Alien Vs Predator 2004

Alien vs. Predator (stylized as AVP: Alien vs. Predator) is a 2004 science fiction action film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, and Tommy Flanagan. It is the first film installment of the Alien vs. Predator franchise, adapting a crossover bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book written by Randy Stradley and Chris Warner.

Anderson wrote the story, with the creators of the Alien franchise, Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett receiving additional story credit due to the incorporation of elements from the Alien series, 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. In the film, scientists are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Aliens and Predators as they attempt to escape a bygone pyramid.

Directed by

Paul W. S. Anderson

Screenplay by

Paul W. S. Anderson

Story by

Paul W. S. Anderson

Dan O'Bannon

Ronald Shusett

Based on

Aliens vs. Predator (Machiko Noguchi quadrilogy) characters

by Randy Stradley

Chris Warner

Alien characters

by Dan O'Bannon

Ronald Shusett

Predator characters

by Jim Thomas

John Thomas

Produced by

John Davis

Gordon Carroll

David Giler

Walter Hill

Starring

Sanaa Lathan

Raoul Bova

Lance Henriksen

Ewen Bremner

Colin Salmon

Tommy Flanagan

Cinematography

David Johnson

Edited by

Alexander Berner

Music by

Harald Kloser

Production

companies

Davis Entertainment

Brandywine Productions

Impact Pictures

Stillking Films[1][2][3]

Distributed by

20th Century Fox

Release dates

12 August 2004 (International)

13 August 2004 (United States)

Running time

100 minutes

Countries

United States

United Kingdom

Czech Republic

Germany

Canada[4][5][6]

Language

English

Budget

$60–70 million[7][8]

Box office

$177.4 million[7]

Alien vs. Predator was theatrically released on 12 August 2004. It received generally negative reviews and grossed $177.4 million worldwide against a production budget of $60–70 million. A direct sequel, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, was released in 2007.