Alien: Romulus almost didn’t hit theaters

Alien: Romulusa new phase of the saga

Seventh work of the saga Alien, Alien: Romulus has finally been released in French cinemas. Directed by Faith Alvarez (evil Dead, Don’t Breathe: The House of Darkness), the film has received very positive initial reviews from the press. But before that, two important figures in the saga who validated the feature film: Ridley Scott and James Cameron. Of course, the most important thing now is to see if the audience will be there. According to initial estimates, it should be just like that solid numbers announced for its first weekend of operation in the United States, as well as the rest of the world.

In this new adventure, a group of young friends he confronts the most dangerous creature in the universe: the xenomorph. Their initial goal is to leave the planet where they are being exploited by a mining company. To do this, they must seize cryogenic capsules to be able to embark on a nine-year journey. It is for this reason that they go to an abandoned station where they hope to find the necessary materials. Only that there they will find mostly terrifying creatures…

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A Hulu release narrowly avoided

To make this film, Fede Álvarez was able to count on the support of Ridley Scott. The latter, producer ofAlien: Romulusis one of the first to have discovered the first cuts of the feature film. But before receiving this support from the director of the first Alien (1979), Fede Álvarez was not sure he could present his film in the cinemas. In fact, as he explained to VarietyThe project was announced in 2022 and was originally planned for the Hulu platform (which belongs to Disney and whose programs are available in France on Disney+). A decision by the studio made in 2021, due to concerns about the future of subsequent theaters the Covid pandemic. But despite this choice, Fede Álvarez remained very ambitious for “a platform film“.

This decision was not made at a time when movie theaters were in great shape. (But) it was still an ambitious film for a (streaming) platform.

It was his ambitious vision that ultimately convinced 20th Century Studios to change their minds about releasingAlien: Romulus offering him theatrical release. Great news for the director, but also for his entire team.

I remember telling everyone that this movie was coming out and everyone applauded. I was like, “Wow, even the gaffer cares that this movie is coming out!”

Alien: Romulus is available in theaters from August 15th.

Source: Cine Serie

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