Aliens : The design of James Cameron's Alien Queen

Leading from

Aliens: The Creature Department

 

 

 

a) See: Preproduction Alien Queen Concept Art

 Illustrations by Jim Cameron

 

b) See: Creation of the Alien Queen according to the concept drawings
Development sketches by Stan Winston and Jim Cameron



 

 

 

c) See: From Zig Zag Devil via Delville & Giger to Cameron's Alien Queen 

1. Finding the pieces,   2. The Zigzag Devil,  3. Jean Delville's Treasures of Satan, 

 4. Alien Monster IV,  5. The Alien Queen 
 

 

 

 

 

d) See: From Giger's The Spell 3 To Jim Cameron's Alien Queen

 

 

 

 

e) See: HR Giger's Spell III   

a) HR Giger's The Spell 3,  b) its connection with the Heike Crab,
c) as a homage to Takeda Shingen's head dress helmet

 

 

f) See:  Giger talks about Aliens and Poltergeist 2

 

 

 

 

g) See: Terry Gilliam's Giant Samurai from "Brazil" imprint on The Alien Queen?

 

 

 

 

h) See: HR Giger's Demon (work 513) referenced in the design of the Alien Queen's face and hood?

 

 

 

i) See: Cover art by Dan La Mountain for "Protectorate"(1985) inspired Alien Queen?

j) See: Aliens: Storyboard showing Ripley and Newt first encountering the Alien Queen

 

 

 

k) See:  Did Ralph McQuarrie's Knobby White Spider concept help inspire Alien Queen?

 

 

 

m) See: Aliens: Concept art for Alien Queen Egg Layer by James Cameron

 

 

 

 

 
n) See: Alien Queen's elbow, inspiration from James Gleeson? 

o) See: Full sized Alien Queens arms props 

p) See: Alien queen leg prop