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NECA Steals ‘Alien’ Day Showcase With NEWT Action Figure!
“Get away from her. You bitch!”
While Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley may be the centerpiece of the Alien franchise, I don’t think Fox understands the potency of popularity behind the character “Newt” from James Cameron’s Aliens.
But you want to know who does? NECA, who just kicked off “Alien Day” with a look at their own Rebecca “Newt” Jorden 7″ Scale Figure.
In the director’s cut of Aliens, we learn that Ripley had lost her daughter, which sets the stage for her “motherly” connection with Newt, who was played by Carrie Henn. While this aspect is lost in the more action-oriented theatrical cut, Cameron still gets this point across, which makes the relationship between the two one for the ages.
In fact, Neill Blomkamp just revealed that Newt is an intricate part of his Aliens followup that’s currently on the back-burner to Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant.
NECA has confirmed that Newt will “mostly” be a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, which means you better have your credit card ready this July. Also revealing today is NECA’s Vasquez action figure, which only sweetens the pot. “Anytime, anywhere, man!”
Rebecca Jorden, known to most people as “Newt“, was the sole survivor from the Hadley’s Hope settlement on Acheron following a Xenomorph infestation at the colony. She was the daughter of Russ and Anne Jorden and sister to Timmy Jorden. The United States Colonial Marine Corps unit which was dispatched to the moon in 2179 discovered her hiding in the colony’s ventilation system. She subsequently became close to Ellen Ripley, who later risked her own life to rescue Newt from the Xenomorph Hive.
Newt was one of four people to survive the infestation on LV-426, along with Ripley, Corporal Hicks and the android Lance Bishop, who was badly damaged. She later died when an EEV carrying her crashed on Fiorina “Fury” 161.
The Kenner throwback Ripley is now available on Toysrus.com.
Just three years after Evil Dead Rise set the box office on fire with a $147 million worldwide haul, Evil Dead Burn was unleashed into theaters this past weekend. Unfortunately, the opening weekend for Evil Dead Burn wasn’t quite as strong as the debut for its predecessor.
Evil Dead Burn debuted in 3,004 theaters across North America and scared up $13.7 million in its domestic debut, about $10 million less than Evil Dead Rise‘s $24.5 million opening.
Worldwide, Evil Dead Burn debuted with $25 million. Given the film’s production budget was somewhere in the ballpark of $20 million, all is certainly not lost for Evil Dead Burn. That said, Warner Bros. and New Line no doubt hoped that Burn would top or at least match the domestic opening of Rise, but instead we’re looking at a case of diminishing franchise returns.
The good news for fans? Next installment Evil Dead Wrath has already wrapped production for expected release in 2028, so there’s no danger of the franchise ending with Evil Dead Burn.
Evil Dead Wrath from director Francis Galluppi (The Last Stop in Yuma County) is currently set for theatrical release on April 7, 2028, though that could change in the coming months.
Will the Evil Dead franchise be taking a break after Evil Dead Wrath? That all depends on how Wrath performs at the box office. But for what it’s worth, the post-credits scene at the end of Evil Dead Burn suggests that the franchise’s creators are hopeful for a bright future ahead.
The critical reception for Evil Dead Burn was a bit less positive than the reception to Evil Dead Rise, with Rise hitting 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and Burn currently sitting at 71%. It’s interesting to note, however, that the “Popcornmeter” on Rotten Tomatoes is a bit higher for Burn than it was for Rise, with Burn‘s currently at 80% and Rise‘s sitting a tad lower at 76%.
The site’s “Popcornmeter” scores are decided by users, rather than verified movie critics.
Which do you prefer? Evil Dead Rise or Evil Dead Burn? Sound off below.
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