‘Alien: Romulus’ Unveils Terrifying, Bloody Footage at Comic-Con: ‘The Facehugger Does What He Wants the F— to Do’
variety.comSharareh Drury “Alien: Romulus,” the next installment of the “Alien” franchise, brought blood, gore and even a real-life chestburster to San Diego Comic-Con.
Director Fede Alvarez along with cast Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu appeared in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday to discuss the new “Alien” film, which hits theaters on Aug.
16. The film takes place between the events of Ridley Scott’s “Alien” and James Cameron’s popular sequel “Aliens.” The plot describes “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.” Three new clips for the film solidified the franchise’s blend of science fiction and horror.
The first clip showed a bevy of terrifying glimpses of the newest “Alien” colonists coming face to face with Xenomorphs, facehuggers and chestbursters, with a sinister rendition of the poem “I Have A Rendezvous With Death” playing at the start.
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