Alien vs. Predator - Timeline

While this is a standalone Predator entry, Trachtenberg still can't help throwing Easter Eggs in to appease franchise fans. Early in the film, Dek is cycling through holograms, or there's a trophy case that'll be worth a giggle. Humans being so low on the competition ranking alone has its comedic appeal. Oh, and no, that's not a Starship Troopers nod, even though it looks like one (we tried).
Honestly (and I'm probably completely wrong), it kinda makes me think we could see other alien creatures owned by Fox/Disney as either holograms or skulls.

Random thought, but Avatar would be a good fit. It matches pretty well with Alien already.
I also don't like that film so seeing a dead Na'vi would be pleasant, hehe...
 
Not to use a bad pun or anything, but did your experience on Underwater make you feel like you dipped your toes in the waters to make an Alien film?

It definitely prepared me for the set builds and the design aesthetic. I already had a leg up because I'd kind of done an alien [story] underwater. I'm not afraid of big sets or afraid to push the envelope. It gave me the confidence to just go, "You know what? Let's just design and let somebody tell us it's not possible." So that's how I proceeded with Alien.

I had the support of Disney and obviously had the support of Fede and the producers. We just pushed as hard as we could until we hit that breaking point where it wasn't doable. We'd rethink or renegotiate or come up with a different plan. But the idea was always to push as hard as we could, and that's exactly what I did on Underwater. I was already in that mode.
It's not a lot, but neat that the Underwater production designer worked on a proper Alien film after.
 

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