With the future of the Alien saga still up in the air, fans of the franchise are getting a brand new documentary that chronicles the history leading up to the original Alien and the production of the film. Memory: The Origins of Alien will be hitting limited cinemas and on demand on October 4th, 2019. This new doc takes us inside the making of the movie with many of the people that worked on it from the early stages and chronicles the personal fears and and mythology that went into the creation of one of cinema's most legendary creatures. Check out the trailer and synopsis here:
Memory: The Origins of Alien unearths the largely untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s cinematic masterpiece, and reveals a treasure trove of never-before-seen materials from the archives of Aliencreators Dan O’Bannon and H.R. Giger – including original story notes, rejected designs and storyboards, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, and O’Bannon’s original 29 page script from 1971, titled Memory. The documentary also takes fans on an exploration of the mythical underpinnings of Alien and dedicates focus on the film’s iconic “Chestburster” scene.