The film will take place between the events seen in “Alien” and “Aliens” but the characters and plot will be independent – beyond the xenomorph – from what was seen in the Scott and Cameron titles.
The first full trailer of “Alien: Romulus” of Fede Alvarez hints at a return to the same kind of emotions that audiences experienced in 1979 with “Alien” of Ridley Scottand James Cameron delivered in the 1986 sequel, “Aliens”.
The film will take place between the events seen in “Alien” and “Aliens” but the characters and plot will be independent – beyond the xenomorph – from what was seen in the Scott and Cameron titles.
What “Alien: Romulus” is about
Billed as a return to the franchise’s roots, the film centers on a group of young space colonists who, while scavenging an abandoned space station, come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
The cast of “Alien: Romulus” will be made up of Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu among others.
The eighth film in the Alien franchise was originally scheduled to be released on Hulu in the style of Dan Trachtenberg’s acclaimed Predator prequel, Prey (2022), but the studio decided to make it hit theaters instead.
Alien: Romulus opens exclusively in theaters on August 16.
Source: Ambito
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