Alien: Containment
2019 British short film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alien: Containment is a short film based on the science fiction action media franchise Alien. Released via IGN on March 29, 2019, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the franchise, the film was written and directed by Chris Reading, through Tongal Studios and 20th Century Fox.[4] Starring Gaia Weiss, Theo Barklem-Biggs, and Sharon Duncan-Brewster, the film follows the survivors of the colonial transport Borrowdale who discover one of their number may be harboring a chestburster.
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Directed by | Chris Reading[1] |
Written by | Chris Reading[2] |
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Cinematography | Howard Mills |
Music by | Simon Porter |
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Distributed by | IGN 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Budget | $35,000[3] |
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The sixteenth short film in the Alien franchise, it received a generally positive critical reception.[5][6] James Paxton would reprise his role as MacWhirr from the film in Alien: Alone.