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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Alien: Earth concluded its first season with its eighth episode on Sept. 23 and seven weeks ...

With sequels, reboots, and tonal shifts plaguing both franchises, things felt disconnected, leaving audiences divided about ...

Alien: Earth creator Noah Hawley has publicly stated that the TV spinoff series will not feature a crossover with Predator, ruling out an appearance from the Yautja in Season 2 and beyond. Dan ...

"You know, I've met Dan once," Hawley revealed. "We are not kind of coordinating any of that stuff, so it's not really my plan to do it." In an industry in which creators embrace strategic ambiguity ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Most major studios, including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, ...

In the last three years, the Alien/Predator franchise has been as active as any in modern Hollywood. Audiences have seen three new movies (Prey, Alien: Romulus, Predator: Killer Of Killers) and a new ...

Predator: Badlands has become the highest-grossing entry in the franchise’s 38-year history, earning $183 million worldwide and surpassing the previous record holder, 2004’s A ...

Aliens director James Cameron has revealed why he isn't a fan of David Fincher's Alien 3, and shares his thoughts on a ...

MTV Documentary Films has become a major player in Oscar competition, scoring nominations for nonfiction features Black Box Diaries, The Eternal Memory, Ascension and the shorts I Am Ready, Warden; ...

In a recent undercover sting operation, 12 men were arrested in Middlesex County for attempting to lure minors, including a middle school teacher and a youth program coordinator.