A theory later emerged that the blade runner series. Alien anthology wiki collaborative website devoted to gather information about alien and prometheus. Alien movie timeline, alien 3 takes place right after the events of aliens. Alien, aliens, alien 3, alien resurrection, prometheus, and alien covenant their respective novelisations, and film production information from a variety of sources. In the first movie it somehow got onto the nostromo spaceship.
A recent report from variety reflecting on the original alien movie s 40th anniversary mentions that director scott is still planning a third alien prequel to follow his last entry. The start of the entire alien timeline, prometheus shows us the initial journey. Its getting quite complicated in there, so weve put together a handy yearbyyear or millenniumbymillennium guide to prometheus, alien. This event leads to the deaths of the entire colony, except for one little girl called newt. Covenant preparing to launch may 19, 2017, now is a good time to look at exactly where the sequel to 2012s prequel prometheus slots in on the alien franchies timeline. May 16, 2017 the new movie is a prometheus sequel and alien prequel.
Produced and distributed by 20th century fox, the series began with alien 1979, directed by ridley scott, and was followed by three sequels, aliens 1986, alien 3 1992, and alien resurrection 1997, directed by james cameron, david fincher, and jeanpierre jeunet, respectively. The widely panned prometheus is a prequel to alien, taking place hundreds of years. The alien franchise has spawned so many sequels and prequels that it can be. The movie alienspage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this movie.
The alien franchise is a science fiction horror franchise, consisting primarily of a series of films focusing on the species xenomorph xx121, commonly referred to simply as the alien, a voracious endoparasitoid extraterrestrial species. What is the correct chronological order of the alienpredator. The weyland century 19902104 the alien universe timeline. A theory later emerged that the blade runner series including blade runner, soldier, and blade runner 2049 is in the same universe as the alien series. Ridley scotts alien prequel series is in full swing, with the esoteric prometheus now followed up with the more expository and horrortinged alien. Covenant fits in the larger alien timeline, and what. Once again, the doomed crew falls victim to the deadly alien creatures. Its just a matter of plugging the movie into the series timeline which ive done for both alien and predator below. Weve noted the years each film covers next to their titles, for easy reference. Resurrection, the last film in the original series, takes place much later, in 2379.
Most contemporary media also took place in the original timeline, regardless of canon. Destroy all aliens was not considered canon, but when omniverse started, the movie was made canon to the story. Reboot timeline the timeline within which the 2016 ben 10 series takes place. The alien universe timeline sometime in the future. Alien is a science fiction horroraction media franchise centered on the film series depicting. The following is a fictional timeline of events as they unfold in the predatoravp universe, as found primarily in the, alien, avp, prometheus and predator film series, and various predator comics, novels, and officially licensed video games. However, we do get to see more about the creation of the famous aliens and who was ultimately responsible for them. The series was almost rebooted with a cancelled sequel that would have changed everything after aliens film. Covenant, we untangle the alien film series so you dont. The film series was pretty straightforward before ridley scotts 2012 film prometheus.
Starting in 1947, a series of unexplained events and sightings prompts u. Every single alien movie in chronological order screenrant. But ranking is the order of the hour, so ive put together a list of all eight alien movies to date, ranked from worst to best. The alien franchise is essentially made up of two separate series the original films.
Anyone is welcome to edit and contribute their knowledge of this series of horrific scifi films. Covenant fits in the larger alien timeline, and what comes next. May 15, 2017 what order should you see the alien movies in. The movie finds a colony spacecraft in the year 2104 making an emergency landing on a planet which was supposedly home to the engineers. Another point to consider is whether to incorporate prometheus into the existing canon, or simply consider it.
Alien chronological order series by alan dean foster. The following is a fictional timeline of events as they unfold in the predatoravp universe. If ancient aliens visited earth, who were they, and where did they come from. It is revealed in and then there were none that the main timeline branched into many alternate realities and timelines. Covenant, we untangle the alien film series so you dont have to. The latest installment of ridley scotts spacehorror franchise, alien. Almost 40 years after the original film, alien, was released in theaters, scott is gearing up to release the sixth official film in the franchise alien. Are alien and blade runner set in the same universe. Fear not, for we have gone forth armed with flamethrowers, motion trackers and that mysterious black goo to untangle the canonical timeline of the alien film series.
Weve excluded them from the timeline because its currently unclear whether the crossover franchise is officially part of the predator continuity. District 9 director and writer neill blomkamp wrote a script for a fifth alien film that was endorsed by both cameron and. Although previously available on dvd as the alien legacy, here they have been repackaged with vastly more extras and with upgraded sound and picture. Lance henricksen who played bishop in aliens appears in this film as. Prometheus 2089 2093 the start of the entire alien timeline, prometheus shows us the initial journey that took humanity into the stars. Ancient aliens explores the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited earth for millions of years. Covenant fits into the prometheus and alien movie timeline. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient egypt, from early cave drawings to. The complete alien timeline, from prometheus to alien. Alien is a sciencefiction horroraction media franchise centered on the film series depicting. While ridley scotts sequel to covenant is apparently on indefinite hold, the timeline for the franchise is openended. The weyland century 1990 2104 1990 october 1 peter weyland born in mumbai, india to an oxfordeducated professor of comparative mythology and a self taught engineer. Ridley scott confirms new alien talks, says the series needs to evolve to. It is an effectively chilling reveal even if it doesnt change much about the films that came before.
Burke orders colonists on planet lv426 to investigate the alien ship. Alien covenant connections to prometheus and alien awakening xenomorph origin, michael fassbender, engineers, and alien. The series is coming up on its 40th anniversary, and over the course of its lifetime, its. Alien universe timeline alien anthology wiki fandom. Unlike the predator franchise, which mostly consists of standalone movies, the alien films generally form continuing story arcs, the principal of which. May 19, 2017 the latest installment of ridley scotts spacehorror franchise, alien. Montse hernandez, tara strong, david kaye, roger craig smith. I watched all movies of the alien series and im still unsure about the origin of the aliens.
Still other people would watch predator 1987 before any of the other movies, and then watch all the alien movies in order by release date. Behind the scenes cast, crew, and other things alien the film that started it all. In the end, a weakness of the aliens is discovered. The series is coming up on its 40th anniversary, and over the course of. Or as i like to think of it when it comes to alien movies, least. Predator, aside from being a good movie is the first chronologically in the series, and provides additional context for subsequent movies.
Alien is a sciencefiction horroraction media franchise centered on the film series depicting warrant officer ellen ripley sigourney weaver and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the alien or xenomorph. Cpes prometheus predator alien universe chronological. It serves as a reboot of the television series loosely based upon the original series. While ridley scotts sequel to covenant is apparently on indefinite hold, the timeline for the franchise is openended its getting quite complicated in there, so weve put together a handy year. Scott chatted with the hollywood reporter about the 40year legacy of alien, a film thats still so beloved it. Since then, ridley scott has confirmed this theory and thus it is now part of the timeline. Isolation the game by creative assembly xenomorph the deadliest species of the universe.
Ridley scotts epic alien franchise is multiplying almost as quickly as the xenomorph in the movies. If youve seen the avp films, then youll know its best we move on. Although never intended to share the same movie universe, these two franchises are now linked thanks to two crossover films. Covenant have created a complex, sprawling timeline spanning millennia. May 09, 2017 fear not, for we have gone forth armed with flamethrowers, motion trackers and that mysterious black goo to untangle the canonical timeline of the alien film series. Welcome to the most expansive timeline of the alien films available. Speaking with cnet, the predator star keeganmichael key counted the alien vs. Want to go through the entire alien series, but i dont know the official timeline. How the new alien movie will fit into the universe. Feb 18, 2015 how the new alien movie will fit into the universe.
Covenant untangling aliens complicated timeline ign. Whats the full official chronology of the alien series movies, games, comics, everything. There are many in the fan communities for both series original films alien 1979 and blade runner 1982who swear by. The new movie sees army sniper quinn mckenna boyd holbrook team up with a squad of outcast army veterans and a biologist with a fascination for aliens to stop earths latest predator visitor. Produced and distributed by 20th century studios, the series began with alien 1979, directed by ridley scott, and was followed by three sequels, aliens 1986, alien 3 1992, and alien resurrection 1997, directed by james cameron, david fincher, and jeanpierre jeunet, respectively. Sep 25, 2018 the complete timeline of predators engineers and aliens. Prometheus was the longawaited return of ridley scott to the alien. Using grand quantities of selenium the giant alien is poisoned and killed. There are major plotholes if we are trying to connect predator and alien canon such as david creating xenomorphs and weyland being alive. List of alien franchise films and television series. The current ben 10 series always takes place this year. And, for completists, weve also mentioned the alien vs predator movies. I suppose this could depend on a number of factors, beginning with whether or not they were always meant to be a part of the same canon.
Covenant works as a sequel to prometheus, but also. Requiem alien aliens alien 3 alien resurrection predator predator predator 2 alien vs. Covenant is the sequel to prometheus, and therefore still a prequel to 1979s alien. Aliens 1986 after drifting through space in stasis for 57. No film in the series better sums up the intersection of magic, science, and human ingenuity that defines the dc universe. Ridley scott still plans third alien sequel after covenant. Synopsis almost immediately after the events in aliens the ship sulaco is destroyed and an escape pod carrying ripley, newt, hicks and what is left of bishop crash lands on a prison planet, fiorina fury 161. The fast and the furious movie timeline in chronological order. Covenant, and up to four more movies in the pipeline.
In the animated television series, the aliens are referred to as the genus. Then in aliens vs predator there is something about the predators keeping aliens just to hunt on them. This list put the films of the alien and predator franchises in chronological order, including the semiprequel to alien prometheus. Classic timeline the timeline around which the 2006 ben 10 series, all of its sequels, and all of its movies revolve. List of alien franchise films and television series wikipedia. Ben 10 is the fifth iteration of the ben 10 franchise. Ridley scott confirms new alien movie talks, franchise. A movie can be both a spinoff and a sequel or prequel. Jun 20, 2019 the movie continues the storylines set up by prometheus instead of setting up the original series. Almost 40 years after the original film, alien, was released in theaters, scott.
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