Alien: Romulus takes over theaters with spectacular marketing

Horror and science fiction movie buffs! We are finally in the week of the movie premiere in theaters of Alien: Romuluswhich promises to become another outstanding installment of the saga Alien de 20th Century Studios.

The new film, directed and co-written by Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead), continues to take advantage of its marketing campaign to unveil a group of posters in which we can see the iconic villain Xenomorfostalking major U.S. movie theater chains including Cinemark, Regal Cinemas, IMAX and the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

The spectacular posters are available at the end of this article (via X/20th Century Studios Twitter).

Romulus It stars Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Priscilla, Mare of Easttown), Isabela Merced (Tansformers: The Last Knight, Instant Family), Archie Renaux (Upgraded, The Other Zoey), David Johnson (Industry), Spike Fearn (Aftersun), y Aileen Wu.

The project is described as “an original independent feature film.” The plot is set between the timeline of Alien (1979) by Ridley Scott, and the sequel Aliens (1986) by James Cameron.

An important fact about this new film is that unlike the other installments that focused on adults in corporate, military and scientific roles, this ninth installment of the franchise will focus on a group of young people.

INTERESTING FACTS:

• Alvarez commented that Alien: Romulus has a connection with the rest of the saga Alien.
• The special effects are practical.
• Alien: Romulus It is the seventh installment of the franchise Alienand the ninth installment if we take into account the crossovers Alien vs Predator.

SYNOPSIS:

“ALIEN: ROMULUS returns to the roots of the blockbuster ALIEN franchise. While exploring the depths of an abandoned space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”

Alvarez co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (remake Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe, Don’t Breathe 2remake Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and produced the feature film in company of Ridley Scottdirector of the original classic and the prequels Prometheus y Alien: Covenant.

The original classic Alien Ridley Scott's 1979 film ended with a shot of protagonist Sigourney Weaver ejecting a Xenomorph from its escape pod before being put into a cryogenic sleep that would return her to human civilization. The sequel, Aliens Cameron's 1986 film picked up the plot years later, as Ripley accompanied a military mission investigating a possible Xenomorph attack on a remote space colony.

Alien: Romulus It will be released in theaters on August 16, 2024 via 20th Century Studios. It will be the first installment of the saga Alien to be distributed by Disney.

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