For years, we knew a Fede Álvarez-helmed Alien film was coming, however had no concept what it will look like or be about. That modifications proper now.
Disney, sure Disney, simply dropped the primary trailer for Alien: Romulus, which hits theaters August 16. Directed by Álvarez (Evil Useless, Don’t Breathe), the movie stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Civil Warfare) and Isabela Merced (Madame Internet) as the newest badass women to struggle the acid-blooded xenomorphs, becoming a member of the ranks of Sigourney Weaver and Noomi Rapace. However what’s all of it about? We’ve heard tons of rumors however now, lastly, right here’s your first style of Alien: Romulus.
The official description reads as follows: “Whereas scavenging the deep ends of a derelict area station, a gaggle of younger area colonizers come head to head with essentially the most terrifying life type within the universe.” Yup. appears about proper. Right here’s the primary poster too.
With the movie not out for 5 months, there’s actually not a lot in there. Is the movie, as Spaeny mentioned, actually set between Alien and Aliens? How did the xenomorph get on this ship? There are many questions by way of specifics. Nevertheless, by way of plain previous regular individuals on a spaceship preventing a killer alien species? This trailer delivers.
We love the lengthy digicam strikes, flying face-huggers, even the weaponry feels very Alien. Truthfully, this might don’t have anything to do with the opposite movies within the franchise and simply form of rip off the concept of the primary movie and we’d be all aboard. However, hopefully, it’s a mixture of each.
Co-starring David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu, Alien: Romulus opens August 16. Inform us what you suppose beneath.
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