Celebrate ALIEN DAY Today

By Michelle McCue | April 26, 2019

Forty years ago, a terrifying film burst from the mind of Ridley Scott, “xeno-morphing” into one of the most iconic franchises of all time. From the first menacing Chestburster shock to the last acid-drooling extraterrestrial kill, ALIEN became the definitive sci-fi horror film, winning fans, critics, and an Academy Award® along the way. To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the film that spawned a global franchise of record-breaking hit movies, video games, graphic novels, consumer products, and more, 20th Century Fox launched an otherworldly tribute with thrilling new stories, exclusive exhibits, and other one-of-a-kind experiences for fans.

Culminating on April 26th, ALIEN DAY devotees will rally for the fourth year in a row for 24 hours of worldwide fanfare. Fans eager to participate can share their own personal memories or recreations of their favorite moments for a chance to become part of the 40 Year legacy! (click here for more information on #MyAlien40th)

Did you know Alien Day, 4/26, derived its date because the film’s colonial moon, Acheron, was originally known as LV-426?

Over these past two weeks, fans have experienced the Alien 40th Anniversary Shorts, a series of frightening new narratives from six emerging filmmakers selected from over 550 entries through a 20th Century Fox partnership with creator community Tongal. These terrifying tales have been shocking viewers on IGN since the first short debuted on March 29th, and the final two thrillers – ALIEN: Alone and ALIEN: Harvest – will be unearthed on ALIEN DAY, April 26th. Descending into orbit on April 23rd is the ALIEN 40th ANNIVERSARY 4K ULTRA HD®, courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and available for pre-order HERE. Featuring an enthralling new 4K master, the film was restored at Company 3 and Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, supervised by both director Ridley Scott and Fox’s own Pam Dery.

Launching into ALIEN Day, the biggest name brands have created exclusive collections in honor of the franchise. All-new figures, merchandise, apparel, publications, mobile game promotions, comics and collectibles will be unveiled from NECA, Funko, Diamond Select, Dark Horse, Audible, Weta Workshop, Zen Studios, D3 Go!, The Loyal Subjects, Upper Deck, Changes, Loot Crate, Super 7, Acme Archives, Wonderdice, Mondo, Fanattik, Sideshow, Rubies, Gale Force Nine, Macmillan, Monogram, CoolProps, Hollywood Collectibles Group, and Good Smile Company to name a few. Highlights include a comprehensive and definitive volume on the making of ALIEN from Titan Books, a new line of Alien Pop! Figures from Funko, limited edition giclée prints from Acme Archives & Dark Ink, and a selection of apparel and merchandise sure to please the most discriminating Alien collector from Shop.FoxMovies.com. A full list of what is shuttling in for Alien Day can be found HERE.

Check out the announcement video HERE for a peek at this iconic film’s early development, and watch the rest of the horror unfold every day by plugging into www.AlienUniverse.com.

Participate in the worldwide Alien Day celebration by following #ALIENDAY and #Alien40th on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

Today’s Alien Day is a special one, as 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the franchise’s birth with Ridley Scott’s Alien. Fright-Rags celebrates with an Alien box set and more.

The Fright-Rags Video Series Alien box set includes a shirt featuring the Alien poster art, a glow-in-the-dark Alien egg pin, Fright-Rags branded microwave popcorn, and a VHS sticker sheet, all packaged in a Collector’s Box based on the original VHS sleeve. It’s limited to 300.

Outside of the box set, the iconic Alien poster art comes on baseball tees with green sleeves. The Alien collection also includes two retro-style tees: a USCSS Nostromo shirt and a Jonsey the cat design. 

Fright-Rags commemorates the 30th anniversary of the original film adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary with a collection of apparel. Get buried by a new design on T-shirts and baseball tees, classic artwork on T-shirts and zip-up hoodies, a Church shirt reprint, and five enamel pins.
Alien and Pet Sematary collections are available now at Fright-Rags.com.

In celebration of Alien Day, Fan-Owned Legion M and Screen Media announced today that they have acquired the North American rights to Memory: The Origins of Alien. Alexandre O. Philippe’s fascinating feature film documentary premiered to rave reviews in the Midnight Section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The companies are planning to bring Memory: The Origins of Alien to theaters this summer in-step with the 40th anniversary of Alien.

What makes the acquisition particularly unique is that it was driven by Legion M’s community of film fans in Park City and across the world who signed on during Sundance as Legion M Film Scouts through the company’s innovative SCOUT platform. Legion M leveraged the wisdom of its community of more than 75,000 members who directly influenced the company’s decision to bring Memory: The Origins of Alien into its portfolio of projects.

Memory: The Origins of Alien will be a must-see event for fans of the epic sci-fi classic, taking viewers on an exploration of the mythical underpinnings of Alien, supported by exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. The film also dedicates focus on the film’s iconic “Chestbuster” scene. A full press release providing further details about the acquisition and the documentary are below my signature. 

credit Legion M/ Screen