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Having received the endorsement of Ridley Scott and James Cameron, the directors who propelled the original version of the Alien franchise to iconic levels, director Fede Alvarez has presented the first look at his Alien: Romulus. Excitement surrounding the August theatrical release is building, as the film was initially scheduled to arrive on Hulu as a streaming-only release; However, the film's prospects and potential led the studio to rethink its approach.
For Alvarez, whose resume includes 2013's reinvention of the Evil Dead franchise and his 2016 masterclass, Don't Breathe, the eighth entry in the Aliens franchise is said to be a return to the heyday of sci-fi, horror and cinema. suspenseful, complete with scenes. not for the squeamish and the kind of jump scares that follow you long after the film's final credits roll.
The stars of the movie Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu in a variation of the film that focuses on a group of young space scavengers who confront a Xenomorph on an uninhabited spaceship. Needless to say, the body count begins to pile up as the Xenomorph finally gets the better of the crew.
In terms of the film's homage to the franchise's original installments, Alvarez ensured that the latest addition to the saga not only drew inspiration from the franchise's original chapters, but also worked the plot into narrative continuity. While plot details are scarce, the film is said to exist in a narrative timeline between the first and second films.
Alien: Romulus debuts in theaters on August 16. Watch the petrifying preview below.
