Brandywine Productions

Summary

Brandywine Productions is an American film production company known for its Alien film series, founded in 1969 by American filmmakers Walter Hill, David Giler, and Gordon Carroll.[1][2][3][4]

Brandywine Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryFilm
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
FounderWalter Hill
David Giler
Gordon Carroll
HeadquartersUnited States
ProductsMotion pictures

Films edit

Year Title Director Co-producer Notes Budget Gross
1969 Women in Love Ken Russell Co-production with United Artists as Brandywine Productions Ltd $1.6 million $4.5 million
1976 The Student Body Gus Trikonis
1979[5][6] Alien[7][8][9] Ridley Scott[10] Co-production with 20th Century Fox $9–11 million $104.9–203.6 million
1986 Aliens[8] James Cameron $17–18 million $131.1–183.3 million
1992 Alien 3[8] David Fincher $50 million $159.8 million
1997 Alien Resurrection[8] Jean-Pierre Jeunet $70 million $161.3 million
2004 Alien vs. Predator Paul W. S. Anderson Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment as Brandywine $60 million $172.5 million
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Colin Strause and Greg Strause $40 million $128.8 million
2012 Prometheus Ridley Scott Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions $120–130 million $403.4 million
2016 She Walks Zachary Lee Ratchford
2017 Alien: Covenant Ridley Scott Co-production with 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions $97 million[11] $240.7 million
2024 Alien: Romulus[12] Fede Álvarez[13] Co-production with 20th Century Studios and Scott Free Productions

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Walter Hill". Variety. 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ "David Giler". Variety. 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Why Ridley Scott Didn't Direct Aliens". ScreenRant. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  4. ^ Raw, Laurence (2009-09-28). The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-8108-6952-3.
  5. ^ Ross, Jane (2019-05-23). "Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
  6. ^ "Memory — The Origins of Alien". SIFF.net. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Ferro, David L.; Swedin, Eric G. (2011-09-29). Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains. McFarland. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-7864-8933-6.
  8. ^ a b c d Magistrale, Anthony; Magistrale, Tony (2005). Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film. Peter Lang. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-8204-7056-6.
  9. ^ Pulleine, Tim (1979). "Alien". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 46, no. 540. London: British Film Institute. p. 191. ISSN 0027-0407. p.c — 20th Century-Fox (London), A Brandywine-Ronald Shushett production
  10. ^ McIntee, David (2005). Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorized Guide to the Alien and Predator Films. Telos Publishing, Limited. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-1-903889-94-7.
  11. ^ "Alien: Covenant (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  12. ^ Davids, Brian (2024-03-20). "Alien: Romulus Director Fede Álvarez Unveils First Teaser, Talks Ridley Scott and James Cameron-Approved Prequel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  13. ^ Hamman, Cody (2024-01-14). "Everything We Know About Fede Alvarez's New Alien Movie: Is It Called Alien Romulus?". JoBlo. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

External links edit

  • Official website (broken as of 2023)