors, not to mention Scott himself, had ...

Watching the movies and show in chronological order isn't the same as watching them in order of their release date Nothing is as it seems in the Alien universe — including its fictional timeline. For ...

Fassbender’s David has arguably been the most fascinating antagonist (if not overall character) in the Alien franchise. He epitomizes the series’ “man vs. nature vs. machine” theme, as a synth who ...

The Alien franchise has lived and died many times over the years. Currently, it’s in a particularly prolific era, with last year’s theatrical hit Alien: Romulus becoming the biggest entry in years and ...

Alien: Covenant was unfairly dismissed as a ho-hum retread, but it was a deliciously bloody return to the horror roots of the franchise. Ridley Scott took a bold approach by blending horror and ...

The big twist in Alien: Covenant is the revelation that a character from Prometheus, Mr. Weyland’s first android prototype, “David” (Michael Fassbender), not only survived the first film, but ...