Of course, a good monster design was not enough to save the franchise entirely. The two monsters were, as such, able to eventually face off onscreen without viewers wondering which species was which, and the Predator movie franchise proved able to escape the shadow of its predecessor without being viewed as a mere Alien clone. McTiernan did, and the eventual look used by the movie owes little to this Giger sketch. Other than that change, this sketch resembled the Alien franchise's Xenomorph very closely, prompting Stout to urge the director to reconsider. The Giger piece in question, “Biomechanic Landscape II” (Work 319), formed the basis for Stout’s sketch of a “Hunter” that could extend and attach its tail to its head. Fortunately, Stout was able to talk McTiernan into taking the Predator design in a less derivative, more unusual direction. Giger painting of a creature very similar to the Xenomorph design, meaning Stout's resulting sketches looked something like an Alien velociraptor.
The picture McTiernan singled out was an H.R. As recently reported by fansite AVPGalaxy, FX artist William Stout was asked to come up with something akin to an illustration Predator director John McTiernan thought looked right for the monster. Related: Why Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie/ Alien 5 Comments Are IronicĪs a result, it may surprise fans to discover that the Predator’s original design was somewhat based on biomechanical Xenomorph look. With one being an unthinking killing machine and the other an advanced species with complex social and cultural systems, the two antagonists could not be more different and both series were stronger for the contrast. The Xenomorph’s more lithe, reptilian build and pointed head contrasted well with the Predator’s comparatively bulky and muscular shape. They both have two arms and two legs, but that’s just about where the similarities end-which has always been good for both franchises.Īlthough both Alien Vs Predator movies disappointed fans of their respective franchises, the two monsters were sufficiently different to create an interesting onscreen face-off.
Despite both sci-fi creatures sharing a vaguely humanoid build, there is not a lot of similarities between the Alien franchise’s Xenomorph and the titular threat of the Predator series. Although the Predator eventually became the Xenomorph’s onscreen enemy, the earliest designs for the creature borrowed inspiration from the Alien villain.
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