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Graham Baker's 1981 horror thriller "The Final Conflict" tells the story of one Damien Thorne (Sam Neill), a rich and powerful CEO who inherits a UK ambassadorship. Damien is happy with the new position. He also begins dating a young woman named Kate (Lisa Harrow), whose son Peter (Barnaby Holm) looks up to him as a father figure. Damien is happy to have the boy's attention and begins to nurture and mold him.

Oh yes, did I mention Damien is the Antichrist? Yes, he's the same Damien seen in Richard Donner's 1976 blockbuster "The Omen," now grown into an adult and commanding an army of cultists. In Don Taylor's 1978 sequel "Damien: Omen II," the young lad (played by Jonathan Scott-Taylor) was shocked to learn that he was the Antichrist and hated the idea that he would be forced to do evil by his mere birthright. By the end of that film,...

Sons of Anarchy is one of the most popular biker TV shows of all time, running for seven seasons and making a significant impact on the genre. One of the most important pieces of the series is Charlie Hunnman's performance as Jax Teller, a member of a fictionalized outlaw biker gang in California. Influenced by the real-life Hell's Angels, Sons of Anarchy doesn't rely on its action and inherent drama to propel the plot forward, as it grapples with the realities of rival gangs and the role the organization plays in larger social issues.

Katey Sagal's turn as Gemma, Jax's mother, is also notable. It's hard to find other TV shows like Sons of Anarchy, as the series evolved so much across its many seasons. However, there are many movies like Sons of Anarchy that feature biker gangs and clearly serve as inspiration for the show. Biker films often...

The Omen's eerie events during production, like lightning striking and plane incidents, add to the film's cursed reputation. Real-life incidents eerily mirrored movie scenes, from impalement to beheading, sparking fears of a curse on the cast. Animals on set at Windsor Wild Safari Park went wild, attacking and even killing people, adding to the film's creepy aura.

Theres a phenomenon called a cursed horror movie where really weird things happen to the cast outside of filming, movies like Poltergeist and Rosemarys Baby, whose plots revolve around demonic entities. The Omen (1976) is one of those particular films that follows Robert, an American ambassador, who adopts a child after his wife delivers a stillborn baby, but with horrid realizations, Robert discovers the boy he adopted is the Antichrist. The films exploration into what the Antichrist is and how it was created is heavily investigated, and its truly horrifying, but whats even...

The release of First Omen has encouraged many fans to revisit The Omen franchise ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

First Omen has rekindled the viewers’ interest in the classic horror franchise The Omen, prompting many fans to revisit the iconic series. Here, we have explored The Omen franchise in a chronological order. This series has left an indelible mark on the horror genre, and understanding its sequence will enhance your viewing experience, allowing you to appreciate the evolution of its dark and haunting story.

First Omen (2024) Director: Arkasha Stevenson Cast: Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Maria Caballero Available on: Hulu (US) & Disney Plus hotstar (India) IMDb rating: 6.5/10

Begin your journey into the omen franchise with the movie First Omen that sets the plot in motion for the birth of the Antichrist. Nell Tiger Free stars as a nun sent to a secretive church in Rome, where she unravels...

Director Jeff Nichols opens up about the scrapped Alien Nation remake, calling it a "heartbreaker" and revealing the progress they had made before it was scrapped. Nichols spent four years working on the project and had a script and cast "ready to go" before it was cancelled. Despite the setback, Nichols is hopeful that the script can still be made into a film under Paramount, although it may not be an Alien Nation remake.

An ill-fated remake of the cult '80s science-fiction movie Alien Nation is recalled by its director. Released in 1988, Alien Nation was directed by Graham Baker and starred James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard. The movie's plot imagines an alternate reality of 1988 when humans make their first contact with aliens, and then three years later, become gradually integrated into human society. At one point, director Jeff Nichols was attached to remake the sci-fi cult classic,...

Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy, races into theaters on Dec. 1, following a splashy debut last week at Telluride. And you can watch a brand-new trailer right now (above), to get your engine properly revved.

Based on a 1968 photo book of the same name by Danny Lyon, “The Bikeriders” is told from the point of view of Kathy (Comer), a member of a ‘60s motorcycle gang who marries a handsome new member named Benny (Butler). As the nature of the motorcycle gang changes, so too does Benny’s relationship with the group’s volatile leader Johnny (Hardy). Bursts of violence, great pompadours and tons of cool leather jackets. What more could you want?

This is, incredibly, Nichols’ first movie since his 2016 back-to-back triumphs – sci-fi chase movie “Midnight Special” and his Oscar-nominated historical drama “Loving.” For a long time Nichols was developing a new take on “Alien Nation,...

I’m beginning to think this Satan character holds a grudge, you know? He tries to take over the world with his kid Damien in The Omen (1976)? A bust. Teenage Damien takes another run at it in Damien Omen II (1978) and survives, but daddy is nowhere to be seen. Deadbeat. So here we are with The Final Conflict (1981), Damien grown up and preparing the throne for pa, but this time, God’s got his own present to deliver. “When does the Devil get a break?” and other burning questions are answered in this low-key yet overall effective finale. (If only temporary.)

Released by 20th Century Fox in North America in late March, The Final Conflict rolled out to the rest of the world shortly thereafter, and made its money back despite less than glowing reviews. And while some of the complaints are valid -- it doesn’t really have that...

Alien Nation, the neo-noir science fiction action movie directed by Graham Baker back in 1988, was not particularly well-received upon release. Since then though, Alien Nation has gained something of a cult following thanks to the buddy cop relationship between stars &#8206James Caan&#8206 and Mandy Patinkin&#8206, as well as the movie's timely socio-political commentary.

Thanks to these popular elements, an Alien Nation remake has been in discussion for some time, with Midnight Special director Jeff Nichols coming close before 20th Century Fox was bought by Disney. The latest news of the Alien Nation remake is that it has sadly been scrapped, but Nichols' frequent collaborator Michael Shannon is still holding out hope.

"Well, it might mutate into something else. I don't know how much I should say about it, but all I'll say is that it's not necessarily entirely gone. It's still kind of kicking around out there, but it might be something different.

Earlier this summer, Scream Factory answered the devilish prayers of horror fans by announcing The Omen Blu-ray collection deluxe edition that includes all five Omen films, and now they've revealed the full list of special features for the box set ahead of its release this October.

Featuring five discs and every Omen movie in the satanic franchise—The Omen, Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict, Omen IV: The Awakening, and the 2006 remake—The Omen Blu-ray collection deluxe edition is slated for an October 15th release, and we have the official press release with full release details:

Press Release: Get ready to jump start your ultimate horror binge just in time for Halloween! On October 15, 2019, Scream Factory™ is proud to present The Omen Collection Deluxe Edition, featuring all four original films as well as the 2006 remake that kept movie audiences glued to the screen with white-knuckled terror. Packed with hours of chilling special features,...

1988’s Alien Nation, directed by Graham Baker from a script penned by Rockne S. O’Bannon, was an unlikely mashup of sci-fi and neo-noir/procedural thriller tropes. Though it was only a minor hit in its day, it spawned a short-lived TV series and has amassed a legion of cult followers in the decades since its release. […]

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In the hands of director Jeff Nichols, the Alien Nation remake is not going to be just another buddy cop movie. When the news broke that Nichols was going to remake Graham Baker‘s entertaining sci-fi crime movie, it was hard imagining Nichols cranking out a routinely faithful remake. While the 20th Century Fox project could be his biggest project […]

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It's no surprise that the decade that gave us Gordon Gekko and his infamous quote, "Greed is good," would be rife with films unpacking heavy social topics like police brutality, social inequality, ultra-violence, and in the case of Graham Baker's Alien Nation, racial tension, tolerance, and acceptance. Somehow I missed this film, despite it being the topic of conversation in many sci-fi and horror circles, not to mention that it influenced many other movies in the genre, from Neill Blomkamp's District 9 to last year's Bright, directed by David Ayer. It also spawned a number of Alien Nation-related products, including a series of comics and novels, a TV series on Fox by the same name that ran for one season in 1989, and five TV movies. So, without further ado, as the movie poster suggests, prepare yourselves for a dive into a buddy cop sci-fi action movie with a solid cast of characters,...

Jeff Nichols, director of such acclaimed hits as Mud, Take Shelter and this year’s Midnight Special, is currently in attendance at the ongoing Toronto Film Festival to promote Loving, the civil rights romance that places Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga front and center.

It’s set to open on November 4, but Nichols is already thinking further afield, with Deadline revealing today that the esteemed filmmaker is circling 20th Century Fox’s redo of Alien Nation. A remake of the 1988 sci-fi thriller that originally starred James Caan and Mandy Patinkin as a frankly unforgettable extra-terrestrial, the outlet notes that Nichols is being eyed to write and direct this modern overhaul, welcoming a reunion with Loving producers Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Sara Greene. The real question now is, will Michael Shannon make his third collaboration with Jeff Nichols?

Conjecture aside, Deadline writes that Fox is reportedly keen to get this Alien Nation...

Midnight Special director Jeff Nichols has signed on to write and direct 20th Century Fox's remake of Alien Nation. The studio first set up this sci-fi remake in March 2015, when they brought on Iron Man screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, but now Jeff Nichols will take over the writing duties. No production schedule was given at this time, and it isn't known if 20th Century Fox is eyeing a particular release date quite yet.

The original Alien Nation was set in a future where humans and an alien race were forced to co-exist with each other, as the humans keep the alien species segregated from the general population with very little rights. The plot followed the first ever alien police officer (Mandy Patinkin) on Earth, who is paired up with a racially-biased cop (James Caan). Although they have their differences, a case comes up that causes them to form...

Jeff Nichols, director of the awards-season contender “Loving,” is signing a deal with 20th Century Fox to write and direct a new big-screen version of “Alien Nation,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. The original 1988 science fiction thriller starred James Caan as a racist cop who is forced to team up with an alien (played by Mandy Patinkin). Graham Baker directed. The film has mediocre reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, holding a score of 54 percent, but it also spawned a one-season Fox TV series in 1989-90. Nichols will screen his civil rights drama “Loving” at the Toronto...

The year that gave us Gremlins, Ghostbusters and The Temple Of Doom also gave us these 20 underappreciated movies...

It's been said that 1984 was a vintage year for movies, and looking back, it's easy to see why. The likes of Ghostbusters and Gremlins served up comedy, action and the macabre in equal measure. James Cameron's The Terminator cemented Arnold Schwarzenegger's star status and gave us one of the greatest sci-fi action movies of the decade.

This was also the year where the Coen brothers made their screen debut with the stunning thriller Blood Simple, and when the Zucker brothers followed up Airplane! with the equally hilarious Top Secret! And we still haven't even mentioned Beverly Hills Cop, This Is Spinal Tap, The Karate Kid, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom and the unexpectedly successful romantic comedy, Splash. Then there was Milos Forman's sumptuous period drama Amadeus, which...

It's likely that one day we will see remakes of every single genre movie released in the 1980s, and apparently the next title in line for a modern update is the Graham Baker-directed sci-fi flick Alien Nation. A new version of the story is now in development at 20th Century Fox, and the studio has hired two new screenwriters to help make the feature a reality. The Hollywood Reporter is saying that Fox has given the job to Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, the screenwriters best known for penning the first Iron Man movie all the way back in 2008. Right now, very few details are available about the Alien Nation remake, but the trade does mention two interesting tidbits. For starters, the movie is being looked at as the launching point for a franchise not unlike the one that has grown out of the rebooted Planet of the Apes.

After years of development, 20th Century Fox have greenlit an "Alien Nation" remake with screenwriters Art Marcum and Matt Holloway ("Iron Man") attached to draft a new script:

"Alien Nation" was a 1988 sci-fi/buddy cop movie directed by Graham Baker, starring James Caan as an alien-hating cop who reluctantly partners with 'newcomer' cop 'Sam Francisco' (Mandy Patinkin).

According to reports, the studio is looking to replicate the success of their recent "Planet of The Apes" relaunch...

...with an origin story of "...how and why the aliens came to Earth..."

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Alien Nation was a 1988 sci-fi/buddy cop movie directed by Graham Baker, and starred James Caan as a prejudiced police offer who reluctantly partners with an alien "newcomer" by the name of Sam Francisco (Mandy Patinkin). It was a moderate success, spawning a TV series, novels, and comic books; and has attained something of a cult following over the years. Now THR report that a remake is in the works at Fox with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (best known for their work on the first Iron Man) writing the script. According to the site, the studio hopes to replicate the success of their recent Planet of The Apes relaunch. Though plot details are scarce, this first film will apparently begin by telling the story of "how and why the aliens came to Earth."...

20th Century Fox is developing a reboot of the 1988 sci-fi movie Alien Nation, with Iron Man writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway coming aboard to write the screenplay. The project doesn't have a producer on board at this stage. The studio is envisioning a re-imagining of the original movie, with the hopes of starting a franchise similar to their rebooted Planet of the Apes movies.

The original Alien Nation was set in a future where humans and an alien race were forced to co-exist with each other, as the humans keep the alien species segregated from the general population with very little rights. The plot followed the first ever alien police officer (Mandy Patinkin) on Earth, who is paired up with a racially-biased cop (James Caan). Although they have their differences, a case comes up that causes them to form a mutual respect for one another. The original movie spawned...

Variety reports: "Disney and director Robert Zemeckis are negotiating to remake Yellow Submarine, the 1968 psychedelic animated film based on the music of The Beatles... The studio has been quietly brokering a complicated rights deal that would give Zemeckis access to 16 original Beatles songs for a movie he will direct in the performance-capture 3-D digital production format he employed for A Christmas Carol.” Zemeckis seems to have devoted his recent directorial career to animation and CGI-laden films, such as his soon-to-be-released animated take on Dickens' A Christmas Carol, which was preceded by the CGI-fuelled Beowulf in 2007. Before that was the animated 2004 film The Polar Express. After the November 6, 2009 release of A Christmas Carol, Zemeckis will have three consecutive remakes under his belt (and the most recent film version of Beowulf was done a scant eight years before his version. It was directed by Graham Baker in 1999.) My personal prediction is that...

Sci Fi is developing a TV reboot of Alien Nation, adapting the 1988 feature that previously spawned a one-season spinoff TV series on Fox. The new show will be written by Tim "The X-Files" Minear. Fox 21, a production arm of producer 20th Century Fox TV will produce. Premise of the original feature followed an unlikely partnership between a street cop and his 'alien' detective partner, set against the larger tale of alien 'newcomers' who move to Earth. "It's absolute perfect timing for this type of show," said Fox 21's Chris Carlisle. "At the heart of Alien Nation, it's a cop movie. It's grounded. And it has a tremendous amount of dramatic possibilities and humour." "It's very much in keeping with what we've been looking to do," said Sci Fi original programming exec VP Mark Stern. "Themes that are more than just hard sci-fi, something that feels contemporary and relevant...

The Sci-Fi Channel is in the process of developing a new version of Alien Nation, the 1988 sci-fi film-turned-television series. Veteran television producer and writer Tim Minear, whose credits include Dollhouse, Drive, Angel, Firefly and The X-Files, is writing the screenplay. Alien Nation centers on the partnership between a veteran cop and his alien detective partner, set against the larger tale of alien "newcomers" who move to Earth and attempt to assimilate into society. The film was directed by Graham Baker and starred James Caan, Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stamp. In 1989, 20th Century Fox TV adapted the movie for television, with Eric Pierpoint and Gary Graham in the lead roles. The show lasted just a single season but spawned a series of books. The show was revived in 1994 as a series of TV movies for Fox, starting with Alien Nation: Dark Horizon. Five more were ultimately aired; the last, Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy,...

According to Variety Sci Fi is rebooting the 1980s film Alien Nation. The movie was the basis of a TV show that aired on Fox.

Tim Minear (Angel) is hard at work writing this new version of the franchise. Producing is Fox 21.

Alien Nation examines "the partnership between a veteran cop and his alien detective partner, set against the larger tale of alien 'newcomers' who move to Earth and attempt to assimilate into society."

Fox 21 president Chris Carlisle feels that Alien Nation could follow Battlestar Galactica as the next big franchise for Sci Fi.

"It's absolute perfect timing for this type of show," Carlisle states. "They're looking for more grounded sci-fi and close-ended episodes, and at the heart of Alien Nation, it's a cop movie. It's grounded. And it has a tremendous amount of dramatic possibilities and humor."

The plan is for the new Alien Nation to have...

Year: 1999

Release date: 1999

Director: Graham Baker

Writer: Mark Leahy

IMDb: link

Amazon: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 5.5 out of 10

Are you ready to play 6 degrees of Christopher Lambert?

Just as Cyborg took the Pa genre to new heights of blockbuster silliness 10 years earlier, so too was Graham Baker's Beowulf designed as a treat for genre fans looking to chow down on some pop-corny post apocalyptic fun times at the turn of the new millennium. Basically, this version of Beowulf is a mindless techno-rock monster movie that owes little to its literary source material and more to earlier 90s vidja game movies like Paul Anderson's Mortal Combat (which also starred Chris Lambert... that's 1). However, it's also a film that looks waaay too bloody cool for me to hate it like I know I should and with the added bonus of Rhona Mitra flaunting her womanly wares like it's 1999, well,...