Alien Romulus: This is Ridley Scott’s decisive advice for the new film

Alien Romulus: This is Ridley Scott’s decisive advice for the new film



Alien: Romulus relaunches the famous horror saga

Alien: Romulus It was released in French cinemas this wednesday august 14thIts director, Fede Álvarez, has chosen to bring an interesting novelty compared to the previous films of the saga: placing it at the center of the story a group of young characters. While searching an abandoned space station, they soon arrive in the face of horror… In addition to carrying out Alien: RomulusFede Álvarez wrote the screenplay with Rodo Sayagues. For this, the two men received a precious help: that of Ridley Scott. As the director of the first film in the saga explained several days ago gave advice to the film’s two screenwriters, although he didn’t want to get too involved. He recently returned to this advice.

Fede Álvarez applied Ridley Scott’s advice

During the preview ofAlien: Romulus In Los Angeles, Ridley Scott gave an interview to The Hollywood Journalist. He explained that it was after seeing a first version of the film that he gave some advice to Fede Álvarez to improve it. Above all he advised him shorten the feature film :

I just said, “You don’t have to listen to me, but I’ll tell you what I think.” And instead of talking, I sat down and wrote notes. (…) Directors tend to make a movie that’s too long. It was long and you don’t want to lose the momentum of the story. In this kind of movie, the dynamic is the most important thing. He had so much going on and he didn’t need it all.

After reading these notes privately and having them “he hit the walls and kicked the door”Fede Álvarez is back with Ridley Scott. And he confessed it to him his advice was ” Well “. So he then applied to his film. If he didn’t want to get too involved in the project since he himself doesn’t like receiving advice, as he explained a few days ago, the British filmmaker has therefore had a significant impact on the final version ofAlien: Romulus.

Excellent first returns

Ridley Scott seems to have hit the mark with his advice. Why the first one returns Alien: Romulus they are excellent. Journalists who were able to see it before its release most of all loved the film. So far the viewers have also given it the score 88% ON Rotten tomatoes. If you want to make up your own mind, the feature film is out in theaters.

Source: Cine Serie

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