A Look Behind Arrival’s Alien and Ship Designs

A Look Behind Arrival’s Alien and Ship Designs

Even though Arrival was released almost six years ago, going by the rules of the movie, it might as well have been yesterday. Directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the Hugo-nominated short story Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, Arrival stars Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in a story of alien spaceships that come to Earth. However, these aliens aren’t invading, like in most movies. Instead, they bring peace in the form of a universal language that allows humans to experience time in different ways. It’s a heady, beautiful film that quickly became a staple of the sci-fi genre.

Next week, Arrival fans will be able to explore it like never before, and Gizmodo has your first look. Titan Books is releasing The Art and Science of Arrival by Tanya Lapointe, which will recount the making of the film and its fascinating concepts. For some examples, io9 has acquired a bunch of exclusive images from the book, including never-before-seen, behind-the-scenes photos and several exclusive pages showing early designs of the alien beings, their language, as well as their gorgeous spaceships. You can pre-order the book here (there’s a limited edition, too!) but just click through to see the images.

Amy Adams and Denis Villeneuve

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

Bradford Young, Villeneuve, and Jadyn Malone

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

Young and Malone

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Image: Titan Books

Adams and Crew

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Image: Titan Books

And now. onto the concept art…

Alien Concept Art 1

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

Alien Concept Art 2

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Image: Titan Books

Alien Concept Art 3

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

Ship Designs 1

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

Ship Designs 2

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Image: Titan Books

The Language

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

The Book Cover

Image: Titan Books
Image: Titan Books

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