TOTAL FILM magazine has an exclusive cover image of the ALIEN Romulus creature on near full display on its upcoming July edition. Two variant covers will be released including an exclusive subscriber version (Left); and a regular newsstand version (Right) which will appear on shelves Thursday, 18 July. You can preorder a copy online now.
The latest issue will heavily feature the upcoming movie, here’s some details regarding its content, “Writer/director Fede Alvarez and his bright young cast are taking the ultimate sci-fi horror series back to bloody basics with an ‘interquel’ set between Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens. Inside the issue, Alvarez explains how he’s been inspired by both of those titans of the genre to craft a new franchise instalment that promises fear, practical effects, and surprises galore. It’s the perfect primer on the kind of sequel that Alien fans have waited decades for.”
This issue is significant for other reasons. This is the first full public reveal of how the creatures in the movie will appear. All the details from the original 1979 design are present, albeit tweaked to varying degrees. From the elongated head to the barb tipped tail, all of the original features are carried over from Giger’s familiar design and wrought into a fresh interpretation with varying changes. All the dorsal crests are present, just modified and shortened. The spine and tail details are amplified. The “chicken drumstick” elbow spurs are present. It’s all there. From this image we can determine this Alien design features raised ankles indicative of an ALIEN Isolation “Stompy” styled digitigrade leg morphology; a minor departure from the original flat footed plantigrade Alien. Prior images of the head have shown us the transparent carapace and vacant eye orbits beneath.
The new batch of NECA, Prime 1 Studios and other licencees for ALIEN Romulus action figures are going to be adopting these features. That’s definitely something to look forward to when they finally see release.
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