Over two million views since its release six hours ago and featuring a lot of cramped corridors, flashing lights and squishy sounds, the full length ALIEN Romulus trailer is now available to view on YouTube. It’s all there. Facehuggers all over the place, an oral rape scene, a chestburster victim becoming acutely aware of their imminent demise and hints of full grown Aliens hunting down their prey. All of these events await a small ship full of hapless victims who board the abandoned orbital platform, the Renaissance Station. Loving what I am seeing so far. There’s just enough story hinted at within the trailer for the viewer to know that some very yucky things happen to a small group of poor unfortunate souls without too much of the narrative being revealed or blatantly spelled out.

Homages, homages …and more homages, both visually and aural to previous entries in the series help to chronologically place the movie firmly between ALIEN and ALIENS. While ALIEN Romulus is directed by Fede Alvarez, this is clearly a Ridley Scott production. His influence is stamped all over the trailer. It’s complete with sound, editing and other signature environmental details we expect from a Scott Free production. Mechanical irises in a variety of forms appear in all of his ALIEN movies and this one is not lacking in this regard. Trailer looks fantastic and it appears Alvarez has been a worthy choice for directing his own story with this new entry.

Looking more promising than ever, I am keen to see this movie. ALIEN Romulus releases globally on August 16, 2024.

-windebieste.