

We get a huge flashback way back in time which connects the species to human history, plus the extended cut opens with a flashback to 1904 that explains the “whaling station” incident mentioned later in the movie. However, it put the origins of the Xenomorphs – as presented by Alien (1979) – into question, and Ridley Scott’s prequel movies later trashed the entire idea of Xenos existing this early in the timeline.Īs for the Predators, nothing in this movie contradicted their rather simple lore and history up to that point. Predator crossover movie, AvP tries really hard to connect both franchises, especially with the inclusion of Aliens veteran Lance Henriksen as the founder of Weyland Industries (which later becomes Weyland-Yutani after a merger). What comes afterwards is a chaotic battle between long-dormant Xenomorphs and three Predator hunters, with humans caught in the middle.Īs the first Alien vs. An expedition led by Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen) wants to investigate a massive heat signal under the ice on Bouvetøya, an island off the coast of Antarctica.

Predator 2 ditched the jungle setting of the original movie for the concrete jungle of a twisted vision of Los Angeles seven years into the future (1997) there’s a huge heat wave and crime is running rampant – the perfect destination for our favorite hunters from outer space.
