Movie “Alien: Romulus” release date decided, special video & teaser poster released | ORICON NEWS

“Alien: Romulus,” a “sequel to the story” produced by Ridley Scott, the director of the 1979 sci-fi horror film “Alien,” will be released in Japan from September 6th. It was announced (Distributor: Walt Disney Japan).

Today, April 26th, is Alien Day, commemorating the planet LV-426, where the crew of the spaceship Nostromo first encountered aliens in the movie Alien. In conjunction with this, the first teaser poster and special video for “Alien: Romulus” have been released, revealing part of the story of this work that had been shrouded in veils.

The teaser poster has an impressive appearance of a terrifying alien that silently sneaks up on its target from the darkness, and you can almost hear the frightened and heartbreaking voices of humans. This work is set in an era between “Alien” and “Alien 2.” In space, far away from Earth, young people who have lost their way in life discover an abandoned space station and begin exploring in hopes of restarting their lives. However, instead of hope, there was a hopeless fear with no escape.

Ridley Scott of Alien, James Cameron of Alien 2 (1986), David Fincher of Alien 3 (1992), and other directors who went on to become legends in the film world. Next up is the genius Fede Alvarez from “Don’t Breathe” (2016). While preserving the worldview of the great previous works, a completely independent story is told. Director Alvarez expressed his confidence, saying, “If you haven’t seen any of the Alien movies, this is a great opportunity to watch the first one.”

The newly released trailer begins with ominous music from a darkened space station and the screams of young people echoing in the background as a bloody lab signals the beginning of the horror. The most terrifying alien life form that grows by parasitizing humans is attacking young people one after another. There is also a horrifying scene where the second stage of the spider-like alien, the Facehugger, attacks the host’s face with its many legs, inserts a parasitic tube into its mouth, and becomes parasitic.

At the end, the video ends with the alien confronting its final evolved form, the Xenomorph, and expectations are high for the overwhelming shape of the alien that will make viewers tremble and the tension that will make their hands sweat. How will the young people face the threat of aliens in outer space, where there is no escape?

The cast includes Cailee Spaeny, who won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” (2024) and also had a strong presence in “Pacific Rim: Uprising” (2018). , David Johnson of “Rye Lane” (2023), Archie Renaud of “Dark Bones” (2021-23), Isabella Mercedo of “Madame Web” (2024), and others. Up-and-coming young actors who are driving Hollywood. Their screams, breathing, and heartbeats, wrapped in nightmarish-like extreme fear, are so vivid that they are sure to synchronize with the audience.

■What is the “Alien” series?

The first film, “Alien,” which depicts the horror of being attacked one after another by aliens inside a large spaceship, captivated many fans, and the word “alien” has now become established as a term used to describe extraterrestrial life forms. The eerie design of the alien, created by master designer H.R. Giger (Hunts Luidi Giger), is said to be the most original creature in the history of film, and the closed space space created by great actors such as star Sigourney Weaver. The terrifying fight to the death became a hot topic and won numerous awards, including the Visual Effects Award at the 52nd Academy Awards.

After that, there were four films in total, including “Alien 4” (1998), the prequel “Prometheus” (2012) and “Alien: Covenant” (2017), and the derivative work “Alien vs. Predator” (2004). It has been loved around the world for a long time, including “AVP2 Aliens vs. Predator” (2007).

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