
Join Studio Yutani in our interview with acclaimed author J.W. Rinzler, known well for his many Making Of books exploring all facets of behind-the-scenes material for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and more. In celebration of Alien’s 40th Anniversary, he authored a book called The Making of Alien, releasing in July of 2019.
In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien – and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives.
The Making of Alien
To celebrate the movie’s fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O’Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time.
With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema.

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- Dominic Hailstone, Creature FX for Alien: Covenant
- Lorelei King, MUTHUR from Alien: Covenant
- Luis Nostromo
- Ben Scotford
- Adam Johansen, ODD STUDIO
- Aaron Percival and Adam Zeller, Alien vs Predator Galaxy
- Maitland, Project ACHERON
- Matt Savage, Costume Concept Art from Prometheus
- Darrell, Nostromo Files
- Conor Murdoch, Aliens: Home & Perfect Organism Podcast Contributing Host
- Alex White, Author of The Cold Forge
- Aliens Gateway Station Facebook Group, Tim Keuhlen
- Alien Theory
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