“I got signals. I got readings, in front and behind.” The Alien: Earth articles and interviews keep coming, and we’re ready for them! ComicBook.com has just posted their own set visit article, alongside some brand spanking new photos of the USCSS Maginot set! The article covers some of the same ground from the recent interviews, but they also mention some new details about the wider crew involved in Alien: Earth.
The Weyland-Yutani ship in question is known as the Maginot, and while the ship itself obviously isn’t the same vessel as the doomed Nostromo from the original Alien, it is essentially the same model of spacecraft. Due to this, production designer Andy Nicholson, along with fellow production designer Jason Knox-Johnston, went to great lengths to study the original Alien, frame by frame, in order to capture the correct details of the Nostromo to replicate it for the series. Their recreation is so authentic, in fact, that art director on the original Alien Roger Christian gets a special thanks in the credits of Alien: Earth, as it was his designs that were replicated.
The set visit goes on to discuss the introduction of the Prodigy Corporation and how Alien: Earth sets to differentiate the visual styles of the two corporations, with even the aspect ratio of their equipment being different.
I believe it would also be fair to say that the footage we’ve seen of the Pulse Rifles and similar Armat-style weaponry in the later teaser trailers has been exciting for fans who have a particular interest in the hardware of the Alien franchise.
Discussing world-building elements such as the costuming and the weaponry, ComicBook.com’s article reveals that the fan-favourite resource the Colonial Marine’s Technical Manual wasn’t far away from Alien: Earth’s armorer.
Even though Hawley and his team pushed boundaries with fresh elements for the franchise, there will still be plenty of recognizable staples and pieces of iconography reminiscent of the original films. Costume designer Suttirat Larlarb and international wardrobe supervisor Srirattana Wattanavitkul borrowed ideas from many of the ensembles worn by the crew of the Nostromo for the crew of the Maginot, replicating the grounded nature of these characters and their histories, while the designs for members of Prodigy and specifically Boy Kavalier allowed for more invention. Lead armorer Benjamin Clarke aimed to replicate the firearms seen in the more action-heavy Aliens, and also consulted his personal copy of Lee Brimmicombe-Wood’s 1995 book Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual, which served as an in-world breakdown of the Colonial Marines’ artillery.
Discussing how Bangkok, Alien: Earth’s shooting location, also features into wider world of the narrative, ComicBook.com has some cool little details to share!
Another added bonus of filming in Bangkok is the climate itself. The tragic and all-too-real trajectory of global warming is projected to reach oppressive levels by the timeline of the series. The tropical climate of Bangkok both replicates the heat of a cooked planet, as well as the intense humidity. The moisture is such a threat within the world of Alien: Earth that various laboratories are in a constant battle against mold, to the point that autonomous scrubbers scour the nooks and crannies of a facility to chip away at the growth, almost serving like futuristic Roombas.
There are other little bits of interesting narrative and production details in the full article, which you can check out over at ComicBook.com! Thanks to BlackNoir for the news!
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