It’s hard to believe, but what we normally call “Hot January” — also known as the month of “August” — is actually going to be pretty hot. There’s a lot of releases hitting theaters that would, in other summers, be June or July tentpoles, but the strikes really did impact the schedule. Hence, a movie like Fede Alverez’s Alien: Romulus will hit the multiplex next month, when it attempts to breathe some life into the franchise in the same way that Prey did for Predator.
Alverez has also had quite a bit of success in the same corridor, so we’re imagining that they want that Don’t Breathe magic to work itself once again. Anyhow, Zombie Fox dropped a trailer for the flick earlier on Thursday (July 18) and it looks like a great time.
Take a look:
Here’s a synopsis and cast/crew list:
‘”Alien: Romulus’ 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. The film stars Cailee Spaeny (‘Civil War’), 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.“
Alien: Romulus will invade your space when it hits theaters on August 16. You can also go get your tickets now at your preferred online ticket retail, or show up to the physical box office like it’s 1999 all over again. Just don’t forget your collectible Jar Jar Taco Bell cup.