ALIEN: ROMULUS Teaser Inspires Deep Space Dread

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Today, 20th Century Studios released the teaser trailer and poster for a truly terrifying cinematic experience from producer Ridley Scott and director/writer Fede Alvarez. ALIEN: ROMULUS opens exclusively in theaters nationwide August 16, 2024.

The sci-f/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

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The film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy), Archie Renaux ("Shadow and Bone"), Isabela Merced ("The Last of Us"), Spike Fearn (Aftersun), Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead, Don't Breathe) directs from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (Don't Breathe 2) based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.

ALIEN ROMULUS is produced by Ridley Scott (Napoleon), who directed the original Alien and produced and directed the series' entries Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Michael Pruss (Boston Strangler) and Walter Hill (Alien), with Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (Charlie's Angels), Brent O'Connor (Bullet Train), and Tom Moran (Unstoppable) serving as executive producers.

ABOUT 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS 20th Century Studios is an Academy Award®-winning producer of theatrical feature films and critically acclaimed streaming releases. It is home to such iconic franchises as Avatar, Alien, Planet of the Apes, Predator, Die Hard, and Kingsman and creator of hit films including Bohemian Rhapsody, The Greatest Showman, The Martian, and Ford v Ferrari and Free Guy. It also launched the successful Deadpool and X-Men film series, Oscar®-winner West Side Story and 2022’s Prey. Recent releases include The Creator, The Boogeyman, and the Oscar-winning box-office smash Avatar: The Way of Water. Previously known as 20th Century Fox prior to becoming a part of The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Studios is recognized for its incredible 80-year legacy. It is the studio that brought the world the first six Star Wars films, in addition to standouts from across the decades, including Miracle on 34th Street, All About Eve, The King and I, The Sound of Music, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Princess Bride, True Lies, Edward Scissorhands, Home Alone, My Cousin Vinny, Speed, Cast Away, Moulin Rouge!, Minority Report, Gone Girl and The Revenant.