Alien: The War of Sex

Original title: Aliens. La guerre du sexe

Publication Date:

March 2025

Pages:

224

Original language and publisher

Territories Handled

Worldwide excl. French

Genres

Essay, Popular Culture

Alien: The War of Sex

Original title: Aliens. La guerre du sexe

Synopsis

The triumph of the feminine!

Alien, a pillar of science fiction, is full to the brim with feminist symbols. We tend to forget that the success of the Aliens saga relies on more than just visual beauty: even though it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1979, it is also recognized as being the first sci-fi horror to have a woman as the hero.

Emblematic feminist figure, Ellen Ripley, is part of the first generation of “badass” female heroes. Forced to survive in a lethal environments, she uses her skills and quick thinking, leading her to be the sole human survivor of the cargo ship, Nostromo, and distinguish herself in a very masculine world.

Marketing Information

  • prequel to the cult Alien franchise will be available on Disney+ in 2025.