New ‘Alien: Romulus’ trailer teases terrifying facehugger encounters

A new trailer for Alien: Romulus has arrived, teasing a number of terrifying facehugger encounters. You can watch it above.

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The upcoming films is directed by Fede Álvarez (Don’t Breathe and 2013’s Evil Dead), produced by Ridley Scott and written by Álvarez and his longtime collaborator Rodo Sayagues.

The trailer sees Cailee Spaeny’s Rain Carradine lead a team of scavengers to the derelict space station Romulus, and within moments, they find themselves dealing with flying facehuggers, a trauma-inducing chestbuster, and a fully grown Xenomoprh drone.

Other cast members include the likes of David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow And Bone), Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu. The film will be released on August 16, 2024.

Set between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), Alien: Romulus has been described as a standalone entry, which will be the seventh mainline instalment in the franchise overall.

The last film was 2017’s Alien: Covenant, directed by Scott, which served as a sequel to 2012’s Prometheus. The film also marks the ninth movie involving acid-blooded Xenomorphs, if you include the Aliens vs. Predator crossover films.

In a four-star review of 2017’s Alien: Covenant, NME wrote: “In Ridley Scott’s hands, though, you still feel like you’re watching something of great quality, and its prevailing subtexts – creation myths, God complexes, evolution theory – answer some long-held questions about the Alien universe. If you’ve ever enjoyed an Alienfilm, this one is worth spending two hours in space for.”

Elsewhere, an Alien TV series is also in development at FX from Fargo creator Noah Hawley, which was originally announced back in December 2020. As reported by Deadline, filming on the show is set to start this year, after production on the fifth season of Fargo wraps.

Speaking about the series back in 2021, Hawley said the show would be set on Earth and wouldn’t be connected to Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) story.

“It’s not a Ripley story,” Hawley said. “She’s one of the great characters of all time, and I think the story has been told pretty perfectly, and I don’t want to mess with it.”

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