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FOX Reintegrating ‘Alien Nation’
The Tracking Board is reporting that FOX is remaking the film version of Alien Nation.
Though there have been TV series, TV movies, and recent remake attempts, they report that this appears to be a solid reboot from the ground-up, starting with a concept similar to the original film.
Mark Roybal and Ryan Jones are executive producing for the project, and they are currently meeting with writers to get a script underway.
Alien Nation first hit theaters in 1988, and featured the ensemble cast of James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, and Terrence Stamp. The story revolved around a human detective pairing up with an alien to solve a homicide, against the backdrop of the alien race trying to assimilate within Earth’s culture. It was popular enough to create a spin-off TV show soon after its release.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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