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The New ‘Alien: Romulus’ Trailer is Here (and it looks amazing!!)
Out-of-this-world terror awaits sci-fi fans in the latest trailer for Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus. Yesterday, an ominous poster featuring a facehugger doing what it does best foretold the coming of today’s drop, which serves as the second teaser for the movie that touches down in cinemas on August 16. This time around, the space crew tangoing with the deadly extra-terrestrials will be made up of actors including Cailee Spaeny (Civil War), Isabela Merced (Madame Web), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), David Jonsson (Industry), Spike Fearn (Tell Me Everything), and Aileen Wu.
Acting as the ninth installment in a franchise that has spanned nearly half a century, Alien: Romulus finds its story falling in between the movie that started it all - Ridley Scott’s Alien - and the James Cameron-helmed sequel, Aliens. While technology has come a long way since Scott first dropped his groundbreaking movie in 1979, Álvarez recognized the importance of keeping the special effects as practical as possible, which, in a lot of ways, does so much more for the scare factor than CGI ever could. Turning to those who know the chestbursters the best, the director enlisted the help of those behind the effects of Aliens to help carry the story into the next chapter.
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All things considered, Alien: Romulus is shaping up to be the most terrifying installment in the film series yet - and that’s saying something considering the guts and gore pouring out of the last eight movies. And, while the movie doesn’t rely on legacy characters to propel itself forward, there are still plenty of nostalgic pieces that tie it to the films that came before it. From what we’ve gathered from the young cast, they fully understood the assignment in making Romulus just as fresh as it is familiar, with Spaeny previously commenting on living up to the hype of the female lead and following in the footsteps of Sigourney Weaver.