20th Century Pictures today dropped a new trailer for the upcoming horror sci-fi Alien: Romulus premiering in theaters August 16th. From producer Ridley Scott (The Martian, Prometheus) and director/writer Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead), Romulus takes the Alien franchise back to its roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Alien: Romulus stars Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Priscilla), David Jonsson (Murder is Easy, Rye Lane), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone, The Other Zoey), Isabela Merced (Turtles All the Way Down, The Last of Us), Spike Fearn (Back to Black, Aftersun), and Aileen Wu.
Fede Alvarez directs from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (Don’t Breathe 2) based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Alien: Romulus is produced by Ridley Scott who directed the original Alien and produced and directed the series’ entries Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Michael Pruss (Boston Strangler), and Walter Hill (Alien), with Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (Charlie’s Angels), Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), and Tom Moran (Unstoppable) serving as executive producers.
Check out the new trailer below.
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