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NECA Concludes ‘Alien’ Day With Private J. Vasquez Reveal!
“I only need to know one thing: where they are.”
Jenette Goldstein portrayed one of my all-time favorite co-stars, Private First Class Jenette Vasquez in James Cameron’s Aliens.
Ripped, tough and brimming with one-liners, this tough cookie could have easily been the greatest enemy the Xenomorphs, errr, bugs ever faced.
Now, thanks to NECA, you’ll be able to add her to your 7″ collection. This wasn’t the first announcement of the day as NECA also revealed this hotly anticipated Newt doll, arriving at this July’s San Diego Comic-Con.
UPDATED with a full look at the 7 inch action figure, thanks to Jenette Goldstein!
Private First Class Jenette Vasquez was a Smartgun operator with the United States Colonial Marine Corps, part of 2nd Battalion Bravo Team. She was the sister of Carmen Vasquez. Jenette was a member of the combat unit deployed to LV-426 aboard the USS Sulaco in 2179, to investigate the sudden loss of contact with the colony of Hadley’s Hope. She was subsequently involved in combating the Xenomorph infestation at the colony.
Vasquez was part of First Squad’s gun team, along with Private Hudson. She was among the last to perish in the incident, committing suicide with Lieutenant Gorman rather than be captured by the Xenomorphs for impregnation. Vasquez also had a long history with fellow Smartgun operator Private Mark Drake, and the two shared a close, possibly romantic relationship.
She’s here. @NECA_TOYS releases the first true #Vasquez action figure this August for #Aliens 30th anniversary. pic.twitter.com/kahji3cUGT
— jenette goldstein (@jenettebras) April 28, 2016
Hope you all had an amazing #alienday426 such a blast sharing & celebrating all things Xeno with you guys. pic.twitter.com/lkcKi1NWX8
— NECA (@NECA_TOYS) April 27, 2016
Let’s rock!! #alienday426
pic.twitter.com/ZkTEazgkaT— NECA (@NECA_TOYS) April 26, 2016
Fangoria Studios and Panick Studios are turning horror comic Black Diamond into a film, and Variety reports that Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight) will direct.
Black Diamond comic book creator Brendan Columbus will write the screenplay.
Black Diamond follows Owen and Victoria Welch on a family ski trip that spirals into a nightmare. When their son is abducted by a mysterious cult, the couple is pushed to the brink and faced with a soul-crushing ultimatum: sacrifice another child or lose their own forever.
The comic book series from Panick Entertainment is described as a “chilling folk horror thriller blending Hitchcockian psychological tension with the dread of The Wicker Man.”
“Black Diamond was my attempt to put everything I love about thrillers on the page,” Columbus tells Variety. “I want to make sure it feels like you physically can’t leave the theater or else you’ll miss the next twist or turn. With his masterful cinematic eye and his great story sense, Ernest is going to scare the hell out of everyone with this one.”
“Black Diamond immediately grabbed me because its horror is rooted in impossible human choices,” says Dickerson. “It taps into parental fear, morality, isolation, and survival in a way that is so unsettling and emotionally real. That combination will make for a very suspenseful and exciting cinematic experience.”
Ernest Dickerson is directing and executive producing the feature film. Black Diamond will notably be Ernest Dickerson’s first feature film as director since Double Play in 2017, though he has in more recent years been directing for an impressive string of television shows including “The Man in the High Castle,” “The Purge,” “Raised by Wolves,” “Bosch,” and “DMZ.”
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