Alien: Romulus 2024 Cast, Premise, Release, Production and More

Alien: Romulus – Romulus is a science fiction horror film in the works from America. The film, produced by Scott Free Productions and Brandywine Productions, was directed and co-written by Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues. It is the seventh episode in the Alien franchise and is a stand-alone interquel set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu play the lead roles. 20th Century Studios plans to distribute the film theatrically on August 16, 2024.

Alien: Romulus

The sci-fi/horror movie returns the immensely successful “Alien” franchise to its beginnings. A crew of teenage space colonists encounters the universe’s most horrific life form while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station. Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”), David Jonsson (“Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“The Last of Us”), Spike Fearn (“Aftersun”), and Aileen Wu all appear in the film. Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead,” “Don’t Breathe”) directs from a script co-written with longtime collaborator Rodo Sayagues (“Don’t Breathe 2”) based on Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett’s creations. “Alien: Romulus” is produced by Ridley Scott (“Napoleon”), who directed the original “Alien,” as well as the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” Michael.

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Alien: Romulus

Space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life-form in the universe while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station.

Alien: Romulus Details

Directed by	Fede Álvarez
Written by	Fede Álvarez Rodo Sayagues
Based on	Characters by Dan O’Bannon Ronald Shusett
Produced by	Ridley Scott Michael Pruss Walter Hill
Starring	Cailee Spaeny David Jonsson Archie Renaux Isabela Merced Spike Fearn Aileen Wu
Cinematography	Galo Olivares
Edited by	Jake Roberts
Music by	Benjamin Wallfisch
Production companies	Scott Free Productions Brandywine Productions
Distributed by	20th Century Studios
Release dates	August 15, 2024 (EIFF) August 16, 2024 (United States)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Category	Singers Bio

Premise

Set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), the plot revolves around a group of adolescent space colonists who, while exploring a derelict space station, come face to face with the most horrific living form in the cosmos.

Production

After the Walt Disney Company purchased 21st Century Fox, it was formally revealed at the 2019 CinemaCon that future Alien films were in development. Fede Álvarez will write and direct the first film in the franchise, which will be released on Hulu in the US. The film will be “unconnected” to previous films. It was then revealed that the picture would take place between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), with certain technical crew members returning from the latter and visual effects from Image Engine from Alien: Ore (2019).

By November, Cailee Spaeny had agreed to star. Isabela Merced was cast as Spaeny’s co-star in March 2023. Later that month, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu all joined the cast. The principal photography took held in Budapest from March 9 to July 3, 2023. The film was shot chronologically and had actual effects. Benjamin Wallfisch composed the score.

Release

A theatrical release was chosen for Alien: Romulus just before filming started, despite the original plan for it to be released on Hulu. In 2024, the film will have its UK premiere on August 15, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. August 16, the next day, is when 20th Century Studios plans to release it in the US and the UK.