Alien: Romulus
Directed byFede Álvarez
Written by
Based on
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGalo Olivares[1]
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Studios
Release date
  • August 16, 2024 (2024-08-16)
CountryUnited States[2]
LanguageEnglish

Alien: Romulus is an upcoming American science fiction horror film and a standalone installment in the Alien franchise, set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). It is directed by Fede Álvarez who co-wrote it with Rodo Sayagues. It stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on August 16, 2024, by 20th Century Studios.

Premise

Cailee Spaeny stated to Variety that Alien: Romulus will take place between the events of 1979's Alien, and the 1986 sequel Aliens.[3]

Cast

Production

After the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by the Walt Disney Company, it was officially confirmed at the 2019 CinemaCon that future Alien films are in development.[4] In March 2022, it was announced that Fede Álvarez would be writing and directing the film after pitching his own story, and was said to be "unconnected" to the previous films in the franchise, with the project being set to release on Hulu in the United States.[5] By November, Cailee Spaeny had entered negotiations to star.[6] In March 2023, Isabela Merced was cast in an undisclosed role, set to co-star opposite Spaeny.[7] Later that month, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu joined the cast in undisclosed roles.[8] In November 2023, it was announced that the film would take place between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), with some technical crew members returning from the latter film.[9]

Principal photography took place in Budapest from March 9 to July 3, 2023.[10][11][12][13]

Release

Alien: Romulus was originally scheduled to be released on Hulu,[5] but was switched to a theatrical release by 20th Century Studios on August 16, 2024.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Dick, Jeremy (April 26, 2023). "Fede Álvarez Celebrates Alien Day by Unveiling First Set Photo for Upcoming Film". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Alien: Romulus (2024) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ Murphy, J. Kim (November 28, 2023). "Alien: Romulus Star Cailee Spaeny Confirms New Entry Is Set Between the First Two Films". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn; McClintock, Pamela (April 3, 2019). "New 'Avengers: Endgame' Footage Hits CinemaCon". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Kit, Borys (March 4, 2022). "New Alien Movie in the Works With Don't Breathe Filmmaker Fede Álvarez (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  6. ↑ Kroll, Justin (November 16, 2022). "Cailee Spaeny Circling New Alien Movie At 20th Century And Scott Free". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 2, 2023). "Isabela Merced Joins Cailee Spaeny In New Alien Movie For 20th Century And Scott Free". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  8. ↑ Kit, Borys (March 3, 2023). "Fede Álvarez's Alien Movie Rounds Out Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ Murphy, J. Kim (November 28, 2023). "Alien: Romulus Star Cailee Spaeny Confirms New Entry Is Set Between the First Two Films". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Alexa, Laurén (March 10, 2023). "Cast of Upcoming Untitled Alien Film Revealed". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  11. ↑ VG (March 6, 2023). "Budapesten napokon belül elkezdik forgatni a legújabb Alien-filmet". Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Kroll, Justin (May 2, 2023). "How WGA Strike Could Impact Movies Gearing Up For Production". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ Dela Paz, Maggie (July 4, 2023). "Alien: Romulus Wraps Production, Director Fede Álvarez Celebrates". Coming Soon. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (June 13, 2023). "Disney Dates New Star Wars Movie, Shifts Deadpool 3 and Entire Marvel Slate, Delays Avatar Sequels Through 2031". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
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