‘Alien: Romulus’ Unveils Terrifying, Bloody Footage at Comic-Con: ‘The Facehugger Does What He Wants the F— to Do’

As a long-time fan of the “Alien” franchise, I was absolutely thrilled to attend the Comic-Con panel for “Alien: Romulus.” The energy in Hall H was electric as director Fede Alvarez and the cast, including Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu, shared exciting new insights into this latest installment.

At San Diego Comic-Con, the upcoming “Alien” series installment titled “Alien: Romulus” delivered on the terror with plenty of gruesome scenes and an authentic chestburster explosion.

Fede Alvarez, the director, and the cast members Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Ailee Wu attended San Diego Comic-Con on Friday in Hall H to share insights about their upcoming “Alien” movie. The film is scheduled for release on August 16 in theaters.

In the time frame between Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and James Cameron’s hit sequel “Aliens,” the story unfolds. A team of young explorers on an distant planet face their greatest fear when they encounter the most frightening life form in the universe.

Three new clips for the film solidified the franchise’s blend of science fiction and horror.

I was on the edge of my seat as I watched the first clip unfold, my heart racing with excitement. The scene opened with a chilling display of the latest “Alien” settlers encountering the terrifying creatures – Xenomorphs, facehuggers, and chestbursters. A haunting version of the poem “I Have A Rendezvous With Death” played in the background, adding to the ominous atmosphere.

In another scene, Rain Carradine played by Spaeny is trapped in an escape ship with Navarro, portrayed by Aileen Wu. To their shock, they discover that Navarro harbors an alien inside her, which eventually explodes from her chest. The crowd in Hall H was already shaken up, but things took a turn for the worse during a Q&A session when someone asked if those on stage ever had nightmares about the movie’s aliens. Alvarez admitted that he did, and to illustrate his point, the lights went out in Hall H. Red lights and alarm sounds filled the room as animatronic facehuggers crawled across the stage. An actor then convulsed and was overtaken by a chestburster.

After the skit ended, there was one last clip showing Spaeny’s Rain attempting to flee from a ship corridor as an Xenomorph, freshly hatched, appeared. Every audience member received alien facehugger masks and took part in a huge group photo with the cast and Alvarez.

Merced, who portrays Kay in the movie, expressed that she was aware of the significant expectations when she became a part of this renowned series.

Jonsson mentioned that the actors aimed to “break free from the expectations” linked to the “Alien” franchise.

As a movie buff, I’d put it this way: Ridley Scott and Guillermo del Toro, two giants in the sci-fi genre, appeared out of thin air to quiz Alvarez and his team. They wanted to know which “Alien” films we ranked from best to worst. Alvarez hesitated, unwilling to label a worst one. He fondly mentioned that the original 1979 “Alien” was his all-time favorite. As for the less favorable ones, he diplomatically referred to “AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem” as not being up to par with the others.

Sigourney Weaver portrayed Ellen Ripley, an astronaut in the first “Alien” film, where her space crew encountered a lethal alien. In the sequel “Aliens,” Ripley, having survived a cryogenic sleep, confronted the deadly alien menace yet again on a journey to a distant space colony. The “Alien” franchise continued with movies like “Alien 3,” “Alien: Resurrection,” “Prometheus,” and “Alien: Covenant,” as well as the 2004 crossover film “Alien vs. Predator.”

2024-07-27 07:36

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