{"id":560195,"date":"2026-05-01T08:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/560195\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:09:21","slug":"empires-aliens-40th-anniversary-covers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/560195\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire\u2019s Aliens 40th Anniversary Covers Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/a>\u00a0by adding an \u2019s\u2019 to the end before turning that \u2019s\u2019 into a dollar sign. True or not, with Aliens<\/a>\u00a0he 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; that\u00a0Powerloader showdown; and one of the most memorable groups of ragtag grunts in \u201880s cinema. Now, Empire\u00a0is celebrating Aliens\u2019 40th anniversary with a must-have new issue. This time, it\u2019s war.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s magazine is a major Aliens\u00a0blowout 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 \u00a0cast dynamics, their favourite scenes, and why it still holds up four decades later. Plus, we speak to Aliens\u00a0special-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 Alien War\u00a0tie-in game. It\u2019s a massive celebration across 14 pages, sure to make Aliens\u00a0fans\u2019 chests burst with excitement.<\/p>\n

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

\"Empire's<\/p>\n

The subscriber cover, also illustrated by Paul Shipper, gets up close and personal with the alien queen herself.<\/p>\n

\"Empire's<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all. Also inside this issue, we talk 30 years of Toy Story\u00a0with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen; sit down with the boys (and girls) of The Boys\u00a0as the superhero satire comes to a bloody end; take a look ahead to Tom Cruise\u2019s return to character drama, Digger; and speculate on the biggest cinematic showdown of 2026: \u2018Dunesday\u2019.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With just a single letter, James Cameron upped the stakes. So the legend goes: he pitched his sequel…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560196,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,2839,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-560195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}