Holy chestbursters 2024! Produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Fede Alvarez, the terrifying new chapter of the ‘Alien’ franchise hits theaters August 16.
20th Century Studios has released the final trailer for Alien: Romulus, the newest installment in the beloved science fiction horror franchise. The terrifying new chapter, from producer Ridley Scott and director/writer Fede Alvarez, opens exclusively in theaters nationwide, August 16, 2024.
Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown) stars in this harrowing thriller, which follows a group of young space colonizers scavenging a derelict space station on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Starring alongside Spaeny are David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (The Last of Us), Spike Fearn (Aftersun) and Aileen Wu (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe).
Scott, who directed the original Alien film and produced and directed Prometheus and Alien: Covenant is the film’s producer. Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) directs from a screenplay co-written with Rodo Sayagues. Michael Pruss (“Boston Strangler”), and Walter Hill (Alien), with Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (Charlie’s Angels), Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), and Tom Moran (Unstoppable) serve as executive producers.
Led by production VFX supervisor Eric Barba and production VFX producer Annemarie Griggs, the VFX studios on the film include Clear Angle Studios, DNEG, Fin Design + Effects, Gentle Giant Studios, ILM, Metaphysic, NVIZ, and Wētā FX.
Source: 20th Century Studios
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
