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Apparently Predator Kills the Marvel Universe is happening, and it's a sequel to the previous Predator crossovers. Likely a branch of Earth-7642 if not an entirely new universe. Hey, depending on who dies, it could be in the AvA timeline.
 
Okay, so what's left? Alien: Earth shorts, the crossover comics (probably best in their own section - especially since I'm pretty sure PKTMU will be very impactful in-universe), Blade Runner stuff (probably best in the head-canon timeline only - besides, it's already got a standalone one), and... a few new Marvel comics? This timeline doesn't seem so hard to maintain!

Wait, what do you mean there's 50 novels? Noooooo, I can't read!

@Megatron If you go back to it, are you gonna look into Independence Day for the Head-Canon timeline? :p
 
Also, temporary placement for Badlands is 2143. Unless we get a year, I think it makes sense to place it in real time post-Romulus. A bit of speculation, but they might be using that space for a sort-of mini-shared universe model between Alien and Aliens.

I've always wanted a standalone Predator film set in the future that acknowledges stuff from the Alien universe.
 
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Okay, so what's left? Alien: Earth shorts, the crossover comics (probably best in their own section - especially since I'm pretty sure PKTMU will be very impactful in-universe), Blade Runner stuff (probably best in the head-canon timeline only - besides, it's already got a standalone one), and... a few new Marvel comics? This timeline doesn't seem so hard to maintain!
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Pretty much... although... smiles smugs
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Wait, what do you mean there's 50 novels?
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Noooooo, I can't read!
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There a few sites out there that have dating for the various alien novels. The predator ones are a little more vague but there are also less of them.
 
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Okay, so what's left? Alien: Earth shorts, the crossover comics (probably best in their own section - especially since I'm pretty sure PKTMU will be very impactful in-universe), Blade Runner stuff (probably best in the head-canon timeline only - besides, it's already got a standalone one), and... a few new Marvel comics? This timeline doesn't seem so hard to maintain!

Wait, what do you mean there's 50 novels? Noooooo, I can't read!

@Megatron If you go back to it, are you gonna look into Independence Day for the Head-Canon timeline? :p
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Until It doesn't get a direct crossover like a comic, I'll ignore It.
 
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3865397/predator-badlands-edit-bay/
As a bit, Trachtenberg asked us if we had theories about Fanning's top-secret character. A fellow journalist suggested she's a hunter from another planet. But someone else noted she has an android-esque mannerism and posed the possible Alien tie to Weyland-Yutani. Trachtenberg smirked, chuckled, and gave us a sly, "Yes, she does." Is this just the tricky lead-on of a creator keeping our minds racing? Or is it unclear confirmation that we'll be seeing the Predator and Alien universes colliding again soon? "There's a unique hook to her character that is exciting in the pairing of [her and Dek]." Get to speculating, internet.
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Very clearly confirming the Weyland-Yutani connection.

While this is a standalone Predator entry, Trachtenberg still can't help throwing Easter Eggs in to appease franchise fans. Early in the film, Dek is cycling through holograms, or there's a trophy case that'll be worth a giggle. Humans being so low on the competition ranking alone has its comedic appeal. Oh, and no, that's not a Starship Troopers nod, even though it looks like one (we tried).
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Trophy case obviously referring to the Independence Day connection. Where's our Harvester vs. Predator crossover comic, Marvel? "Welcome to Yautja Prime", right? No? No, I guess we get Predator versus Spider-Man instead...
 
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https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3865397/predator-badlands-edit-bay/While this is a standalone Predator entry, Trachtenberg still can't help throwing Easter Eggs in to appease franchise fans. Early in the film, Dek is cycling through holograms, or there's a trophy case that'll be worth a giggle. Humans being so low on the competition ranking alone has its comedic appeal. Oh, and no, that's not a Starship Troopers nod, even though it looks like one (we tried).
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Honestly (and I'm probably completely wrong), it kinda makes me think we could see other alien creatures owned by Fox/Disney as either holograms or skulls.

Random thought, but Avatar would be a good fit. It matches pretty well with Alien already.
I also don't like that film so seeing a dead Na'vi would be pleasant, hehe...
 
https://immersivemediaco.com/alien-...all-builds-a-bridge-between-alien-and-aliens/
Not to use a bad pun or anything, but did your experience on Underwater make you feel like you dipped your toes in the waters to make an Alien film?

It definitely prepared me for the set builds and the design aesthetic. I already had a leg up because I'd kind of done an alien [story] underwater. I'm not afraid of big sets or afraid to push the envelope. It gave me the confidence to just go, "You know what? Let's just design and let somebody tell us it's not possible." So that's how I proceeded with Alien.

I had the support of Disney and obviously had the support of Fede and the producers. We just pushed as hard as we could until we hit that breaking point where it wasn't doable. We'd rethink or renegotiate or come up with a different plan. But the idea was always to push as hard as we could, and that's exactly what I did on Underwater. I was already in that mode.
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It's not a lot, but neat that the Underwater production designer worked on a proper Alien film after.
 
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...tor-movie-an-alien-sequel-speed-3-1236042464/
Will we eventually see another Alien vs. Predator?

Probably.

Not sure how I feel about that.

It wouldn't be in the way you think. That's the thing. Not in the way that it will just be called Alien vs. Predator or anything like the original movies. If we do this, they'll be organically created out of these two franchises that we've continued with characters that we fall in love with and those characters will combine…perhaps. But we haven't gotten to that point. And we're not just going to bang it out.
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This **** was literally hinted at last year.

AVP WAS NEVER NON-CANON. Not in 2004, not in 2012, not in 2018, not in 2025. Never. Arguably not even in 1990 since that skull was a direct reference to the comics by the set designer. Alien elitist fans are going to be coping hard.
 
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