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Wicked Stills From Deleted ‘Prometheus’ Scene Feature A Mutated Fifield
While we await Twentieth Century Fox’s official Blu-ray announcement for Prometheus, Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel, we were teased with this massive list of extra features that were approved for the UK release.
Many of the deleted scenes had teased what had already been suspected, there’s a rash of information forthcoming that will add some much-needed depth to the vague sci-fi horror. Much to the delight of “Cinefex” readers, the magazine was provided with some deleted plate effects work for Fifield’s undead character. The images are owned by Fox, not Cinefex (just to be clear).
“To mutate Fifield beyond what was possible using practical makeup effects, Weta Digital generated a digital character with elongated limbs and an engorged, transluscent head, incorporating a semblance of Harris’ face,” writes the magazine. “Scott filmed the sequence both with the actor in makeup and without, providing clean plates that would allow for the insertion of the digital character. The final cut featured mostly makeup effects, which Weta enhanced with digital wire removal, bullet hits, and one shot of the digital creature’s body blended to the actor.”
Fox will release the Alien spinoff, starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Guy Pearce, Kate Dickie, Rafe Spall, Logan Marshall-Green, Benedict Wong, Emun Elliott, Patrick Wilson and Ian Whyte, October 11.
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Tim Burton’s ‘Mars Attacks!’ Gets a 30th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD Release
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tim Burton’s sci-fi movie Mars Attacks!, and IGN has announced this afternoon that the film is being celebrated with a brand new 4K release.
When can you expect it? IGN reports, “Mars Attacks! will be available for purchase digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K UHD Blu-ray Disc on August 11, 2026.”
Brand new Special Features for the 4K UHD release will include…
- Looking Back on Mars Attacks!
Filmmakers swap stories about working with Tim Burton.
- Ack! Ack! Aesthetic
Filmmakers explore how then-cutting-edge CGI shaped the film’s iconic look.
Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks! gets the 4K Ultra HD upgrade with two different releases: the standard 4K Ultra HD release and the Limited Edition SteelBook 4K Ultra HD release.
You can pre-order both over on Amazon now.
In Tim Burton’s 1996 movie adaptation of the Mars Attacks! trading card line from Topps, Jack Nicholson stars as the President of the United States. Anything can – and does – happen as Planet Earth is plunged into complete pandemonium when Martians invade.
The incredible ensemble cast also includes Glenn Close, Annette Bening, Pierce Brosnan, Danny Devito, Lukas Haas, Sarah Jessica Parker, Martin Short, Michael J. Fox, Rod Steiger, Tom Jones, Natalie Portman, Jim Brown, Lisa Marie, and Sylvia Sidney.




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