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Alien: Romulus

Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own, Romulus injects some fresh acid blood into one of cinema's great horror franchises.

7.5

Andy: The solution for a claustrophobic astronaut is to give him more space.

Storyline

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

  • TriviaDirector Fede Alvarez sought out the special effects crew from Aliens (1986) to work on the creatures. Physical sets, practical creatures, and miniatures were used wherever possible to help ground later VFX work.
  • GoofsWhen the characters first enter the space station, the artificial gravity briefly turns on and then off again. Shortly thereafter, they enter a room where several objects are hovering in mid-air. If the objects had momentum immediately after the gravity switched off they should be moving on a trajectory, and if not they should still be against the floor. Either way, they should not be unmoving several feet off the floor.
  • QuotesAndy: The solution for a claustrophobic astronaut is to give him more space.
  • Crazy creditsThe 20th Century Studios fanfare freezes and turns ominous, as in Alien³ (1992), leading into the film’s opening scene.The logo itself suffers a burst of static and turns green.
Alien: Romulus

Genres: , ,

Director: Fede Alvarez

Writers: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues Mendez

Stars: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux

Duration: 1h 59m

Release Date: Release date August 16, 2024 (UL)

Production company: 20th Century, Studios Scott Free