Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator (stylized as AVP: Alien vs. Predator) is a 2004 science fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, and Tommy Flanagan. It is the first film installment of the Alien vs. Predator franchise, the fifth film in the Alien franchise and third film of the Predator franchise, adapting a crossover bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book written by Randy Stradley and Chris Warner. Anderson wrote the story, with the creators of the Alien franchise, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett receiving additional story credit due to the incorporation of elements from the Alien series, and Anderson and Shane Salerno adapted the story into a screenplay. Their writing was influenced by Aztec mythology, the comic book series, and the writings of Erich von Däniken. In the film, scientists are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Aliens and Predators as they attempt to escape a bygone pyramid.
Plot
In 2004, a Predator ship arrives on Earth and uses a heating device to melt a hole in Antarctic ice. Meanwhile, a satellite detects the heat bloom beneath Bouvetøya, an island about off the coast of Antarctica. Wealthy industrialist Charles Weyland discovers through thermal imaging that there is a pyramid buried beneath the ice. He assembles a team of experts to investigate, including archaeologists, linguists, mercenaries, and a mountaineering guide named Lex Woods. Terminally ill, Weyland desires to claim the discovery in his name.
Cast
- Agathe de La Boulaye
- Alec Gillis
- Carsten Norgaard
- Colin Salmon
- Eoin McCarthy
- Ewen Bremner
- Glenn Conroy
- Ian Whyte
- Jan Pavel Filipensky
- Joseph Balderrama
- Karima Adebibe
- Kieran Bew
- Lance Henriksen
- Liz May Brice
- Pavel Bezdek
- Petr Jákl
- Raoul Bova
- Sam Troughton
- Sanaa Lathan
- Tom Woodruff Jr.
- Tommy Flanagan
More details
| author | Paul W. S. Anderson Shane Salerno |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Antarctica |
| director | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| editor | Alexander Berner |
| genre | action adventure horror science fiction thriller |
| keywords | abandon alien ancient civilization attack bouvet island bouvetøya bury capture create cryogenic stasis cryopreservation facehuggers hieroglyph how to human skeleton kill mercy kill mountaineer ocean floor predalien predator queen b rite of passage run self-destruct snowcat their way thermal imaging trap whale whaling station wound xenomorph |
| musicBy | Harald Kloser |
| producer | David Giler Gordon Carroll John Davis Walter Hill |
| productionCompany | Brandywine Productions Davis Entertainment Impact Pictures Stillking Films |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Czech Republic Prague |
| theme | extraterrestrial life monster movie prequel science fiction action science fiction horror sequel |