AvP: Aliens vs. Predator had some pretty cool, and faithful visuals, for the creatures. Here's your chance to see the ones you didn't see by concept artist Constantine Sekeris.

It turns out Steve Johnson's Edge FX creature effects put in a bid for the film and lost out to Amalgamated Dynamics, but we can see the designs that almost made the film.

All descriptions are from Steve Johnson's Facebook page. Check out the pics after the jump and click to enlarge.



ALIEN QUEEN

"a) These original pencil designs were done by Constantine Sekeris, for Steve Johnson's Edge FX bid to do the creature suits for AVP, however  they lost out and ADI continued to do the creature designs for this part of the Alien franchise. Sketches for a proposed Alien Queen, the first with two extra legs protruding from her shoulders , the second, third and fourth with four legs, the fifth with three legs and the last is an earlier rough sketch which shows the more classic Aliens design.  each measures 17 x 14 inch.and Steve Johnson FX on Facebook.

"b) A thing to note about Constantine's work, he has a penchant for creating monsters with long limbs that end with dagger like tips so entities with these sorts of appendages are likely to turn up in numerous drawings by this artist"

ALIEN CREATURES

"This original pencil design was also by Constantine Sekeris for Steve Johnson's Edge FX bid to do the creature suits for AVP. This is another sketch for a proposed Alien Warrior. , measures 17 x 14 inch.

"The first sketch here shows a fairly abstract variant on the idea of an alien warrior creature, with this entity's head ending as a sharp point it has no tail but has two long tentacles sprout from his back, the tentacle on the right displays finger like appendages extending from the tip.

"For these, pictures by Constantine Sekeris. original sketches was scanned and coloured digitially so physical images of this art only exist as printouts.  Measure 13 x 19 inch.  The first has strangely elongated middle digits that seem to recall the over sized fingers of the alien warriors in Alien Vs Predator"

 

ALIEN FACEHUGGER

"Here is a sketch and rough sketch for a proposed facehugger.  Each measures 17 x 14 inch. These original pencil designs were by Constantine Sekeris, for Steve Johnson's Edge FX bid to do the creature suits for AVP.

"Many FX companies presented design concepts for AVP before ADI were hired. Edge FX produced these concepts for the face huggers, created by Constantine Sekeris. The original sketch was scanned and coloured digitially so physical images of this art only exist as printouts.  Measures 13 x 19 inch."

 

Wikipedia Synopsis:
Alien vs. Predator (also known as AVP) is a 2004 science fiction film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson for 20th Century Fox and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. The film adapts the Alien vs. Predator crossover imprint bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book. Anderson, Dan O'Bannon, and Ronald Shusett wrote the story, and Anderson and Shane Salerno adapted the story into a screenplay. Their writing was influenced by Aztec mythology, the comic book series, and the writings of Erich von Däniken.

Set in 2004, the film follows a team of archaeologists assembled by billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland (Henriksen) for an expedition near the Antarctic to investigate a mysterious heat signal. Weyland hopes to claim the find for himself, and his group discovers a pyramid below the surface of a whaling station. Hieroglyphs and sculptures reveal that the pyramid is a hunting ground for Predators who kill Aliens as a rite of passage. The humans are caught in the middle of a battle between the two species and attempt to prevent the Aliens from reaching the surface.

See more of Constantine Sekeris portfolio at constantineconceptsinc.com

Image Source: http://alienexplorations.blogspot.com, yourprops.com  and Steve Johnson FX on Facebook.

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A few weeks back I posted some of the original Predator designs by Stan Winston. Now I'm posting designs from the Robert Rodriguez Predators (2010).

The professional concept artist Alex Toader (Sin City, Spy Kids) posted some art on his blog and I thought I'd share some of them.

Check out the rest after the jump and click to enlarge

"I am posting some art I did for Predators, stuff from very early on and some final comps. We had less than 8 weeks to come up with designs for the new clan of Predators.

"KNB (KNB EFx Group) had to build them at the same time so we had to give them designs as we got them approved from the suits to the shoulder weapons. At the same time Steve and Caylah (the production designers) had the art dept. humming on environments and locations...they also designed the center piece of the movie the Predator Camp, which turned out unbelievable!"

Official Synopsis
PREDATORS, a bold new chapter in the Predator universe, shot under the creative auspices of Robert Rodriguez, stars Adrien Brody as Royce, a mercenary who reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they’ve been brought together on an alien planet… as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers – mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members – human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of Predator.
Director: Nimród Antal
Writers: Alex Litvak &
Michael Finch
Starring: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga
Production Design by Caylah Eddleblute, Steve Joyner
Cinematography by Gyula Pados

See more of Alex Toader portfolio at http://art-of-alextoader.blogspot.com

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There are many great alien designs, but my favorite design has a great story attached to it. Read on to find out why the design changed and what inspired the Predator "dreadlocks."

Check out the rest of the story and pictures after the jump. Click on the images to enlarge.

The creature we see in the final film Predator (1987) is nothing like the original suit design. There are no surviving pictures of the first creature (then called Hunter), but it was described as an "ungainly, disproportionate dog creature with big yellow eyes." Problems with the mechanics of the suit and overall look forced the studio to scrap the original design and come up with something new.

The movie was behind schedule and they needed a brand new monster in six weeks to complete the film's production schedule. Lead actor Arnold Schwarzenegger suggested his friend, the late, great special effects artist Stan Winston. Winston agreed to do it under budget and within the tight time constraints the studio was under. "I met with John McTiernan and Joel Silver and we talked about the Predator," Winston said, "My feeling from reading the script was that the Predator had to be a real character, rather than a generic creature. He needed to be a very specific character - and that's what we came up with."

The designs began from an image of a Rastafarian warrior in Joel Silver's office. "I saw that and I thought it was a great starting concept for the Predator," Winston said. "I started drawing and designing this alien character with quills that in silhouette would look like dreadlocks. During this same period of time, Aliens had come out, and Jim Cameron and I were flying to Japan to participate in a symposium about the movie. We were sitting next to each other on the plane, and I was sketching and drawing the Predator. Jim suddenly said, 'You know, I've always wanted to see something with mandibles.' And I said, 'Hmmm, that's an interesting idea.' And I stared drawing the now-famous mandibles of the Predator. So, between the Rastafarian painting in Joel Silver's office and the mandible idea from Jim Cameron, I came up with 'Stan Winston's Predator'. And I take complete credit for it, even though I had nothing to do with it, obviously!"

The mandibles almost got cut from the Predator design though. Steve Yang, who designed the Predator costume and weaponry said, they thought about getting rid of it when they felt the "sideways mouth" had already been done.

The rest is history as the Predator design is one of the most recognizable aliens ever.

That's why I love the Predator design. Because it was designed on a plane as an after thought of an original design.

The images below give an idea of the first creature. The original script for the first Predator film included a sequence in which a trophy of the Hunter alien is shown. Steve Wang sculpted a model based on the designs from when Steve Johnson and Boss film were working on the film. The trophy was left unfilmed. The trophy room concept made it's way into Predator 2.

You can see more of the late Stan Winston's work and visit his school at https://www.stanwinstonschool.com

Images via
https://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/predator-movie-making-the-predator
http://monsterlegacy.blogspot.com/2012/09/predator-trophies.html

Wikipedia Description
Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Kevin Peter Hall. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox. The story follows an elite special forces team, led by 'Dutch' (Arnold Schwarzenegger), on a mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla territory in Central America. Unbeknownst to the group, they are being hunted by a technologically advanced form of extraterrestrial life, the Predator. Predator was scripted by Jim and John Thomas in 1985, under the working title of Hunter.
Directed by John McTiernan
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Peter Hall, Carl Weathers


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In the movie Predator (1987), Arnold Schwarzenegger is the toughest man on the planet, but in the South American jungle he faces the ultimate warrior.

"Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Kevin Peter Hall. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

"The story follows an elite special forces team, led by 'Dutch' (Arnold Schwarzenegger), on a mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla territory in Central America. Unbeknownst to the group, they are being hunted by a technologically advanced form of extraterrestrial life, the Predator." - Wikipedia

Storyboard artist Paul Powers had an impressive task. He said, "The challenge was to scare Arnold Schwarzenegger."

Did he succeed? You decide.

I'd love to put a comparison video or image from the film, but I can't find any. If you know of any hit me up in the comments.

Paul Powers has a bunch more storyboards at http://www.paulpower.com/ including a great sequence from another Arnold film The Sixth Day.

 

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© 2001 Paul Power and 20th Century Fox

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