- "Building a better future."
- ―Company slogan
Weyland Industries was a British industrial business that existed in the twenty-first century. Along with the Japanese Yutani Corporation, it was one of the antecedents to the Weyland-Yutani conglomerate. The eponymous Charles Bishop Weyland was the chairman of Weyland Industries during the early 21st Century.[3]
Background[]
Weyland Industries.
Weyland Industries' logo is a nod to the Weyland-Yutani logo as seen in Aliens and the subsequent video games based on the film. Likewise, the company's slogan — "Building a Better Future" — is a reference to Weyland-Yutani's tag line — "Building Better Worlds".
According to the Alien vs. Predator novel from author Marc Cerasini, Weyland Industries were worth $375 billion, and, by 2020, were expected to be the first to build a base on Earth's satellite, the Moon.
Merger and Future[]
In 2030, Weyland Industries was headed by a man known only as Mr. Weyland. At this time, Weyland Industries bought out Borgia Industries in a hostile takeover following the death of the latter's senior directors. Sometime after this, Weyland Industries would also acquire the Yutani Corporation, thus forming the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.
Behind the scenes[]
Crew members working on Alien vs. Predator were given a blue baseball cap that features the Weyland Industries logo on the front and the stylized "AVP" on the rear. The caps were distressed for style purposes by the original makers of them and a cloth adjuster at the rear allows the cap's size to be adjusted to fit a wide range of head sizes.[4]
Trivia[]
- Weyland Corp and its founder Peter Weyland from Prometheus contradict the Weyland Industries origin portrayed in Alien vs. Predator. When Prometheus writer Damon Lindelof pointed this out to director Ridley Scott during the film's production, Scott made it clear that he had no intention of following the timeline laid out in the Alien vs. Predator films;[5] the subsequent film Alien: Covenant would cement the retcon of events. Interestingly, in Jon Spaihts' original script for Prometheus, titled Alien: Engineers, Weyland Corp was still referred to as Weyland Industries, the name used in Alien vs. Predator.[6] This was subsequently changed in later drafts. Despite the change, the company is still referred to as "Weyland Industries" at the end of the viral video Happy Birthday, David as well as the viral video Weyland Industries Testimonial.
Appearances[]
- Alien vs. Predator
- Predator: Concrete Jungle (video game)
- Happy Birthday, David (mentioned only)
- Weyland Industries Testimonial
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Marc Cerasini. Alien vs. Predator, p. 47 (2004), HarperEntertainment.
- ↑ Marc Cerasini. Alien vs. Predator, p. 67 (2004), HarperEntertainment.
- ↑ Paul W. S. Anderson (writer and director). Alien vs. Predator (2004), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
- ↑ http://www.propstore.com/product/alien-vs-predator/blue-crew-cap-5/
- ↑ "CraveOnline - Fundamental Mysteries: Damon Lindelof on Prometheus". Retrieved on 2013-05-20.
- ↑ "Alien: Engineers" by Jon Spaihts