'Alien: Romulus' unveils poster by Creepy Duck Design

20th Century Studios continues the marketing campaign of Alien: Romulusthe latest installment of the horror and science fiction franchise Alienwhich is now in theaters around the world.

This new film is directed and co-written by Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead).

The latest in terms of promotion is a new official poster created by designer Creepy Duck Designwhose artwork always surprises those familiar with his work.

The CDD poster, focused on the saga's main villain, the Xenomorph, can be found at the end of this article.

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.

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.

Poster (via Creepy Duck Design):

I'm very proud to share my official poster for @fedalvar and @20thcentury's excellent #AlienRomulus. The Alien movies were one of my dad's favorites, so this one really hit home for me. I have fond memories of watching them with him. This one's for you, Dad. I know you'd be proud. 😊 I miss you!