The Aliens

The Aliens is a 2019 American Science Fiction Psychological Action Horror film. Written by Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell, directed by Neill Blomkamp starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Rami Malek, Jay Ryan, Rinko Kikuchi, Ricky Whittle and Sharlto Cropley.

It serves as a direct sequel to James Cameron's Aliens (1986) ignoring the following subsequent sequels: Alien3 through to Ridley Scott's Prometheus films and the Alien Vs. Predator crossover duo-logy. The film is distributed by Twentieth Century Fox the forerunners of the original franchise and Alpha Core Productions.

Weaver reprises the role for the first since Alien: Resurrection in which she portrayed a clone variation of her original iconic heroine character Lt. Ellen Ripley, her original character having been killed at the end of Alien3.

Shooting took place from Febraruy 22nd, 2018 until August 25th, 2018 in The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, Socotra Island, Yemen, The Crooked Forest in West Poland and on constructed space station sound stages at Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles, California.

Released theatrically and in IMAX theatres on April 11th, 2019 to positive acclaim and box office success.

Cast

 * Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Ellen Ripley
 * Michael Biehn as Cpl. Dwayne Hicks
 * Rami Malek as Professor Esteban Laurel
 * Jay Ryan as Cpl. Johannes Meridian
 * Rinko Kikuchi as Farmer Yanai Mueshii
 * Ricky Whittle as Scientist Murray Abraham
 * Sharlto Cropley as Pilot Peter Mayhew
 * Cariba Heine as Mechanic Ila Martin
 * Sharon Rooney as Deidre Martin
 * Lance Henriksen as Michael Weyland/Bishop
 * Maya Eshet as Tali
 * Jesse Plemons as Col. Marine Dustin Rayhorn
 * Chris Wood as Col. Marine Eno Tretschmann
 * Joe Cole as Col. Marine Marley Rettina
 * Hana Mae Lee as Col. Marine Selene Ang
 * Parker Young as Col. Marine Raleigh Colt
 * Francia Raisa as Col. Marine Ava Mora
 * Anushka Sharma as Col. Marine Bettina Guerrez
 * Maiara Walsh as Col. Marine Nadine Voltan
 * Hera Hillmar as Channey Meridian
 * Igor Vovkovinsky as The Alphamorph