William Gibson’s ALIEN 3 Script Will Be Published This Year
Mike Sprague
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Titan Books will publish the infamous William Gibson (Johnny Mnemonic) unproduced Alien 3 screenplay on August 31st. Written by Pat Cadigan (Synners, Fools), the 340-page book will be available in hardcover and e-book.
Read more below and also check out the killer cover art!
Synopsis:
William Gibson’s never-before-adapted screenplay for the direct sequel to Aliens, revealing the fates of Ripley, Newt, the synthetic Bishop, and Corporal Hicks. When the Colonial Marines vessel Sulaco docks with space station and military installation Anchorpoint, a new form of Xenomorph appears. Written by Hugo Award-winning novelist and “Queen of Cyberpunk” Pat Cadigan, based on Gibson’s never-produced first draft. The Sulaco—on its return journey from LV-426—enters a sector controlled by the “Union of Progressive Peoples,” a nation-state engaged in an ongoing cold war and arms race. U.P.P. personnel board the Sulaco and find hypersleep tubes with Ripley, Newt, and an injured Hicks.
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A Facehugger attacks the lead commando, and the others narrowly escape, taking what remains of Bishop with them. The Sulaco continues to Anchorpoint, a space station and military installation the size of a small moon, where it falls under control of the military’s Weapons Division. A pair of Xenomorph drones attack a team of Colonial Marines and scientists boarding the Sulaco.
Ripley’s cryotube sustains damage in the fight. It’s taken aboard Anchorpoint, where Ripley is kept comatose. Newt and an injured Corporal Hicks are awakened, and Newt is sent to Gateway Station on the way to Earth. The U.P.P. sends Bishop to Anchorpoint, where Hicks begins to hear rumors of experimentation—the cloning and genetic modification of Xenomorphs. The kind of experimentation that could yield a monstrous hybrid, and perhaps even a Queen.
Titan Books will publish the infamous William Gibson (Johnny Mnemonic) unproduced Alien 3 screenplay on August 31st. Also, make sure to pre-order HERE.
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