Cinema”There’s a lot of pressure being a woman in this franchise,” says Cailee Spaeny, from Alien: RomulusActress talked to us about what it’s like to share an important position in the franchise alongside Sigourney Weaver; check out the full interviewtoday at 2:00 pm

Cailee Spaeny has been collecting memorable roles in her still brief career. In the last two years, the 26-year-old American actress has acted in Priscilla (2023), Civil War (2024) and, more recently, in Alien: Romuluswhich has been a worldwide success, with a box office of around US$ 300 million to date — the second biggest in the franchise, behind only Prometheus2012, with US$ 403.3 million.

To celebrate the success of the new product, Rolling Stone Brazilin partnership with the CineBuzztalked to Cailee Spaeny about the filming process of the feature film, his preferences among the films of Alienhow does she feel about being part of a franchise that has already starred Sigourney Weaver (Avatar) and much more. Check out the full interview below:

How did you get the role in Alien: Romulus?

Cailee Spaeny:I auditioned for one of the films Fede Alvarez [diretor da novidade] early in my career and didn’t get the role, but apparently I ended up staying in his mind. I had no contact with Stinks for years and years and then one day I got an email saying they were going to make a new one Alienwhich made me very excited, but also [com a responsabilidade de] have to do it right.

What do you mean by “have to do it right”?

CS:I’m a big fan of this franchise and it has to be in the right hands. We’ve had a few movies from it, so bringing something new is a lot of pressure. So when I saw that it was the StinksI was really excited to talk to him because he has such a great grasp of horror and what makes things scary.

How did you find out the role was yours?

CS:I found out about it on the internet. I think it got to my team first. I don’t know if it leaked or something, but I found out about it while I was scrolling through Instagram, which is a really weird way to find out, but I was blown away.

What was the filming process like? And what was the most challenging experience on set?

CS:THE Stinks filmed chronologically, so our first scene in the movie was our first day on set, the last scene was our last day. When you’re filming a movie like this, the biggest challenge is stamina. It’s a long shoot. It was six months of filming. And there’s obviously a lot of pressure being a woman in this franchise, after the incredible work of Sigourney Weaver.But I think, more than anything, [o desafio] It’s about staying focused on the goal at all times, which is to make a movie with a lot of love for the fans.

And what was the most rewarding part of the process?

CS:Have the Stinks there really injected joy into the filmmaking process because he constantly reminded us how lucky we were to have this experience, and it’s true. Everyone was so supportive of each other. It was so nice to make a film with people in the same age group because we were going through it together. So any challenges I had, I felt like the support of the cast and crew really melted away all of that.

What did Fede Alvarez demand of you on set?

CS:The performance is top notch and the Stinks really pushed us on that. He was like, “Apart from the sci-fi and horror, what would this look like in an independent drama?” He wanted us to make sure we were giving it our best performance.

You talked about Sigourney Weaver. How do you feel about sharing an important position in the franchise alongside a name like that?

CS: We have the Sigourneybut we also have Winona Ryder (Alien – The Resurrection), Harry Dean Stanton (Alien, the 8th Passenger), Bill Paxton (Alien)… I mean, the level of talent in those movies… I just feel lucky, not only to share the franchise with Sigourneybut with everyone, including the [colega de elenco] David Johnson .

It’s a great honor, because something that stands out about this particular sci-fi franchise is that they [produtores e diretores] They put acting at the top of their list. This is very important to them. They don’t fall into the cliché of bad acting in horror or science fiction films.

What do you think you do? Alien: Romulus stand out from the other films in the franchise?

CS:I think it’s about finding the balance between paying homage and making a film for the fans of Alienwhile also being a film that stands completely on its own even if you haven’t seen any of the others in the franchise. Alien: Romulus It works completely if it’s the first movie of Alien that you watch.

Bringing in a younger cast is something we’ve never seen before. And the Stinks has a few tricks up its sleeve in terms of working with creatures we’ve never seen before, and I think the heart of this film is really the brotherhood relationship between Rain [personagem da própria Cailee] and Andy [David Johnson]and this dynamic that was also never shown in these films.

Finally, what is your favorite film in the “Alien” franchise?

CS: That [resposta] changes every day. It’s a draw between Alien, The 8th Passenger (1979) and Aliens, The Rescue (1986). Some of my favorite lines are from Alienssome of my favorite performances are from Alien. I can’t choose.

It’s between one of the two, although many other movies have amazing moments as well. Prometheus (2012) is a completely different thing, we could talk about it and Alien: Covenant (2017) for days. I can never choose which one is my favorite and I think Alien: Romulus it’s a combination of both [Alien e Aliens]that’s why this movie was so much fun, because we didn’t have to choose, we were able to bring the best of both and you see that in the costumes, the production and design, the acting, the stories and the creatures.

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