Alien vs. Predator
Movie, 2004, Crossover, Set in 2004
Alien vs. Predator is #3 of 9 in release order and #8 of 9 in chronological order in the Predator.
The story
When scientists discover something near Antarctica that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they know that they are about to step into a hunting ground where Aliens are grown as sport for the Predator race.
Alien vs. Predator recap
In 2004, a Weyland Industries satellite detects a heat signature under the ice of Bouvetoya, an island near Antarctica. Billionaire Charles Bishop Weyland gathers a team, including the guide Alexa "Lex" Woods and archaeologist Sebastian, and they find a pyramid that combines Aztec, Egyptian and Cambodian styles. Three young Predators land at the same time. The pyramid is a hunting ground: for thousands of years Predators have come to fight aliens bred from humans as a rite of passage, and an Alien Queen is held frozen below. Humans who enter are used as hosts, and the chambers shift every ten minutes. Two Predators are killed by the aliens, and Weyland dies trying to stop the third.
Alien vs. Predator ending explained
Lex teams up with the last Predator, Scar, who makes her a spear and shield from an alien's skull and tail. They blow up the pyramid and escape to the surface, where the freed Queen attacks them. They sink her into the sea, but Scar is mortally wounded. The Predators appear, honour Lex and take Scar's body. On their ship, an alien bursts from his chest: a hybrid Predalien.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator is streaming on fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV, FXNow, and BBC America in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 21%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Predator 2, before Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
- Chronological order: after Predator: Badlands, before Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.
What to watch before Alien vs. Predator
Nothing. Alien vs. Predator (2004) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own. Alien vs. Predator itself is optional in the Predator order.
Cast
- Sanaa Lathan as Alexa Woods
- Lance Henriksen as Charles Bishop Weyland
- Ian Whyte as Scar
- Raoul Bova as Sebastian de Rosa
- Ewen Bremner as Graeme Miller
- Colin Salmon as Maxwell Stafford
- Tommy Flanagan as Mark Verheiden
- Joseph Rye as Joe Connors
- Agathe de La Boulaye as Adele Rousseau
- Carsten Nørgaard as Rusten Quinn
- Sam Troughton as Thomas Parks
- Petr Jákl as Stone
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.