Fede Alvarez breaks down the sci-fi film’s first trailer and teases new Xenomorphs.
Fede Alvarezis going back to the beginning withAlien: Romulus.
It looks somewhat similar to the originalNostromo, and Alvarez tells EW that was intentional.
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The characters ofAlien: Romulusalso harken back to the original.
ScottsAlienremains influential for depicting its astronauts not as heroic scientist-engineers but as truckers in space.
Expect a similar vibe here, though with a different perspective.
Cailee Spaeny as Rain Carradine in ‘Alien: Romulus.'.Courtesy of 20th Century Studios
Growing up in a place with no future?
Would they want to stay there and do what their parents did, or leave that place?
That was the spirit in which we approached these characters and their story.
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I always knew it was going to be her.
In a way, she’s the audience.
That’s the big difference it makes when you bring in younger characters in their early 20s.
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Its already clear in the first trailer forAlien: Romulusthat Spaenys work will be cut out for her.
We brought back the team that worked onAliens, the Stan Winston team, Alvarez says.
Alvarez elaborates, Weve got puppeteering, animatronics, all the old-school techniques.
We had the right guys because they worked on the originals.
Eagle-eyed viewers may catch something else new about theAlien: Romulustrailer.
But inAlien: Romulus, we see one of the pods drenched in blood.
This time, the violence is coming sooner than viewers or characters might expect.
Alien: Romulushits theaters on Aug. 16, 2024.
Check out the first trailer above, and the first poster below.
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