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Effects Team Uploads ‘Alien 3’ 25th Anniversary Behind the Scenes Video
May 22nd marks the 25th anniversary of David Fincher’s Alien 3.
Famously disowned by Fincher himself, 1992’s Alien 3 polarized fans of the franchise long before Ridley Scott returned to take it in a bold new direction with Prometheus. The film, which was set on a prison planet and nihilistically killed both Newt and Hicks off with little fanfare, introduced the “Runner” (aka “Dog Alien”), a much faster breed of Xenomorph born from an animal host.
Many fans have criticized the Alien 3 villain for being brought to the screen with some seriously bad CGI, but the fast-moving Xenomorph was actually a combination of a practical man-in-suit and a rod puppet that was filmed against bluescreen and optically composited into the live-action footage – mind you, the effects often look pretty terrible, but it’s an important distinction to make.
In any event, the Xenomorph suit that Amalgamated Dynamics Incorporated made for Alien 3 (it was worn by the company’s Tom Woodruff, Jr.) was pretty damn impressive, and its construction is highlighted in a new 25th anniversary video that ADI put together using old VHS footage and behind the scenes photos. Their work on the film, it’s safe to say, was not the weak link.
Happy 25th, Dog Alien!
Ryan Gosling (Project Hail Mary) has made no secret of the fact that he’d love to play Ghost Rider in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, and it’s now officially happening.
Announced by Marvel out of San Diego Comic-Con tonight, Ryan Gosling will play the iconic Marvel character in a Ghost Rider movie being directed by Shawn Levy!
Expect Ryan Gosling to play Ghost Rider on the big screen in 2028.
Johnny Blaze is of course the most iconic and well-known Ghost Rider, selling his soul to Satan and becoming a supernatural badass. Nicolas Cage brought Blaze to life on screen in both 2007’s Ghost Rider and 2011’s Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, while Gabriel Luna more recently played the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider in the series “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
Luna was set to star in his own Ghost Rider spinoff series in the wake of that small screen appearance, but that Hulu project ended up being squashed before it ever had a chance.
Fans have been waiting for Ghost Rider to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for many years now, with Ryan Gosling making it clear that he’d love to bring the character back to life.
That Hollywood dream is coming true. Stay tuned for more as we learn it.
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