Alien: Romulus

The trailer looks pretty good. It manages to create tension and a claustrophobic atmosphere, is showing a bit of gore and overall feels like the classic Alien movies before Prometheus etc. Based on this I'd watch it at the theater.

Title makes me think it should be a Star Trek movie.

The Entity said:

The trailer looks pretty good. It manages to create tension and a claustrophobic atmosphere, is showing a bit of gore and overall feels like the classic Alien movies before Prometheus etc. Based on this I'd watch it at the theater.

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While just a teaser, definitely feels more back to the horror suspense of the original.

jye4ever said:

Title makes me think it should be a Star Trek movie.

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Haven't seen the trailer, but the title definitely sounds more Trekkie than Alien.

JacktheRipper said:

Haven't seen the trailer, but the title definitely sounds more Trekkie than Alien.

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It’s the equivalent of naming a new Predator movie “Predator Coruscant” lol

jye4ever said:

It’s the equivalent of naming a new Predator movie “Predator Coruscant” lol

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What's even worse is I read that as "Predator Croissant."

Am I the only one who thought that teaser was a bunch of cut scenes from a video game until the very last shot of the actress with the gun?

The Buffinator said:

Am I the only one who thought that teaser was a bunch of cut scenes from a video game until the very last shot of the actress with the gun?

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Same here.

Already being discussed in the franchise thread.

Johnny Utah said:

Already being discussed in the franchise thread.

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Then why do individual Star Wars shows get their own threads when there's a Star Wars thread already?

Wor-Gar said:

Then why do individual Star Wars shows get their own threads when there's a Star Wars thread already?

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In Collector Freaks No One Can See Your Thread.

I think Romulus is in keeping with Nostromo... if you can look past the Romulans.

A more obscure character name would have been better.

ROMETHIUS. There obscure, yet strangely familiar…

Trailer looks promising, digging the aesthetic, very 80s like similar to the original films. I’ve read that Disney is also planning to release an Alien TV series in 2025, that one I’m not so optimistic on given their recent track record.

Looks like a remake with more CGI and more Aliens...

Nothing new from those trailers to get excited about......

Do we need another Alien film that's a monster hunting people? Have we not seen that a thousand times?

The just need to ignore all the previous films and finally make the Dark Horse Comic series that starts after Aliens...

xipotec said:

Nothing new from those trailers to get excited about......

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Even if all I get is 2 percent of a chance to get that new Pulse Rifle above, that's still more than I had before.

AVP = Average movie but had some damn good toys for us. Even if this is average, there's still a possible "win" to be mined here IMHO. All we really need is some flashbacks. Some montages. A prologue that sweeps through something cool on screen even for half a second. Then the floodgates opens up for merchandise and collectibles....

I'm hoping this is a great film. If not, excellent toys is a nice consolation prize.

My main fear is that they will attempt to do Ripley for a third time to cash in on both nostalgia and the current woman action hero trend. That shot above is obviously meant to be reminiscent of Ripley holding a pulse rifle. Twice was enough already, lets hope the new character isn't characterized as a carbon copy of Ripley. At least Noomi's character in Prometheus was somewhat different.

Interview with director

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/2024/03/21/fede-alvarez-alien-romulus-interview-round-up/

Very spoilery article - if you're planning to go into the movie blind as possible, I'd avoid reading this.
Spoilers, spoilers running rampant.

If true, it does confirm something I was really hoping wouldn't be in there, but it is and I'm out.

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/alien-movies/alien-romulus/