Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Theatrical release poster
Directed byThe Brothers Strause
Written byShane Salerno
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniel C. Pearl
Edited byDan Zimmerman
Music byBrian Tyler
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release dates
  • November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04) (Los Angeles)
  • December 25, 2007 (2007-12-25) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[4]
Box office$130.2 million[5]

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (stylized as AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem) is a 2007 American science fiction action film[5] starring Steven Pasquale, Reiko Aylesworth, John Ortiz, Johnny Lewis and Ariel Gade. The directorial debut of The Brothers Strause, the film was written by Shane Salerno and is a direct sequel to Alien vs. Predator (2004) as well as the second and latest installment in the Alien vs. Predator franchise, the sixth film in the Alien franchise and the fourth film in the Predator franchise, continuing the crossover between the Alien and Predator franchises.

Set immediately after the events of the previous film, the film begins with a Predator ship crashing into a forest outside of Gunnison, Colorado, where an Alien-Predator hybrid known as the Predalien escapes and makes its way to the nearby small town. A skilled veteran "cleaner" Predator is dispatched to kill the Predalien, and the townspeople try to escape the ensuing carnage.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem premiered on November 4, 2007, in Los Angeles. It was released theatrically on December 25 in the United States. The film was panned by critics for its poor lighting, editing, and lack of originality.[6] It grossed $130.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $40 million. Plans for another sequel were abandoned, with further independent entries in both franchises released in 2010 and 2012 respectively.

  1. ^ a b c "Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem (2007)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem". The Hollywood Reporter. December 24, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "AVPR - Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 21, 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
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  5. ^ a b "Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
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