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Alien Vault
The Definitive Story Behind the Film
by Ian Nathan
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Alien Vault opens a portal into the making of the legendary film Alien, tracing its path from embryonic concept to fully fledged box office phenomenon. Previously published in 2011, the new edition includes an additional chapter tracing the path of Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien saga with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
For 40 years, audiences have been simultaneously captivated and appalled as the spaceship Nostromo is invaded and its crew stalked by a terrifying parasitic creature. From the gore of the infant alien bursting from Kane's chest to the mounting claustrophobia as Ripley discovers the monster has followed her into the escape shuttle, Alien is a chilling masterpiece.
Featured herein are:
• Director Ridley Scott's own annotated storyboards, Polaroids, and script pages
• The elegant but disturbing concept artwork of H.R. Giger
• Sketches and construction blueprints for the Nostromo
• Costume designs by Moebius
• A treasure trove of never-before-seen photographs of the cast and crew
• 10 meticulously reproduced artifacts—such as replications of storyboards, a detailed schematic of the Nostromo, early designs of O'Bannon's facehugger concept, and a promotional poster from Japan—enclosed in envelopes, for readers to remove and examine more closelyFully authorized and illustrated throughout, the updated Alien Vault is the ultimate tribute to a film that changed cinema forever.
About the Author:
Ian Nathan, who lives and works in London, is one of the UK’s best-known film writers. He is the author of ten books, including Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece; Terminator Vault; Tim Burton: The Iconic Filmmaker, and His Work; and Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, still the world’s biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He has contributed to The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Cahiers Du Cinema, and can be seen on the Discovering Film documentary series on the UK’s Sky Arts channel.
Press Reviews:
"If there’s an Alien fan on your holiday shopping list, check ’em off and wrap a copy of Alien Vault to put under the tree. For once, finding a facehugger will be a pleasant surprise."―The Tangential
"...a handsome, high-quality book that any hardcore fan of Alien will enjoy."―R.J. Mac Ready, Horror DNA
See the publisher website: Epic Ink
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