Is Hollywood’s ‘Alien Fever’ Inspired by Real Science Finds?
by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer
Date: 01 August 2011 Time: 03:30 PM ET
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| Still of Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in Cowboys & Aliens. CREDIT: Photo by Zade Rosenthal/Universal Studios and DreamWorks II – © Universal Studios and DreamWorks II Distribution Co. LLC |
Hollywood seems to have caught alien fever.
In the past few months, a slew of big-budget alien movies has hit theaters, from kiddie flicks (“Mars Needs Moms”) to comedies (“Paul”) to high-octane action films (“Battle: Los Angeles,” “Green Lantern” and the just-released “Cowboys & Aliens,” among others). And many more such movies are on the way, both this year and next.
This glut of alien sci-fi films comes at a time when scientific discoveries are making the existence of life beyond Earth seem more and more plausible. And that might not be a coincidence, some experts say.
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