As the release date for the latest installment in the Alien franchise approaches, director Fede Álvarez has teased that his new film, Alien: Romulus, is a blend of Ridley Scott’s original and James Cameron’s sequel. Given that both Alien and Aliens are considered classics, Álvarez has heightened anticipation for the summer debut of Alien: Romulus.
The new film has in fact already received a seal of approval from original Alien director, Ridley Scott. Alvarez shared that he arranged a screening for Scott, wanting him to be the first to see it. Despite warnings from colleagues about Scott’s reputation as a tough critic, Alvarez proceeded and was thrilled by Scott’s reaction: “Fede, what can I say? It’s fucking great.”
When asked by Empire Magazine whether the upcoming Alien: Romulus more closely resembles Scott’s original Alien or Cameron’s 1986 sequel, director Álvarez responded:
To ask an Alien fan to choose between them is a perverse question. So I thought, ‘How do I do both?’ There’s a moment where the characters are walking around areas familiar from the Nostromo, then they cross through that building on the other side: boom! You’re in a hallway that looks like Hadley’s Hope [from Aliens].
Fede Álvarez | Via | Empire
In what is a rarity both Alien and its sequel, Aliens, are highly acclaimed as groundbreaking sci-fi films that revolutionized the genre. The 1979 original holds a 93% score from critics, while the 1986 sequel boasts an impressive 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. And the franchise has since spawned numerous spin-offs and sequels.
In addition to an interview with Fede Álvarez, Empire has unveiled a new image (above) featuring Cailee Spaeny as Rain Carradine. She appears alongside David Jonsson, who plays an android named, Andy. The Alien franchise has a long history of featuring android characters, often referred to as “synthetics.”
Álvarez was also questioned about the relationship between Spaeny’s Rain and Jonsson’s Andy in the film. He described their dynamic as similar to that of a brother and sister.
When her father was dying, he left Andy to be a kind of caretaker, but Andy is a bit damaged and he’s an older model. So more than a surrogate father, he becomes a younger brother to her. And that was always the heart of the story: this relationship between the two… and how that relationship unfolds once shit hits the fan.
Fede Álvarez | Via | Empire
With excitement mounting for the re-launch of the classic franchise, especially after the disappointment of Alien Covenant, the potential of Romulus, (if it lives up to the hype), is significant. If it delivers on its promises, it could herald the beginning of a whole new generation of Alien films.
Alien: Romulus will be in cinemas worldwide August 16.
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