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Gary Graham dies: The Alien Nation and Star Trek actor was 73
Posted 2 years ago
Beloved TV and film actor Gary Graham, the star of Alien Nation and noted Star Trek player, has died at 73.
Alien Nation
- Theatrical - Wide 1988-10-07
- Cast James Caan Mandy Patinkin Terence Stamp Kevyn Howard
- Directed by Graham Baker
- Written by Rockne O'Bannon
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A few years from now, Earth will have the first contact with an alien civilisation. These aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after years of quarantine but are victims of a new type of discrimination.... See more When the first Newcomer police officer, Sam Francisco is assigned his new partner, he is given Matthew Sykes , a mildly racist veteran, the animosity between them soon gives way to respect as they investigate the Newcomer underworld, and especially Newcomer leader William Harcourt.
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James Caan: dead at 82, classic star of The Godfather, Thief and more
Posted 4 years ago
Sad news to report today, folks, with news breaking that the legendary James Caan has passed away at 82 years old. Caan’s own family broke the news via the actor’s official Twitter page, where he would memorably sign off each...
The Best Movie You Never Saw: Alien Nation
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Disney has hit the brakes on Jeff Nichols’ Alien Nation remake
Posted 7 years ago
Nearly three years ago, Jeff Nichols (MIDNIGHT SPECIAL) signed on to write and direct a remake of ALIEN NATION for 20th Century Fox, but now that Disney has acquired Fox, it seems that the remake has been shelved for now....
Disney halts development of Jeff Nichols’ Alien Nation reboot
Posted 7 years ago
It has been almost three years since 20th Century Fox hired MIDNIGHT SPECIAL's Jeff Nichols to write and direct a remake of the 1988 sci-fi action film ALIEN NATION – and as Nichols feared would happen, now that Disney has...
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Posted 7 years ago
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Jeff Nichols says that his Alien Nation remake will be epic
Posted 8 years ago
1988's ALIEN NATION introduced the Newcomers, an alien race who landed on Earth and were forced to live among the distrustful human population. The film starred James Caan as an LA police detective who finds himself partnered with a Newcomer...
Jeff Nichols’ Alien Nation remake will be epic, if it happens
Posted 8 years ago
It's been four and a half years since 20th Century Fox first announced that they intended to produce a remake of the 1988 sci-fi action film ALIEN NATION, and two years since MIDNIGHT SPECIAL's Jeff Nichols was hired to write...
Jeff Nichols on making his Alien Nation remake a “reflection of the world”
Posted 9 years ago
The original ALIEN NATION film wasn't without its own social commentary as it used the recently arrived Newcomers to touch upon race relations and xenophobia. That little bit of social commentary will continue in the upcoming remake of ALIEN NATION,...
Jeff Nichols is turning an original idea into the Alien Nation remake
Posted 10 years ago
Last month, it was announced that MIDNIGHT SPECIAL director Jeff Nichols would be writing and directing a remake of Graham Baker's 1988 sci-fi thriller ALIEN NATION, a project that was previously being worked on by IRON MAN writers Art Marcum...
Jeff Nichols says Alien Nation won’t be a remake; based on a “bigger idea”
Posted 10 years ago
20th Century Fox has been developing a remake of ALIEN NATION for over a year now, but according to Jeff Nichols, who signed on to write and direct the project last month, it won't be a remake at all. Nichols...
Jeff Nichols to write and direct Fox’s remake of Alien Nation
Posted 10 years ago
I'm suddenly much more interested in the upcoming remake of ALIEN NATION now that Deadline has reported that Jeff Nichols (LOVING) is currently making a deal with 20th Century Fox to write and direct the movie. Previous reports stated that...
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