The hype surrounding the new Alien Romulus film is increasing significantly following the release of two media from Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead). The return to basics seems very real.
Fans of the Alien saga know that there is a real problem with the film series, which has been around for more than 12 years. What is the problem? The respective releases of Prometheus and Covenant, directed by Ridley Scott, greatly disappointed the majority of Xenomorph fans. So much so that the latter are even afraid every time a new project is announced. But with the Disney+ series in development and especially the next feature film, which will be released in French cinemas on August 14, 2024, hope is coming back to life.
The Xenomorph more beautiful than ever in Alien Romulus
Alien Romulus is the official name of Fede Alvarez’s upcoming film. A Uruguayan filmmaker popular with horror fans after brilliantly reviving Evil Dead (2013). Certainly the director took the second step towards something truly violent, visceral and gory, but he respected the openness despite the direction chosen. An excellent genre feature film that conveys the certainty that it has been entrusted with the keys to the license created by Ridley Scott. Even if we don’t see much, the first teaser is already a big promise and contains a very brief glimpse of one of the worst scenes in the saga. We feel the influences of Alien, Aliens and even a bit of the game Isolation.
Although he carefully avoided revealing the entire Xenomorph, the creature with its beautifully large, deadly tongue was still present at the end of the trailer. For Alien Day 2024, the site’s production has entrusted a completely new image of the xenomorph USA today
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A facehugger brought to life through practical effects
” He is [Alien Romulus] should be inserted between the first and second film. They again appointed the same team as for James Cameron’s “Aliens”. The same people who designed the Xenomorphs came to build ours. It’s truly incredible to see the original design along with the people who have worked on these films for over 45 years and much of their lives.”
Fede Alvarez also weighed in, but played transparency with a video about the filming of Alien Romulus that will make some people sweat. This clip shows the director controlling a mechanical facehugger running at full speed. “I was playing with my favorite toy on the set of Alien Romulus last summer. A remote controlled facehugger created by the incredible team at Weta Workshop » he indicated an X contribution.