This Tense ‘Alien: Romulus’ Trailer Reminds Us That ‘The Horror Is Bigger in IMAX’ (Video)

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Director Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” is getting one step closer to its August 16, 2024 release, and 20th Century Studios is giving you a sneak peek of the bloody sci-fi horror on the massive canvas of the massive IMAX screen with this latest promotional teaser.

Working closely with acclaimed director Ridley Scott on the seventh official installment of the “Alien” universe-set interplanetary horror film franchise, Alvarez (“Evil Dead,” “Don’t Breed”) infuses the film with a raw, grounded approach that heightens the suspense within the narrow corridors of an abandoned space station.

The tense and terrifying storyline of “Alien: Romulus” takes place somewhere in the 57 years between the key events of “Alien” (1979) and “Aliens” (1986).

Here’s the full plot description:

“This sci-fi/horror thriller returns the wildly successful ‘Alien’ franchise to its roots. While exploring the depths of an abandoned space station, a group of young space colonists come face-to-face with the most terrifying creature the universe has ever seen.”

The intense trailer above is littered with fresh footage, including a vicious cocoon scene featuring a slashing, spiked Xenomorph tail and a horde of deadly facehuggers on a pregnancy mission. “Relentless and realistic” is the film’s approach throughout the production, and Alvarez gives a detailed look into the film’s inner workings and practical effects in the newly released behind-the-scenes featurette below.

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The film’s screenplay was written by Alvarez and his creative partner Rodo Sayagüez, and they seem to have nailed the primal dread, existential dread and xenophobia that have characterized the “Alien” franchise as it has evolved and stumbled across countless Hollywood sequels and prequels over the past 45 years.

Distributed by 20th Century Studios and produced by “Alien” auteurs Ridley Scott and Walter Hill in collaboration with Michael Prewes (“The Boston Strangler”), “Alien: Romulus” stars Cailee Spaeny (“Pacific Rim: Uprising”), David Johnson (“Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy”), Archie Renault (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabella Merced (“The Last of Us”), Spike Ferne (“Aftersun”) and Aileen Wu.

“Alien: Romulus” will be released in theaters and IMAX on August 16, 2024.

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