Editing Alien vs. Predator (section)

{{short description|Science fiction action horror franchise}}
{{about|the franchise as a whole|specific works of this name|Alien vs. Predator (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox media franchise
| title         = ''Alien vs. Predator'' <!--WARNING! Do not removed or change because Alien vs. Predator is the official brand name of the franchise-->
| image         = Official AVP Logo.png
| image_upright = 1
| caption       =
| creator       = [[Randy Stradley]]<br>[[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]]
| origin        = ''[[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) comics|Alien vs. Predator:]] [[Machiko Noguchi|The Machiko Noguchi Saga]]'' (1989)
| owner         = [[20th Century Studios]]
| years         = 1989–present
| based_on   = {{Plainlist|
* {{based on|''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]''|[[Dan O'Bannon]]|[[Ronald Shusett]]}}
* {{Based on|''[[Predator (franchise)|Predator]]''|[[Jim Thomas (screenwriter)|Jim Thomas]]|[[John Thomas (screenwriter)|John Thomas]]}}
}}
| video_games   = [[List of Alien, Predator and Alien vs. Predator games|List of video games]]
| books         = [[#Books|List of books]]
| novels        = [[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) novels|List of novels]]
| comics        = [[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) comics|List of comics]]
| magazines     =
| strips        =
| films         = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007)}}
| atv           = 
| plays         =
| musicals      =
| games         = [[#Board games|List of board games]]
| rpgs          =
| radio         =
| soundtracks   = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Alien vs. Predator (soundtrack)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (soundtrack)|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007)}}
| otherlabel1   = Pinball
| otherdata1    = [[#Pinball|List of pinball]]
| otherlabel2   = Character(s)
| otherdata2    = [[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) characters|List of characters]]
| music         =
| attractions   = [[#Theme park attractions|List of theme park attractions]]
| toys          = [[#Action figures|List of action figures]]
| website       =
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'''''Alien vs. Predator''''' (also known as '''''Aliens versus Predator''''' and '''''AVP''''') is a [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[action film|action]] media franchise created by comic book writers [[Randy Stradley]] and [[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]]. The series is a crossover between, and part of, the larger ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' and ''[[Predator (franchise)|Predator]]'' franchises, depicting the two species — [[Xenomorph|Xenomorph (Alien)]] and [[Yautja|Yautja (Predator)]] — as being in conflict with one another.

It began as a [[List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) comics|comic book series]] in 1989, before being adapted into a [[List of Alien, Predator, and Alien vs. Predator games|video game series]] in the 1990s. Produced and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]], the film series began with ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004), directed by [[Paul W. S. Anderson]], and was followed by ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007), directed by [[Greg and Colin Strause|the Brothers Strause]], and the development of a third film has been delayed indefinitely. The series has led to numerous [[novels]], [[comics]], and [[video game]] [[#Other media|spin-offs]] such as ''[[Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game)|Aliens vs. Predator]]'' released in 2010.