Reebok to launch Sigourney Weaver's Alien Stomper trainers
Reebok has announced the release of the boot-like sneakers worn by Sigourney Weaver in 1986 sci-fi film Aliens.
The calf-height Alien Stompers were created specifically by the sportswear brand for Aliens – the second in the Alien movie series directed by James Cameron, which starred Weaver as warrant officer Ellen Ripley.
The designs feature three velcro straps, a bright red tongue and matching accents across the beige and grey upper.
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There is a growing trend for retro trainers, and Reebok's launch follows rival brand Nike's release of the self-lacing shoes from 1985 movie Back to the Future II.
Nike presented the first pair of the shoes to the film's lead Michael J Fox on 21 October 2015, the year his character Marty McFly travels to. Earlier this month, the brand unveiled a new pair of self-lacing trainers.
Following Back to the Future day last year, which gained a great deal of publicity, film studio 20th Century Fox has named 26 April 2016 as Alien Day. The date is connected to the fictional planet LV-426, where the parasitic life forms originate from.
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The films follow Ripley's continuing struggle to escape the aliens while stranded in deep space. They feature futuristic set and character designs by Swiss artist H R Giger.
On 26 April, the movies will be replayed in cinemas, and the replicas of Weaver's Alien Stompers will be released around the same time.
A special mid-cut version of the shoes will also be available, similar to those worn by actor Lance Henriksen as the android bishop.