Alien Fan Poster Honors Often Uncredited Xenomorph Actor Bolaji Badejo
A piece of Alien fan art celebrates an actor often uncredited for his work in the movie, Bolaji Badejo. Ridley Scott’s Alien is often regarded as one of the best Sci-Fi horror movies of all time, partly because it introduced audiences to a new terrifying creature called the Xenomorph. The franchise’s first on-screen Xenomorph was born after it popped out of Kane’s (John Hurt) chest before slowly picking off the Nostromo’s crew members. By the end of the film, the creature is sucked out of an airlock and blasted into space when Ripley turns on the ship’s engines.
Alien had an impressive cast, with the likes of Hurt, Tom Skerritt, and Harry Dean Stanton being well-known actors prior to 1979. Sigourney Weaver had only been in a few projects prior to Scott’s film, but Alien opened the door for Weaver to star in big franchises like Ghostbusters. Unlike Weaver and the other cast members, Badejo’s contribution to the movie is often undervalued despite him playing one of the most important roles in the movie. Alien stands as the Nigerian actor’s only film credit, with Badejo later deciding to move back to Nigeria to open an art gallery before passing away at the age of 39 from sickle cell anemia.
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Because of the actor’s short-lived career and his face being covered by the Xenomorph costume, many don’t know about Badejo. However, a new fan poster celebrates the actor’s work on Alien. Francesco Francavilla created a new poster for Alien Day, showing Badejo's face split next to a Xenomorph, and his post can be seen below:
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It's possible Badejo could have become more well-known
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