TRANSLUCENT-MORPH
BigDave
MemberDeaconOct-01-2021 6:10 AMThought i would Discus about HOW it was PLANNED in ALIEN to have a Translucent Xenomorph but the Idea was Dropped as it just NEVER looked Right (could see the Actor through the Suit).
Had ALIEN been MADE like with Today's Technology/Special Effects then maybe we could have ENDED UP with a Translucent Alien?
What about other Planned Ideas that were CUT, like the Egg Morph?
Would you be UP for a ALIEN MOVIE where they Introduce us to a NEW TYPE of Monster that is Related to LV-223 and the Xenomorph that say has a Translucent Appearance and maybe it also USES the Egg Morph to Procreate and maybe the Face Hugger Stage is more like how it was Described in the Original Drafts?
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
Maybe they could Discover this New Kind of Xenomorph at the Bottom of a Ocean, maybe on some other World?
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
I think the Giger Estate does have a BIG SAY in WHAT they can or CANT do in Terms of when Designing anything related to his Bio-Mechanical Aesthetic.
But i think when you are looking at Introducing other New Monsters then you DONT have to make them Close to that Aesthetic we saw in ALIEN... The Deacon and Neomorph while we could see some Connection, they was BOTH nothing like the Bio-Mechanical Fiend from the FIRST MOVIE.
This for Example from ALIENS: Fireteam Elite...........
We also have Various Concept Work from the Prequels that do-not have that Bio-Mechanical Aesthetic like we had with the Xenomorph. So i think if you introduce a New Monster that has some of that Aesthetic then YES i think maybe they would have to get Permission from the Giger Estate.
For Example like the Unused Ultramorph Concept..... because maybe its LIKENESS is too Close to HR Gigers Designs.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
That could have been interesting.
From what I'm aware, anything Giger made for the alien series (Some xenomorph designs, derelict design, derelict interior, egg silo, facehugger victims etc) belongs to studio, so concept artists can work from that. Anything else that Giger made in his spare time (all those bio mechanical landscapes and abominations) for galleries or whatever belongs to his estate and would have to be negotiated and approved for use with the estate.
Looking at some of the early Alien covenant concept art by Khang Lee, there were lots of interesting semi-translucent alien creatures that seemed to be inspired by aquatic life forms.
Like Guillermo Del Toro said, when designing a movie monster, reference nature.
https://youtu.be/nhgF52qmjGE?t=149
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