The Best Pitch For A New Alien Movie Just Came From The Most Unlikely Of Places

Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Aliens vs Captain America #3

A super cool pitch for a truly different Alien movie just came from an unlikely source. Thanks to a current crossover from Marvel Comics, an inadvertent pitch has been made that would insert Xenomorphs into one of history’s most brutal real-world conflicts.

Following several popular crossovers, Marvel Comics is currently publishing Aliens vs Captain America from Frank Tieri and Stefano Raffaele, giving us a pretty captivating and intense story exploring the concept of countless Xenomorphs being deliberately unleashed in the middle of World War II.

Marvel’s New Captain America Crossover Is Putting Xenomorphs In WWII Trenches

Xenomorphs Dropping From Planes in Aliens vs Captain America #3

Currently on its third issue, Aliens vs Captain America introduces a wild but strangely perfect concept for the Alien franchise. Set during World War II, the story reveals Red Skull merging with a Xenomorph Queen to become a terrifying Xenomorph King, allowing Hydra to control and unleash them at will.

Case in point, Aliens vs Captain America #3 sees Hydra literally dropping Xenomorphs directly onto Allied trenches while plotting an even larger-scale attack on Normandy (unless Captain America and Mar-Vell can step in). Forgetting the superheroes, the imagery of Xenomorphs during WWII alone feels like something that would be amazing to see in live-action with a theoretical movie.

A World War II-Era Alien Movie Would Be INSANE

Taking away the Marvel Universe elements, a WWII-era Alien movie would easily thrive on the raw survival horror, trading spaceship hallways and M41A pulse rifles for muddy trenches and M1 Garands. Much like Prey and Killer of Killers refreshed the Predator franchise with captivating period pieces, this new Marvel crossover proves the Alien franchise could perhaps benefit from the same approach.

In any event, Marvel’s new Aliens vs Captain America series has been a fantastic read thus far, and it’s going to be very exciting to see how the conflict is wrapped up when the fourth and final issue releases early next month.

Aliens vs Captain America #3 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

Alien

Movie(s)

Alien, Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), Prometheus (2012), Alien: Covenant (2017), Alien: Romulus (2024)

Created by

Ridley Scott

First Film

Alien

Recent Film

Alien: Romulus

Upcoming TV Shows

Alien: Earth

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Pete Postlethwaite, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Dan Hedaya, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir

The Alien franchise, which began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 film, is a Sci-Fi series comprised of several horror films, games, and comic books centered on humanity’s encounters with a hostile extraterrestrial species known as Xenomorphs. Characterized by their lethal prowess and capability to reproduce at an alarming rate, these creatures pose a profound threat to human existence. The primary series protagonist, Ellen Ripley, acts as the voice of reason as she seeks to keep the creatures out of the hands of greed-driven corporate scientists.

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Captain America

Alias

Steve Rogers, John Walker, Sam Wilson

Created By

Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Franchise

Marvel

Race

Human

First Appearance

Captain America Comics

Alliance

Avengers, Invaders, S.H.I.E.L.D., U.S. Army

Initially debuting in 1940, Captain America is the patriotically themed superhero who has shared the title with only a few individuals. Beginning with Steve Rogers, Captain America’s birth resulted from a frail man taking part in an experimental U.S. Army super-soldier trial, which imbued him with super-human abilities. The character is often depicted wielding a nigh unbreakable and aerodynamic shield made of vibranium that they use to defend and attack their foes.

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