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The man who built the spaceships for 2001, Alien, and Empire has died

Science fiction aficionados and fans of practical effects will want to pour one out today: Brian Johnson, a man responsible ...

Brian Johnson, special effects pioneer whose models were seen in Space: 1999, Thunderbirds and Alien

Brian Johnson, who has died aged 86, was an Oscar-winning visual effects maestro and modelling specialist who contributed ...

Spaceships and Xenos and Eyes, Oh My: 'Alien: Earth' Creative Team on Noah Hawley's Sci-Fi Prequel

Noah Hawley has brought the sci-fi/horror series to television. Many filmmakers have taken on the "Alien" franchise: James Cameron, David Fincher, Fede Álvarez. Ridley Scott even returned to the well ...
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The Pilot

The Pilot is the mummified alien found in the driver's seat of the abandoned ship found in the first Alien movie. There was no way for the crew of the USCSS Nostromo to know exactly how long the alien ...