ALIEN Day is almost upon us. April 26 is widely recognised by fans and more official channels as a day fans of the ALIEN series celebrate our beloved movie series. A movie series about a species of implacably hostile biomechanical extraterrestrial parasitoid creatures that brutally murder fellow human beings. Lovely stuff. In past years 4-26 has been the day various ALIEN licence holders and fans indulged in making a variety of public announcements. This year should be no different. Big names are often attached and while the past couple of years have been a little scant in this regard, this year is potentially very special.

Currently in the works are two major productions, a streaming ALIEN movie (which is rumored to being considered for a limited cinema release) and an ALIEN television series are both in the works. 20th Century Studios obviously feel the ALIEN property has great potential in it still. As principal photography for the movie has been progressing for a few weeks now, we may soon hear some details about what this production has to offer. Let’s hope 20CS takes advantage of the upcoming ALIEN Day to capitalise on making a reveal, either story details, character info or possibly even some images from the movie sets. It would seem to be an appropriate time to make such announcements. We shall see what happens in two days time.

Other typical announcements unrelated to these two upcoming productions may likely come from licence holders revealing new product lines or fans releasing their own content online. Who knows what new merchandise and goodies, both licenced and otherwise, will be announced? Either way, ALIEN Day is a fun day! Well, it’s a fun day if you are into appreciating face ripping space monsters that want to decimate humanity and the various industries and enthusiasts that support this fascination.

-windebieste.