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New York Readers Can See ‘Aliens’ With Sigourney Weaver!

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While it may be true that in space no one can hear you scream, they will be heard loud and clear on April 26, 2016 as Alamo Drafthouse and Mondo join in on 20th Century Fox’s nationwide celebration of LV-426 / ALIEN DAY / 4.26.16  – a date paying tribute, of course to the desolate LV-426 featured in both films, Bloody Disgusting learned through a press release.

While the Alien Queen instantly became the stuff of nightmares, it is the three female leads who hold iconic status with fans everywhere. In response, Alamo Drafthouse and Mondo are pleased to announce that star and Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winner Sigourney Weaver – Ellen Ripley herself – will be on hand for a screening of Aliens at New York City’s Town Hall.

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Jenette Goldstein – AKA the tough-as-nails Private Vasquez – and Carrie Henn – the indomitable Newt – will be in attendance for Aliens at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel – just around the corner from where Alamo’s first LA location is now under construction.

And last but not least, Alamo and Mondo will co-present a terrifying Alien + Aliens double feature at Chicago’s beloved arthouse titan, The Music Box Theatre.

Each of these LV-426 / ALIEN DAY / 4.26.16 screenings will be a unique event, featuring a host of Xenomorph mayhem, including custom video pre shows and a for-sale Mondo Alien T-shirt designed by Jay Shaw exclusively for LV-426 / Alien Day screenings.

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“We’re all massive fans of the Alien franchise so being able to host these epic screenings with Sigourney herself in New York, Jenette and Carrie in Los Angeles before we even have our own theaters open in those cities is just insane,” says Alamo VP of Special Events, Henri Mazza. “These are three of the most iconic and badass female protagonists ever committed to film, to celebrate Aliens‘ 30th anniversary with them is a real honor.”

Mondo, the acclaimed collectible art boutique, created an exclusive, limited run T-shirt that pays tribute, of course, to the inimitable Ellen Louise Ripley.  The shirt will only be available at the April 26 screenings – and after that, they’re gone.

“As Ripley prepares for her final escape in Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece Alien, imagine the central computer is able to send one last transmission back home,” Mondo’s Creative Director Jay Shaw, explains of the shirt’s concept. “This message might’ve been a warning that one of the ‘expendable crew’ has escaped with full knowledge of the company’s nefarious plans. Mondo’s screen-printed shirt features an image of everyone’s favorite space badass from that final transmission.”

In addition to the Ripley shirt, Mondo will be offering an expanded line of products including posters, vinyl and apparel inspired by the property through their website on April 26, andthe lobby of Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin will be home to an Alien pop-up store from April 22 through May 1.

LV-426 / ALIEN DAY / 4.26.16 Events

Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
New York, NY – The Town Hall
Chicago, IL – Music Box Theatre

For more info and to purchase tickets, go AlamoAliens.com

For Mondo’s full line of ALIEN/S merch, go mondotees.com/lv-426

For more about Alamo Drafthouse, visit drafthouse.com

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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Matilda Firth Joins the Cast of Director Leigh Whannell’s ‘Wolf Man’ Movie

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Pictured: Matilda Firth in 'Christmas Carole'

Filming is underway on The Invisible Man director Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man for Universal and Blumhouse, which will be howling its way into theaters on January 17, 2025.

Deadline reports that Matilda Firth (Disenchanted) is the latest actor to sign on, joining Christopher Abbott (Poor Things),  Julia Garner (The Royal Hotel), and Sam Jaeger.

The project will mark Whannell’s second monster movie and fourth directing collaboration with Blumhouse Productions (The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Insidious: Chapter 3).

Wolf Man stars Christopher Abbott as a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator.

Writers include Whannell & Corbett Tuck as well as Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo.

Jason Blum is producing the film. Ryan Gosling, Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner and Whannell are executive producers. Wolf Man is a Blumhouse and Motel Movies production.

In the wake of the failed Dark Universe, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man has been the only real success story for the Universal Monsters brand, which has been struggling with recent box office flops including the comedic Renfield and period horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Giving him the keys to the castle once more seems like a wise idea, to say the least.

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