New image from 'ALIEN: ROMULUS' channels James Cameron's 'ALIENS'

We’re super stoked for Fede Alvarez’s (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe) Alien: Romulus. With the film being set in between the events of Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens, and Alvarez had explained to Total Film earlier this month that the film is something of a tonal fusion of the two classic Alien movies. This alone has us primed and ready to get scared all over again by the xenomorphs.

Alvarez teases, “The environments, and the pace of it as well – it’s more similar to Alien for quite a bit. And then gradually – you won’t even know – you feel like it’s more Aliens. It’s a natural progression, and it happens effortlessly.”

Fandango’s Summer Movie Preview brings us a brand new image from Alien: Romulus, and we have to say, the image gives us major James Cameron ALIENS vibes and we couldn’t be happier about it.

You can check out the full image below and Alien: Romulus is set for a August 16th 2024 release in theaters.

Here’s the full official plot synopsis for Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus:

“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.”

Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy, Pacific Rim Uprising) leads the cast alongside Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu.

Alien: Romulus takes place in between the first two films. It’s been described as “an original standalone feature,” one that “will focus on a group of young people on a distant world.” 

Fede Alvarez co-wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues (Evil Dead). Ridley Scott is on board as producer for the film, the first movie in the franchise to be released by Disney.

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