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Alien At Large Surfaces at Platinum & Practical

Platinum Studios, Inc., an entertainment company that controls an international library of more than 5,000 comic book characters which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media, and Practical Pictures, producer of the "American Pie" and "Final Destination" franchises, announced today that they are jointly developing the Platinum Studios graphic novel "Alien At Large" as a feature film.

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Original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Up for Alien Prequel

Noomi Rapace, the breakout star of the Swedish THE GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO series, is the latest name to be added to the mix for the lead role in Ridley Scott's ALIEN prequel, reports Deadline.com.

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Alien Anthology Scares on Blu-ray

Sometimes, the scariest things come from within. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one of the most successful and terrifying film franchises of all time when the ALIEN ANTHOLOGY debuts on Blu-ray for the first time ever from October 25 internationally and on October 26 in North America.

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Raising the Bar on Bringing Animated Characters to Life

By Matt Kapko | Wednesday, November 25, 2009 at 9:03am

Ben 10: Alien Swarm is the second live-action film from Cartoon Network based on their immensely popular animated series franchise Ben 10. This time around the network wanted to push the limits and deliver an intense thrill ride for the audience.

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TNT’s Alien Drama Adds to Cast

Drew Roy (iCARLY) and Peter Shinkoda (THE HOLE) have joined TNT's untitled alien-invasion drama pilot, notes the HollywoodReporter. The Steven Spielberg produced TNT project stars ER’s Noah Wyle as the leader of a group rising against alien forces.

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Scott Officially on Alien Prequel

Ridley Scott will return to direct an ALIEN prequel for 20th Century Fox, reports VARIETY. Jon Spaihts, writer of the in-development sci-fi films Warner Bros.' SHADOW 19, Disney's CHILDREN OF MARS and Sony's ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, will pen the script. He was hired after pitching his take on the film to producers Scott Free Prods.

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Spielberg's Alien Pilot Adds Cast

Moon Bloodgood, Jessy Schram, Seychelle Gabriel and Maxim Knight have joined the cast of Steven Spielberg's untitled alien invasion pilot for TNT, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, joining already-announced star Noah Wyle.

The pilot, written by Robert Rodat and directed by Carl Franklin, follows a group of human survivors in the aftermath of an alien invasion that's wiped out most of the population. Wyle will play the leader of a ragtag group of soldiers struggling against the occupying alien force. The newly-announced actors will be members of that group.

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VFX Vet Finds UFO Director's Chair

VFX sup Matthew Gratzner has taken a set in the director's chair for the feature film adaptation of the 1970s TV series UFO, VARIETY reports. Gratzner's f/x credits include the upcoming SHUTTER ISLAND, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, HANCOCK, IRON MAN and ALIEN: RESURRECTION.

The Robert Evans Co. optioned the property from ITV Global earlier in the year. Producers Evans, Henri Kessler and Avi Haas and Gratzner's New Deal Studios will produce the flick.

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Sci Fi Brings Alien Cops Remake to the Air

Sci Fi is in development on a TV adaptation of 1988 feature ALIEN NATION, per VARIETY. The property was also previously a series on FOX.

Tim Minear (ANGEL, THE X-FILES, FIREFLY) will write the pilot, a fresh take on the franchise about a veteran cop and his alien detective partner. The series also focuses on alien newcomers who move to Earth and assimilate into society.

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