The Alien franchise returns to its roots inAlien: Romulus. The final trailer teases Facehuggers, Chestbursters, and one large Xenomorph ready to wreak havoc.
Several young space colonists board the Romulus Space Station with plans to steal the ship’s highly regulated equipment. As one of the colonizers confidently states in thetrailer, “Should be in and out in 30 minutes.” The easy heist goes horribly wrong once aboard the foreign ship.Facehuggersviolently attack the humans left and right, with a Chestburster making its way inside a woman’s body. The trailer’s closing moments highlight the terrifying Xenomorph, who will show no mercy to anyone in its path.
Alien: Romulusstars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.Romulusmarks the first Alien film after Disney acquired 20th Century Fox.
Fede Álvarez, the director ofEvil DeadandDon’t Breathe, helmsAlien: Romulusfrom a screenplay he wrote with Rodo Sayagues.Romulusis based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett, the co-writers ofAlien. Ridley Scott, who directedAlien,is a producer onAlien: Romulusalongside Michael Pruss and Walter Hill.
Alien: Romulusis the seventh film in the Alien franchise, not counting the two crossover films in the Alien vs. Predator series.Romulus,which occurs between the events inAlienandAliens, is the first film in the franchise since 2017’sAlien Covenant. More Alien projects are on the way, includingAlien: Earth,a television series fromFargocreator Noah Hawley. The series recently wrapped production and should arrive in 2025.
Originally planned as aHulurelease,Alien: Romuluswill now arrive in theaters on August 06, 2025.
