2004
2004 saw the release of Paul W. S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator.
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter DC), the 2004th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 4th year of the 3rd millennium, the 4th year of the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2000s decade.
Events[]
October[]
- Charles Bishop Weyland leads an expedition to Bouvet Island, Antarctica to investigate a suspicious "heat bloom" below the ice.
- The expedition becomes caught up in an initiation hunt between Yautja and Xenomorphs.
- Following events in Antarctica, a Predalien is set loose upon Gunnison, Colorado.
- Gunnison is destroyed in a nuclear strike.
Deaths[]
Bouvet Island[]
- Klaus
- Boris
- Mikkel
- Sven
- Rusten Quinn
- Adele Rousseau
- Thomas Parks
- Stone
- Bass
- Chopper
- Celtic
- Max Stafford
- Charles Bishop Weyland
- Joe Connors
- Mark Verheiden
- Dr. Graeme Miller
- Sebastian De Rosa
- Grid
- Antarctica Queen
- Scar
Gunnison, Colorado[]
- Bull
- Buddy Benson
- Sam Benson
- Harry
- Ray Adams
- Ritchie
- Carrie Adams
- Tim O'Brien
- Nathan Post
- Mark
- Nick
- Karl
- Lt. Wood
- Earl
- Scotty
- Dale Collins
- Sue
- Drew
- Jesse Salinger
- Earth Predalien
- Wolf
- Eddie Morales
- Darcy Benson
- Joe Wallace
Real World Events[]
- DH Press is founded.
April[]
30[]
- The Alien Quadrilogy: Collector's Alien Head DVD box set is released.
June[]
6[]
- Author Kate Worley passes away.
July[]
1[]
- The novelization Alien vs. Predator, written by Marc Cerasini, is published.
21[]
- Composer Jerry Goldsmith passes away after a long battle with cancer.
August[]
1[]
- The book AVP: Alien vs. Predator: The Creature Effects of ADI is published.
12[]
- Alien vs. Predator, the first film in the Alien vs. Predator franchise, is released in theaters.
September[]
- The comic Alien vs. Predator: Thrill of the Hunt is released.