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[quoteurl=http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/film.alien.reut/index.html]Coming soon: 'Alien vs. Predator'
July 15, 2002 Posted: 11:45 AM EDT (1545 GMT)
HOLLYWOOD, California (Reuters) -- Talk about a clash of the titans: British filmmaker Paul Anderson ("Resident Evil") will write and direct "Alien vs. Predator," a 20th Century Fox project based on a popular video game, Variety reports.
Fox Interactive published "Aliens vs. Predator" in 1999 and released its sequel, "Aliens vs. Predator 2," last year.
The picture is the tale of human scientists on a distant planet who, once again, make the mistake of experimenting on aliens and predators. The story centers on a scientist who foolishly hatches alien eggs to create an environment attractive to predators.
The picture will be developed by the producers of the underlying properties, the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Predator" and its 1990 sequel, and the first four installments of the "Alien" franchise.
"Predator" earned $59.7 million domestically in 1987, and "Predator 2" $30.7 million. The 1979 "Alien" earned $78.9 million; "Aliens" (1986), $85.2 million; "Alien 3" (1992), $55.5 million; and "Alien: Resurrection" (1997), $47.8 million. Anderson's other credits include "Mortal Kombat," "Event Horizon" and "Soldier." [/quoteurl]
[quoteurl=http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/15/film.alien.reut/index.html]Coming soon: 'Alien vs. Predator'
July 15, 2002 Posted: 11:45 AM EDT (1545 GMT)
HOLLYWOOD, California (Reuters) -- Talk about a clash of the titans: British filmmaker Paul Anderson ("Resident Evil") will write and direct "Alien vs. Predator," a 20th Century Fox project based on a popular video game, Variety reports.
Fox Interactive published "Aliens vs. Predator" in 1999 and released its sequel, "Aliens vs. Predator 2," last year.
The picture is the tale of human scientists on a distant planet who, once again, make the mistake of experimenting on aliens and predators. The story centers on a scientist who foolishly hatches alien eggs to create an environment attractive to predators.
The picture will be developed by the producers of the underlying properties, the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie "Predator" and its 1990 sequel, and the first four installments of the "Alien" franchise.
"Predator" earned $59.7 million domestically in 1987, and "Predator 2" $30.7 million. The 1979 "Alien" earned $78.9 million; "Aliens" (1986), $85.2 million; "Alien 3" (1992), $55.5 million; and "Alien: Resurrection" (1997), $47.8 million. Anderson's other credits include "Mortal Kombat," "Event Horizon" and "Soldier." [/quoteurl]
