{"id":233187,"date":"2025-07-27T04:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/alien-lands-at-comic-con\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T04:54:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:54:26","slug":"alien-lands-at-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/alien-lands-at-comic-con\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Alien\u2019 Lands At Comic-Con"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Alien\u2019 Lands At Comic-Con<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The highly anticipated science fiction series \u201cAlien: Earth\u201d officially landed at Comic-Con in California on Friday, where thousands of fans watched the pilot of a new TV series in the franchise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The pop culture convention held annually in San Diego was the chosen setting for the world premiere of the FX series created by Noah Hawley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is by far the biggest thing I\u2019ve ever made,\u201d Hawley told 6,500 cheering fans in Comic-Con\u2019s Hall H before presenting the first episode, which he also directed.<\/p>\n<p>And in Hall H \u2014 unlike in space \u2014 you could hear them scream.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_945954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-945954\" style=\"width: 1179px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945954\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1477\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433-768x962.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433.jpg\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_4433-768x962.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-945954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: IG @Alienearth on IG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was crazy!\u201d squealed Nicole Martindale, a fan of the franchise who traveled from northern California for the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t what I expected based on the Alien movies, but it was pretty cool,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlien: Earth\u201d is set a couple of years before the events of Ridley Scott\u2019s seminal 1979 film starring Sigourney Weaver.<\/p>\n<p>Scott served as executive producer of this expansion of the franchise, which will hit streaming platforms in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I have a skill at adapting these films, it\u2019s in an understanding what the original movie made me feel and why, and trying to create it anew by telling you a totally different story,\u201d Hawley told the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The panel also featured stars Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay and Samuel Blenkin, who discussed what it was like to become part of the storied franchise and share a scene with the Xenomorph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a dream, it was surreal,\u201d said Chandler, who plays Wendy, a \u201chybrid\u201d who is a blend of human consciousness and a synthetic body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a sci-fi and \u2018Alien\u2019 fan forever. I keep pinching myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Tron\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_945956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-945956\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945956\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"785\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-768x502.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-1024x670.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3P4__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-945956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Princesses cosplayers pose outside the convention center during Comic Con International in San Diego, California, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Chris DELMAS \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the world\u2019s largest celebrations of pop culture, Comic-Con brings together 130,000 people, many of whom come dressed as wizards, princesses or characters from movies, games or TV series.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the lines to enter Hall H have been less frenetic than in previous editions.<\/p>\n<p>Fans accustomed to camping out at the gates of the venue to get a spot inside say the lack of a big Marvel Studios presence has eased the crush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, we arrived the night before and had to wait hours to get\u201d in, said Carla Gonzalez, who has attended the event every year with her family since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year the first panel is about to start, and there are still empty chairs. If Marvel were here, it would be packed,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_945957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-945957\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945957\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"733\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-768x469.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250724__67RR3NU__v1__MidRes__CosplayAndAtmosphere2025ComicConInternationalSan-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-945957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cosplayers pose outside the convention center during Comic Con International in San Diego, California, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Chris DELMAS \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was still plenty for afficionados to get excited about, including a panel on \u201cPredator: Badlands\u201d directed by Dan Trachtenberg and set to hit US theaters in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is something really special about strapping into something\u2026 and having no idea what will happen next, and that\u2019s \u2018Badlands\u2019,\u201d Trachtenberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Trachtenberg, responsible for revitalizing the franchise with \u201cPrey\u201d (2022), appeared alongside stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, who plays the Predator, Dek.<\/p>\n<p>The production places the predator at the center of the plot for the first time as prey, not hunter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is ferocious and bad ass, and very much an anti-hero,\u201d Trachtenberg said.<\/p>\n<p>Actors Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges and Greta Lee and the team from \u201cTron: Ares\u201d also delighted fans.<\/p>\n<p>The film, directed by Joachim Ronning, is the third installment of another beloved science fiction franchise which began in 1982, with Bridges playing a hacker who becomes trapped in the digital world.<\/p>\n<p>Comic-Con concludes on Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Alien Earth,Comic Con<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/26\/alien-lands-at-comic-con\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Alien\u2019 Lands At Comic-Con \u00a0 The highly anticipated science fiction series \u201cAlien: Earth\u201d officially landed at Comic-Con in California on Friday, where thousands of fans watched the pilot of a new TV series in the franchise. 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