Director Fede Álvarez said filming the scene felt like "the best theme park ride." Álvarez wanted to apply that same attitude to his new sci-fi sequel. Alien: Romulus has versions of familiar scenes ...

The iconic chestburster moment in Alien, where we got our first look at a baby Xenomorph as it violently emerged from John Hurt’s thrashing torso, has managed to stand the test of time. It’s a scene ...

Alien: Romulus' VFX Supervisor Eric Barba has revealed just how practical the film’s terrifying chestburster scene really was. Directed by Fede Álvarez, the 2024 sci-fi horror returns to the roots of ...

Alien's chestburster sequence remains one of cinema's most shocking, and the legend of how it was filmed has become almost as infamous as the scene itself. Here, in an excerpt from his book, Cinema ...

In the working draft, the green script, it appears on page 51. "Kane's face screws into a mask of agony," read the terse, throb-like description. "A red stain, a smear of blood, blossoms on his chest.

Terrifying sci-fi Alien is widely regarded as being one of the very best of its kind in Hollywood history. Ridley Scott's extraordinary futuristic world is home to one of cinema's most iconic monsters ...

Alien: Romulus has teased the return of the terrifying Chestbursters in its final trailer. The upcoming entry in the sci-fi horror franchise comes from Fede Álvarez, and takes place between the events ...

They are one of the most terrifying monsters in cinema history. Cinema-goers shrieked with fright in 1979 when, out of nowhere, an alien burst out of John Hurt's chest, beginning the start of one of ...

The Alien chestburster scene is the stuff of movie legend - and could genuinely be one of cinema's greatest ever scenes if only for the reason that, despite having seen it countless times before, you ...

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Fans of sci-fi thriller Alien could be forgiven for wincing at the site of this disgusting creature. With its blood-covered body and tiny teeth, this rare purple eel goby looks almost as horrifying as ...

With its blood-covered body and tiny teeth, this rare purple eel goby looks almost as horrifying as the famous 'chestburster' which violently erupt from humans in the hit films Fans of sci-fi thriller ...