{"id":8813,"date":"2026-04-30T17:40:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=8813"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T07:00:46","slug":"empires-aliens-40th-anniversary-covers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/empires-aliens-40th-anniversary-covers-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire\u2019s Aliens 40th Anniversary Covers Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>With just a single letter, James Cameron upped the stakes. So the legend goes: he pitched his sequel to Ridley Scott\u2019s game-changing sci-fi horror <em>Alien<\/em>&nbsp;by adding an \u2019s\u2019 to the end before turning that \u2019s\u2019 into a dollar sign. True or not, with <em>Aliens<\/em>&nbsp;he went on to create one of the greatest sequels of all time, building on its predecessor with epic action, taut thrills, and a big heart, too. It\u2019s the film that gave us Sigourney Weaver\u2019s Ripley in all-out action hero mode; the adorable Newt; the terrifying alien queen; <em>that<\/em>&nbsp;Powerloader showdown; and one of the most memorable groups of ragtag grunts in \u201880s cinema. Now, <em>Empire<\/em>&nbsp;is celebrating <em>Aliens<\/em>\u2019 40th anniversary with a must-have new issue. This time, it\u2019s war.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s magazine is a major <em>Aliens<\/em>&nbsp;blowout bringing James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, and Jenette Goldstein back together for a huge reunion interview in which they look back at their time making one of the greatest sequels of all time, reflecting on &nbsp;cast dynamics, their favourite scenes, and why it still holds up four decades later. Plus, we speak to <em>Aliens<\/em>&nbsp;special-effects supervisor John Richardson about the creation of the pulse rifle, the Powerloader, the alien queen and more; and get the inside story on London\u2019s immersive <em>Alien War<\/em>&nbsp;tie-in game. It\u2019s a massive celebration across 14 pages, sure to make <em>Aliens<\/em>&nbsp;fans\u2019 chests burst with excitement.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s newsstand cover sees Ripley in all her gung-ho glory, facing off against the alien queen, illustrated by Paul Shipper:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire's Aliens 40th anniversary cover\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/empires-aliens-40th-anniversary-covers-revealed.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>The subscriber cover, also illustrated by Paul Shipper, gets up close and personal with the alien queen herself.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire's Aliens 40th anniversary cover \u2013 subscriber\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/empires-aliens-40th-anniversary-covers-revealed-1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not all. Also inside this issue, we talk 30 years of <em>Toy Story<\/em>&nbsp;with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen; sit down with the boys (and girls) of <em>The Boys<\/em>&nbsp;as the superhero satire comes to a bloody end; take a look ahead to Tom Cruise\u2019s return to character drama, <em>Digger<\/em>; and speculate on the biggest cinematic showdown of 2026: \u2018Dunesday\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an issue you won\u2019t want to miss \u2013 head down to your local newsstand (on Earth, or LV-426) to pick up a copy when it hits shelves on May 7. Pre-order a copy online here.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just a single letter, James Cameron upped the stakes. So the legend goes: he pitched his sequel to Ridley Scott\u2019s game-changing sci-fi horror Alien&nbsp;by adding an \u2019s\u2019 to the end before turning that \u2019s\u2019 into a dollar sign. True or not, with Aliens&nbsp;he went on to create one of the greatest sequels of all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-47"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8813"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8815,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8813\/revisions\/8815"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}