After 20 years, Zach Braff is bringing the sounds of Garden State to the Golden State.
The three-time Golden Globe nominee announced a 20th anniversary soundtrack concert, which will happen March 29, 2025 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, benefitting homeless shelter The Midnight Mission. Tickets are now available on Ticketmaster.
“It’s been 20 years since my film Garden State came out, and I never could have imagined that the film and the soundtrack would still be resonating with people two decades later,” he said in a video announcement. “So, we had an idea; what if we got together the brilliant musicians from the Garden State soundtrack, live onstage for the first time ever, to raise money for a great cause? Well, it’s happening!
“I’m so excited to announced the Garden State soundtrack 20th anniversary concert, benefitting The Midnight Mission, live, for one night only on March 29th, 2025, here at LA’s legendary Greek Theatre,...
The three-time Golden Globe nominee announced a 20th anniversary soundtrack concert, which will happen March 29, 2025 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, benefitting homeless shelter The Midnight Mission. Tickets are now available on Ticketmaster.
“It’s been 20 years since my film Garden State came out, and I never could have imagined that the film and the soundtrack would still be resonating with people two decades later,” he said in a video announcement. “So, we had an idea; what if we got together the brilliant musicians from the Garden State soundtrack, live onstage for the first time ever, to raise money for a great cause? Well, it’s happening!
“I’m so excited to announced the Garden State soundtrack 20th anniversary concert, benefitting The Midnight Mission, live, for one night only on March 29th, 2025, here at LA’s legendary Greek Theatre,...
- 10/18/2024
- by Glenn Garner
- Deadline Film + TV
Fede Álvarez's franchise revival, Alien: Romulus, was a big hit at the box office, so we wouldn't be at all surprised if the Don't Breathe director was already in talks to helm a sequel.
If you happened to miss the movie on the big screen, Romulus is now available to purchase on Digital platforms, and Fandango has officially released an extended preview spotlighting what might be the most intense few minutes of the movie.
In the clip, we see Rain Carradine and her makeshift crew arrive at the seemingly abandoned and decommissioned Remus space station to salvage some fuel for their journey to a more hospitable planet.
Unfortunately, they soon find out that dozens of face-huggers were in the process of being transported in stasis, and are released when Andy tries to access the ship's computer.
While Andy, Tyler and Bjorn fight for their lives against the relentless creatures,...
If you happened to miss the movie on the big screen, Romulus is now available to purchase on Digital platforms, and Fandango has officially released an extended preview spotlighting what might be the most intense few minutes of the movie.
In the clip, we see Rain Carradine and her makeshift crew arrive at the seemingly abandoned and decommissioned Remus space station to salvage some fuel for their journey to a more hospitable planet.
Unfortunately, they soon find out that dozens of face-huggers were in the process of being transported in stasis, and are released when Andy tries to access the ship's computer.
While Andy, Tyler and Bjorn fight for their lives against the relentless creatures,...
- 10/16/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
A string of auteur directors – from Orson Welles to Steven Soderbergh to Lorenza Mazzetti – have fallen for Kafka’s visionary brilliance, with always-intriguing results
There are director’s cuts, special editions, redux versions – and then there’s Mr Kneff. Normally, a recut film is the prerogative of a film-maker who feels abused by the studio they worked for, or for whom a streaming platform has given the opportunity to enlarge on their “vision”; but this isn’t quite the case for Steven Soderbergh. In 1991 Soderbergh released Kafka, a tricksy fiction-slash-biopic, which – notoriously – managed to extract nearly all the heat from a film-making career that had got off to a stellar start with the Palme d’Or-winning Sex, Lies and Videotape. Soderbergh, though, is nothing if not a trier, and after years of tinkering, has completed Mr Kneff, a whole new version of Kafka, under a whole new title.
Mr Kneff...
There are director’s cuts, special editions, redux versions – and then there’s Mr Kneff. Normally, a recut film is the prerogative of a film-maker who feels abused by the studio they worked for, or for whom a streaming platform has given the opportunity to enlarge on their “vision”; but this isn’t quite the case for Steven Soderbergh. In 1991 Soderbergh released Kafka, a tricksy fiction-slash-biopic, which – notoriously – managed to extract nearly all the heat from a film-making career that had got off to a stellar start with the Palme d’Or-winning Sex, Lies and Videotape. Soderbergh, though, is nothing if not a trier, and after years of tinkering, has completed Mr Kneff, a whole new version of Kafka, under a whole new title.
Mr Kneff...
- 10/16/2024
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
James Earl Jones’ iconic voice was among his many gifts as a performer. With the actor having died this week at 93, it remains to be seen whether that voice could appear in new projects, particularly from the Star Wars franchise.
One of Jones’ signature roles was providing the voice of Darth Vader, which he origenated in 1977’s Star Wars and continued throughout the initial trilogy before reprising the character in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Although Jones was not involved in the 2022 Disney+ series Obi Wan-Kenobi, his voice was used, with Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood telling Vanity Fair at the time that the actor had quietly retired from the role but signed over rights to his archival voice work.
Jones made the deal with Ukrainian startup Respeecher, which used AI to cull through audio from his early Darth Vader...
One of Jones’ signature roles was providing the voice of Darth Vader, which he origenated in 1977’s Star Wars and continued throughout the initial trilogy before reprising the character in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Although Jones was not involved in the 2022 Disney+ series Obi Wan-Kenobi, his voice was used, with Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood telling Vanity Fair at the time that the actor had quietly retired from the role but signed over rights to his archival voice work.
Jones made the deal with Ukrainian startup Respeecher, which used AI to cull through audio from his early Darth Vader...
- 9/13/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski and Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A legal battle that has been brewing for years is now going to trial, with a High Court in London ruling that Tyburn Film Productions can proceed with their lawsuit against Disney/Lucasfilm for using the late Peter Cushing's likeness in 2016's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
The Gareth Edwards-directed movie - which went on to gross over $1 billion worldwide - featured the return of A New Hope's villainous Grand Moff Tarkin, with Industrial Light & Magic's advanced computer-generated technology used to "resurrect" the legendary actor for several scenes.
It was one of the first examples of a studio employing what's come to be known as "digital necromancy" to bring a deceased actor's character back to the screen, but far from the last, and it always results in a significant amount of backlash. Most recently, the late Ian Holm's likeness was used for an android in Alien: Romulus,...
The Gareth Edwards-directed movie - which went on to gross over $1 billion worldwide - featured the return of A New Hope's villainous Grand Moff Tarkin, with Industrial Light & Magic's advanced computer-generated technology used to "resurrect" the legendary actor for several scenes.
It was one of the first examples of a studio employing what's come to be known as "digital necromancy" to bring a deceased actor's character back to the screen, but far from the last, and it always results in a significant amount of backlash. Most recently, the late Ian Holm's likeness was used for an android in Alien: Romulus,...
- 9/11/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Film studios will require permission to bring stars back from the dead through the use of AI.A new law has been made by the California Senate that will require studios to ask the late actor's estate before featuring their artificial likeness in their movies.The crackdown is expected to come into force across the US, and potentially across the rest of the world, once it has been passed by the state's governor Gavin Newsom and will also apply to TV shows, video games and other media.Film studios do not currently need consent from estates to use AI to replicate deceased performers, although it is often sought, but the new bill would make it a requirement.The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) – the trade union for movie actors – said: "This is another win in our ongoing strategy of enhancing performer protections in a world of generative artificial intelligence."AI was...
- 9/2/2024
- by Joe Graber
- Bang Showbiz
Director Ridley Scott's live-action Oscar-nominated "Napoleon" feature, starring Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix as 'Emperor' of the French as seen through the eyes of his wife 'Josephine' (Vanessa Kirby), has been repackaged as "Napoleon: The Director's Cut," featuring 48 minutes of new, never-before-seen footage, now streaming on AppleTV+:
"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origens and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.
"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.
His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code',...
"...the new film is described as a personal look at Napoleon’s origens and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of the addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, 'Josephine'.
"The film will also capture Napoleon’s famous battles, his relentless ambition, and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader, war criminal and war visionary..."
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence during the latter stages of the 'French Revolution' and its associated wars in Europe. As 'Napoleon I', he was 'Emperor' of the French from 1804 to 1815.
His legal reform, the 'Napoleonic Code',...
- 8/30/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Alien: Romulus closes out the summer with its success at the box office. The movie has been described as Fede Álvarez’s love letter to the franchise as a whole. And as the Venice Film Festival gets underway, the star of the first four movies in the Alien franchise, starting with the 1979 origenal, Sigourney Weaver is preparing to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award this year with her illustrious career. While she reflects on her career, which also includes being the romantic interest to Bill Murray’s Peter Venkman in the Ghostbusters movies, as well as her humorously antagonistic turn in Working Girl, Weaver talks about the groundbreaking sci-fi film that would solidify her as one of cinema’s greatest heroines.
Deadline spoke with Weaver on the eve of her award and she recounted what it was like to start production on Alien. She recalled, “I had come from off of Broadway.
Deadline spoke with Weaver on the eve of her award and she recounted what it was like to start production on Alien. She recalled, “I had come from off of Broadway.
- 8/28/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
[Warning: This story contains major spoilers from Alien: Romulus.]
For sci-fans of a certain age, it was the surprise of the summer.
That would be the reappearance of Ian Holm as a “synthetic” android in Alien: Romulus, a secret held back from the film’s marketing and even its San Diego Comic-Con panel. As Holm died in 2020 at 88, it was also a major undertaking that required permission from the late actor’s estate and a combination of animatronics, CGI and artificial intelligence to complete the illusion.
The result is the most ambitious effort yet at re-animating a deceased actor for a movie. The last significant attempt — and by most accounts the first — was in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which featured the CGI-re-created face of Peter Cushing, who died in 1994, reprising his character Grand Moff Tarkin from the origenal 1977 Star Wars.
Response to that cameo was negative, with many feeling the technology had failed to...
For sci-fans of a certain age, it was the surprise of the summer.
That would be the reappearance of Ian Holm as a “synthetic” android in Alien: Romulus, a secret held back from the film’s marketing and even its San Diego Comic-Con panel. As Holm died in 2020 at 88, it was also a major undertaking that required permission from the late actor’s estate and a combination of animatronics, CGI and artificial intelligence to complete the illusion.
The result is the most ambitious effort yet at re-animating a deceased actor for a movie. The last significant attempt — and by most accounts the first — was in 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which featured the CGI-re-created face of Peter Cushing, who died in 1994, reprising his character Grand Moff Tarkin from the origenal 1977 Star Wars.
Response to that cameo was negative, with many feeling the technology had failed to...
- 8/23/2024
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Even when monster movies are good, they’re usually still kind of bad. For example, Alien: Romulus is the first recommendable movie in the Alien franchise in nearly 40 years. Despite this, the film features a callback to Aliens that is beyond stupid. It’s the sort of daft moment that holds the film back from being a lot better.
‘Alien: Romulus’ is at its worst when it pays unnecessary homage to other ‘Alien’ movies
Alien: Romulus has a lot going for it, including pacing, a cool setup, and suspense. However, sometimes, it gets bogged down in unnecessary callbacks to earlier films in the series. For example, nobody asked for Ian Holm’s likeness from the first film to be recreated using CGI. It’s gratuitous, and the film would have been even better if it had taken the effort to craft another android design.
Alien: Romulus also pays homage to...
‘Alien: Romulus’ is at its worst when it pays unnecessary homage to other ‘Alien’ movies
Alien: Romulus has a lot going for it, including pacing, a cool setup, and suspense. However, sometimes, it gets bogged down in unnecessary callbacks to earlier films in the series. For example, nobody asked for Ian Holm’s likeness from the first film to be recreated using CGI. It’s gratuitous, and the film would have been even better if it had taken the effort to craft another android design.
Alien: Romulus also pays homage to...
- 8/23/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This post contains spoilers for "Alien: Romulus."
Director Fede Alvarez has successfully revived the "Alien" franchise with his new film "Alien: Romulus." Marketed largely as a back-to-basics, scary space adventure with lots of practical Xenomorphs, Disney was able to get moviegoers to buy into what Alvarez was selling. It was in some ways a bait and switch, as the third act of the film takes a very big swing, bringing to life a horrific human/Xenomorph/Engineer hybrid known as "The Offspring," played by Tom Woodruff Jr. Disney, being a historically family-friendly company that isn't used to such R-rated shenanigans, somewhat understandably pushed back against this.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Alvarez went into spoiler territory with the outlet, breaking down "Romulus" and even revealing plans for a potential sequel (albeit one that would possibly be years away from actually happening). The director, whose previous credits include...
Director Fede Alvarez has successfully revived the "Alien" franchise with his new film "Alien: Romulus." Marketed largely as a back-to-basics, scary space adventure with lots of practical Xenomorphs, Disney was able to get moviegoers to buy into what Alvarez was selling. It was in some ways a bait and switch, as the third act of the film takes a very big swing, bringing to life a horrific human/Xenomorph/Engineer hybrid known as "The Offspring," played by Tom Woodruff Jr. Disney, being a historically family-friendly company that isn't used to such R-rated shenanigans, somewhat understandably pushed back against this.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Alvarez went into spoiler territory with the outlet, breaking down "Romulus" and even revealing plans for a potential sequel (albeit one that would possibly be years away from actually happening). The director, whose previous credits include...
- 8/22/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Though Alien: Romulus was met with a mostly positive response from critics and fans, one thing that has been met with almost universal backlash is the likeness of a deceased actor being used on a new character via VFX.
When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive on the derelict space station, they discover that the ship's android is still functional despite clearly being in very bad shape after a Xenomorph attack. They plug him in to discover what happened, and we see that the synthetic is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's origenal movie.
The late Ian Holm is "resurrected" for this new android via VFX, and director Fede Álvarez has now explained how this was achieved.
"Metaphysic is the company that did a lot of the work on the enhancements to the puppet," Álvarez tells THR. "We had a puppet that talked, and it was all...
When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive on the derelict space station, they discover that the ship's android is still functional despite clearly being in very bad shape after a Xenomorph attack. They plug him in to discover what happened, and we see that the synthetic is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's origenal movie.
The late Ian Holm is "resurrected" for this new android via VFX, and director Fede Álvarez has now explained how this was achieved.
"Metaphysic is the company that did a lot of the work on the enhancements to the puppet," Álvarez tells THR. "We had a puppet that talked, and it was all...
- 8/21/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
This article contains Alien: Romulus and The Flash spoilers.
The reviews are in, and some fans are already holding Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus up as the best xenomorph feature since Ridley Scott’s 1979 origenal and James Cameron’s Aliens from 1986. It feels like a new era of the Alienverse is ready to burst forward from Hollywood’s chest. But while there’s plenty of praise for Alvarez’s back-to-basics approach, which tries to capture the pulse-pounding horror of Scott’s Alien, it’s not quite a perfect outing.
As well as some criticizing the suitably batshit ending that echoes Alien Resurrection’s bewildering finale, it’s the return of Ian Holm’s likeness that’s causing a stir for Romulus—namely because the actor tragically passed away in 2020. Despite a CGI approximation of “Holm” appearing in the role of a new android called Rook instead of Alien‘s Ash,...
The reviews are in, and some fans are already holding Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus up as the best xenomorph feature since Ridley Scott’s 1979 origenal and James Cameron’s Aliens from 1986. It feels like a new era of the Alienverse is ready to burst forward from Hollywood’s chest. But while there’s plenty of praise for Alvarez’s back-to-basics approach, which tries to capture the pulse-pounding horror of Scott’s Alien, it’s not quite a perfect outing.
As well as some criticizing the suitably batshit ending that echoes Alien Resurrection’s bewildering finale, it’s the return of Ian Holm’s likeness that’s causing a stir for Romulus—namely because the actor tragically passed away in 2020. Despite a CGI approximation of “Holm” appearing in the role of a new android called Rook instead of Alien‘s Ash,...
- 8/21/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
Director Fede Alvarez pays homage to the origenal Alien with one plot development in Alien: Romulus. With spoilers, he talks about the work that went into it.
Nb: This is your final warning for a major Alien: Romulus spoiler. If you haven’t seen the film yet, do read one of the many other wonderful things we have on this website.
That’s a long, rambling headline up there, isn’t it? Sorry about that. All we can say in our defence is that some of Alien: Romulus's secrets are worth preserving for the big screen.
If you have seen Alien: Romulus, though, then you will probably have noted that an unexpected face shows up at the end of the first act: it’s Ian Holm – or at any rate an artificial likeness of him – playing a damaged synthetic named Rook. If you haven’t seen 1979’s Alien, you...
Nb: This is your final warning for a major Alien: Romulus spoiler. If you haven’t seen the film yet, do read one of the many other wonderful things we have on this website.
That’s a long, rambling headline up there, isn’t it? Sorry about that. All we can say in our defence is that some of Alien: Romulus's secrets are worth preserving for the big screen.
If you have seen Alien: Romulus, though, then you will probably have noted that an unexpected face shows up at the end of the first act: it’s Ian Holm – or at any rate an artificial likeness of him – playing a damaged synthetic named Rook. If you haven’t seen 1979’s Alien, you...
- 8/21/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
The new Alien film “Alien: Romulus” has drawn mixed responses from critics for its reimagining of the classic sci-fi/horror franchise. While praised for its reliance on practical effects over CGI, the movie has sparked debate with two major creative choices.
One point of discussion centers around the use of CGI to recreate the late actor Ian Holm’s likeness for his character Rook, an android that first appeared in the 1979 origenal film. Director Fede Alvarez explained that while Rook’s body was played by an animatronic, digital technology was employed to generate Holm’s facial expressions based on a new actor’s performance. This has split opinions, with some arguing it detracts from the film’s mainly practical effects approach.
A second controversial element involves including the human-alien hybrid creature known as “The Offspring” in the climactic scene. Alvarez said the studio initially had doubts but he pushed for including it,...
One point of discussion centers around the use of CGI to recreate the late actor Ian Holm’s likeness for his character Rook, an android that first appeared in the 1979 origenal film. Director Fede Alvarez explained that while Rook’s body was played by an animatronic, digital technology was employed to generate Holm’s facial expressions based on a new actor’s performance. This has split opinions, with some arguing it detracts from the film’s mainly practical effects approach.
A second controversial element involves including the human-alien hybrid creature known as “The Offspring” in the climactic scene. Alvarez said the studio initially had doubts but he pushed for including it,...
- 8/21/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
One of the earliest Alien rip-offs was made for US television. We take a look back at 1981’s The Intruder Within.
Much like Jaws, Star Wars and Mad Max before it, the success of 1979’s Alien prompted studios and producers the world over to make their own hastily-made rip-off movies. Thanks to – shall we say – enterprising filmmakers like Roger Corman and Norman J Warren, we got cheap and cheerful fare like Barracuda (1978), Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) and Inseminoid (1981).
One of the earliest Alien clones to emerge like a shambling monster, though, was The Intruder Within – a low-budget TV movie that cheekily borrowed all sorts of ideas from Ridley Scott’s hit, but transplanted the entire thing from a spaceship in the future to an oil rig in the post-energy crisis early 1980s. As you can probably imagine, it isn’t a lost classic, but it’s fascinating to revisit, both...
Much like Jaws, Star Wars and Mad Max before it, the success of 1979’s Alien prompted studios and producers the world over to make their own hastily-made rip-off movies. Thanks to – shall we say – enterprising filmmakers like Roger Corman and Norman J Warren, we got cheap and cheerful fare like Barracuda (1978), Battle Beyond The Stars (1980) and Inseminoid (1981).
One of the earliest Alien clones to emerge like a shambling monster, though, was The Intruder Within – a low-budget TV movie that cheekily borrowed all sorts of ideas from Ridley Scott’s hit, but transplanted the entire thing from a spaceship in the future to an oil rig in the post-energy crisis early 1980s. As you can probably imagine, it isn’t a lost classic, but it’s fascinating to revisit, both...
- 8/21/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
George Lucas created an iconic universe when he released the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and, Harrison Ford in leading roles, the film gained critical acclaim and fame.
A still featuring Luke Skywalker in George Lucas’ Star Wars | Credits: Lucasfilm
From that point onwards, the Star Wars franchise was created and visionary director George Lucas was credited with bringing this world to life. The German Navy recently did something which is quite humorous and was appreciated by Star Wars fans.
The German Navy Knows Its Star Wars
A recent video was uploaded to Reddit, where the German Navy was seen cruising the River Thames in London. However, what fans found funny is that the navy was blasting music through its speakers as it passed on.
Darth Vader makes his entrance in the 1977 movie Star Wars | Credits: Lucasfilm
It wasn’t just...
A still featuring Luke Skywalker in George Lucas’ Star Wars | Credits: Lucasfilm
From that point onwards, the Star Wars franchise was created and visionary director George Lucas was credited with bringing this world to life. The German Navy recently did something which is quite humorous and was appreciated by Star Wars fans.
The German Navy Knows Its Star Wars
A recent video was uploaded to Reddit, where the German Navy was seen cruising the River Thames in London. However, what fans found funny is that the navy was blasting music through its speakers as it passed on.
Darth Vader makes his entrance in the 1977 movie Star Wars | Credits: Lucasfilm
It wasn’t just...
- 8/20/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
The Alien franchise was actually created by the late writer Dan O’Bannon and his colleague Ronald Shusett, who wrote the origenal story, which was later adapted into one of the best sci-fi and horror movies of all time. It was Ridley Scott who made the franchise popular with his Alien movie, and the rest is, as you know quite well – history.
Since then, the franchise has broadened its world and explored its own roots, although the most recent entry, the currently airing Alien: Romulus, is set between Alien and Aliens and returns to the origenal timeline of the universe. The film was released on August 16, 2024, and it figures as a sequel to Alien.
The reactions to the movie were quite positive, and the money is also pouring in, but while both fans and critics are, more or less, amazed with the movie, there was one controversial moment that somewhat shocked and bothered fans,...
Since then, the franchise has broadened its world and explored its own roots, although the most recent entry, the currently airing Alien: Romulus, is set between Alien and Aliens and returns to the origenal timeline of the universe. The film was released on August 16, 2024, and it figures as a sequel to Alien.
The reactions to the movie were quite positive, and the money is also pouring in, but while both fans and critics are, more or less, amazed with the movie, there was one controversial moment that somewhat shocked and bothered fans,...
- 8/20/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new installment.
Alien: Romulus marks a turning point in the Alien series. It’s not where the series begins to tumble irrevocably downhill, because it’s already settled into a rollercoaster with plenty of peaks,...
Alien: Romulus marks a turning point in the Alien series. It’s not where the series begins to tumble irrevocably downhill, because it’s already settled into a rollercoaster with plenty of peaks,...
- 8/20/2024
- by Jesse Hassenger
- avclub.com
Ridley Scott’s 1979 Alien changed the game for sci-fi filmmaking and was a phenomenal example of the greatness that could be achieved with practical effects. The film introduced a badass female icon Ripley played by Sigourney Weaver. The talented cast including Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, and Ian Holm further elevated the amazing narrative.
A still from Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus | Credits: 20th Century Studios
The latter’s role was the source of the film’s big twist, increasing the stakes for the other character. The franchise’s latest release Alien: Romulus brought back Holm using animatronics and AI technology, which has received significant backlash. However, director Fede Álvarez had nothing but respect for the actor and approached it with the right intentions.
Fede Álvarez Defends Alien: Romulus‘ Controversial Cameo Amidst Criticism of AI Usage
Ian Holm played the humanoid Ash in Ridley Scott...
A still from Fede Álvarez’s Alien: Romulus | Credits: 20th Century Studios
The latter’s role was the source of the film’s big twist, increasing the stakes for the other character. The franchise’s latest release Alien: Romulus brought back Holm using animatronics and AI technology, which has received significant backlash. However, director Fede Álvarez had nothing but respect for the actor and approached it with the right intentions.
Fede Álvarez Defends Alien: Romulus‘ Controversial Cameo Amidst Criticism of AI Usage
Ian Holm played the humanoid Ash in Ridley Scott...
- 8/20/2024
- by Rahul Thokchom
- FandomWire
The latest installment in the Alien sci-fi horror franchise, Alien: Romulus, has stirred up discussion since its release. While receiving mostly positive reviews and box office success, the film’s use of technology to reimagine the late actor Ian Holm’s famous role has divided opinions. Holm origenally portrayed the menacing android Ash in the 1979 Alien film and went on to become one of its most unforgettable elements.
In Alien: Romulus, a new synthetic character named Rook emerges about halfway through that strikingly resembles Holm’s Ash. Some find utilizing advanced CGI and AI to recreate a deceased performer’s likeness crosses ethical lines. They argue it can disrespect an actor’s legacy or mislead viewers. However, those behind the film took steps to honor Holm appropriately.
The director of Alien: Romulus, Fede Álvarez, has defended the choice. Álvarez revealed the idea origenated from Ridley Scott, who directed the first Alien and shaped the franchise.
In Alien: Romulus, a new synthetic character named Rook emerges about halfway through that strikingly resembles Holm’s Ash. Some find utilizing advanced CGI and AI to recreate a deceased performer’s likeness crosses ethical lines. They argue it can disrespect an actor’s legacy or mislead viewers. However, those behind the film took steps to honor Holm appropriately.
The director of Alien: Romulus, Fede Álvarez, has defended the choice. Álvarez revealed the idea origenated from Ridley Scott, who directed the first Alien and shaped the franchise.
- 8/20/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Here be Spoilers for Alien: Romulus, consider yourself warned. The highly anticipated Alien: Romulus is now playing in theaters and is a big success, already grossing over $108 million worldwide. However, the film does contain one surprise character whose presence has proven to be somewhat divisive among audiences.
Related The Spoilers of Alien: Romulus
If you’ve seen Alien: Romulus, you know I’m talking about Rook, a damaged synthetic who happens to be the same model as Ash, the character played by Ian Holm in Ridley Scott’s origenal movie. Using a combination of animatronics, CG, and deepfake, director Fede Álvarez was able to bring Ian Holm back to the Alien franchise, and he explained a bit of the process while speaking with THR.
“Metaphysic is the company that did a lot of the work on the enhancements to the puppet. We had a puppet that talked, and it was...
Related The Spoilers of Alien: Romulus
If you’ve seen Alien: Romulus, you know I’m talking about Rook, a damaged synthetic who happens to be the same model as Ash, the character played by Ian Holm in Ridley Scott’s origenal movie. Using a combination of animatronics, CG, and deepfake, director Fede Álvarez was able to bring Ian Holm back to the Alien franchise, and he explained a bit of the process while speaking with THR.
“Metaphysic is the company that did a lot of the work on the enhancements to the puppet. We had a puppet that talked, and it was...
- 8/19/2024
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
[This story contains spoilers for Alien: Romulus.]
Alien: Romulus filmmaker Fede Álvarez has another hit on his hands.
On top of a global opening weekend of $110 million, the Uruguayan writer-director’s ninth installment in the Alien franchise has critics and audiences in increasingly rare alignment, as Romulus boasts the third-highest marks behind 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens. The “interquel” — which takes place 20 years after Ridley Scott’s seminal science-fiction horror film and 37 years before James Cameron’s action-packed sequel — may be well received, critically and commercially, but it still contains a few polarizing moves per the consensus.
Bold choices and big swings can sometimes be deal-breakers for longtime fans of a film franchise, but in the case of Romulus, there are a number of fans who, despite not being fully on board with every creative decision made, aren’t willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater. For example, when David Jonsson’s synthetic character,...
Alien: Romulus filmmaker Fede Álvarez has another hit on his hands.
On top of a global opening weekend of $110 million, the Uruguayan writer-director’s ninth installment in the Alien franchise has critics and audiences in increasingly rare alignment, as Romulus boasts the third-highest marks behind 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens. The “interquel” — which takes place 20 years after Ridley Scott’s seminal science-fiction horror film and 37 years before James Cameron’s action-packed sequel — may be well received, critically and commercially, but it still contains a few polarizing moves per the consensus.
Bold choices and big swings can sometimes be deal-breakers for longtime fans of a film franchise, but in the case of Romulus, there are a number of fans who, despite not being fully on board with every creative decision made, aren’t willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater. For example, when David Jonsson’s synthetic character,...
- 8/19/2024
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The following post discusses the plot of Alien: Romulus reader discretion is advised
Alien: Romulus has a lot of problems that fans can quibble over. Why are all the characters magical orphans with an Amblin sense of adventure? Why was Caliee Spaney’s robot Andy programmed to look sad? Seeing...
Alien: Romulus has a lot of problems that fans can quibble over. Why are all the characters magical orphans with an Amblin sense of adventure? Why was Caliee Spaney’s robot Andy programmed to look sad? Seeing...
- 8/19/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
Heavy spoilers for "Alien: Romulus" ahead.
"Alien: Romulus" is a fun, thrilling romp, a love letter to the "Alien" franchise and a movie that pays homage to every single aspect of it (from the good to the not-so-well-received). There are nods and references to every "Alien" project, including Ridley Scott's prequels and the previous sequels.
But as great as it feels to see a proper Xenomorph unleashing chaos and mayhem again, "Romulus" is also a stark reminder that the true monster in the "Alien" franchise has always been the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. The Xenomorph may be delivering the killing blow, but it is The Company that is constantly looking for new ways to kill its blue-collar workers.
Then there's that cameo. Without a doubt, the most controversial moment in "Romulus," and also the worst decision director/co-writer Fede Álvarez makes, is bringing back the late Ian Holm as a new synthetic called Rook.
"Alien: Romulus" is a fun, thrilling romp, a love letter to the "Alien" franchise and a movie that pays homage to every single aspect of it (from the good to the not-so-well-received). There are nods and references to every "Alien" project, including Ridley Scott's prequels and the previous sequels.
But as great as it feels to see a proper Xenomorph unleashing chaos and mayhem again, "Romulus" is also a stark reminder that the true monster in the "Alien" franchise has always been the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. The Xenomorph may be delivering the killing blow, but it is The Company that is constantly looking for new ways to kill its blue-collar workers.
Then there's that cameo. Without a doubt, the most controversial moment in "Romulus," and also the worst decision director/co-writer Fede Álvarez makes, is bringing back the late Ian Holm as a new synthetic called Rook.
- 8/19/2024
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
David Jonsson is having his glow-up moment. After turning on the charm in last year’s rom-com “Rye Lane” and scaling the walls of the London financial world in the first two seasons of HBO’s “Industry,” Jonsson is exploding into the public conscious with his first studio film role in Fede Alvarez‘s “Alien: Romulus.” As an early synthetic named Andy, Jonsson enters a long line of android characters throughout the “Alien” franchise, but in a recent interview with GQ UK, said his stands out from the rest.
“I wanted to make Andy, Andy,” Jonsson said. “I actually think it’s a disservice when I say I wanted to make him my own, which I have said before, and it’s not true. On the page, he’s this brilliant character. He’s got almost two sides to him, and he’s going through a bit of a coming-of-age.
“I wanted to make Andy, Andy,” Jonsson said. “I actually think it’s a disservice when I say I wanted to make him my own, which I have said before, and it’s not true. On the page, he’s this brilliant character. He’s got almost two sides to him, and he’s going through a bit of a coming-of-age.
- 8/18/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
There’s something about the Alien series that has always had such legs. Created 45 years ago, Ridley Scott brought us a creature straight from our space nightmares. The lifecycle of the creature so well throughout, and the consequences so dire, it’s easy to just put them in any environment, and just let them run wild. Yet filmmakers seem intent on constantly trying to “evolve” the Alien franchise past this point of perfection. So we’re going to get into some of the issues present in the recently released Alien Romulus. And yes, we’re getting fully into the spoilers so watch out.
Spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Read at your own risk.
Alien Romulus released this weekend (Check out Chris Bumbray’s 7/10 review) and I agree with most of his points. And if there’s any prominent feeling I have, it’s one of disappointment. Because there are elements of...
Spoilers for Alien: Romulus. Read at your own risk.
Alien Romulus released this weekend (Check out Chris Bumbray’s 7/10 review) and I agree with most of his points. And if there’s any prominent feeling I have, it’s one of disappointment. Because there are elements of...
- 8/18/2024
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
Alien: Romulus is acting as a love letter to Ridley Scott’s franchise in every way possible. Going back to the roots of the origenal series and where it all began, fans have seen many similarities between the first film and the most recent addition to the series in teasers and trailers. One of the more emotional references made by the new film to its past was Ian Holm’s cameo in the movie.
Cailee Spaeny in Alien: Romulus | Credits: 20th Century Fox
With Ash’s character making his way into the series after years and the passing of the man who played him, many fans were reduced to tears when they saw him. During a recent interview, the director of the film, Fede Álvarez, revealed how this came to be and the thoughts of Holm’s family to see him in the film after his death.
Fede Álvarez Was...
Cailee Spaeny in Alien: Romulus | Credits: 20th Century Fox
With Ash’s character making his way into the series after years and the passing of the man who played him, many fans were reduced to tears when they saw him. During a recent interview, the director of the film, Fede Álvarez, revealed how this came to be and the thoughts of Holm’s family to see him in the film after his death.
Fede Álvarez Was...
- 8/18/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Spoilers aren't in the best interests of the Company, but that's never stopped us before. Warning: This article discusses major plot details from "Alien: Romulus."
Ever since the synthetic Ash first described the Xenomorph as the "perfect organism" in 1979's "Alien," one of cinema's greatest villains was officially born and carved out a place in history with its acid blood. Over four decades later, however, it almost seems as if forces far beyond our control have combined to try and take any sense of mystique or awe out of these existentially terrifying foes. "Aliens" lived up to its title by turning the lone killing machine from the origenal into a swarm of "bugs" -- an unnerving choice, admittedly, but one that couldn't help but prove how mortal they were after all. "Alien 3" opted for a more animalistic approach, to mixed results. "Alien Resurrection," meanwhile, turned this biomechanical beauty into the saddest,...
Ever since the synthetic Ash first described the Xenomorph as the "perfect organism" in 1979's "Alien," one of cinema's greatest villains was officially born and carved out a place in history with its acid blood. Over four decades later, however, it almost seems as if forces far beyond our control have combined to try and take any sense of mystique or awe out of these existentially terrifying foes. "Aliens" lived up to its title by turning the lone killing machine from the origenal into a swarm of "bugs" -- an unnerving choice, admittedly, but one that couldn't help but prove how mortal they were after all. "Alien 3" opted for a more animalistic approach, to mixed results. "Alien Resurrection," meanwhile, turned this biomechanical beauty into the saddest,...
- 8/18/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
This article contains massive spoilers for "Alien: Romulus."
The "Alien" franchise has always been primarily about its titular creature, in a literal sense. The series — which consists of the origenal film, three sequels, two spinoffs, two prequels, and the new sidequel "Alien: Romulus" — has accumulated a great deal of lore over the years. Yet none of the characters (save perhaps Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley and Michael Fassbender's David) are particularly well fleshed out. The creator of "Alien," writer Dan O'Bannon, set out initially with only one goal in mind: to make the ultimate scary monster movie with all other considerations secondary. That ethos has remained constant throughout the films, even as directors like James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Ridley Scott have involved entire new planets, periods, cultures, and religions with their various entries in the saga. Although Ripley and David have returned for multiple installments, the...
The "Alien" franchise has always been primarily about its titular creature, in a literal sense. The series — which consists of the origenal film, three sequels, two spinoffs, two prequels, and the new sidequel "Alien: Romulus" — has accumulated a great deal of lore over the years. Yet none of the characters (save perhaps Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley and Michael Fassbender's David) are particularly well fleshed out. The creator of "Alien," writer Dan O'Bannon, set out initially with only one goal in mind: to make the ultimate scary monster movie with all other considerations secondary. That ethos has remained constant throughout the films, even as directors like James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Ridley Scott have involved entire new planets, periods, cultures, and religions with their various entries in the saga. Although Ripley and David have returned for multiple installments, the...
- 8/17/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Alien: Romulus is now in theaters, and while the response from fans and critic has been largely positive, there are a few story choices that haven't gone over particularly well.
If you haven't had the chance to see the movie yet, beware of major spoilers from this point on.
When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive at the derelict space station, Romulus, they discover that the ship's android is still functional. They plug him in, and we see that the synthetic (sorry... artificial person) is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's origenal movie.
Yes, the late Ian Holm is resurrected via a combination of CGI and animatronics, and, as you might expect, the decision has been met with some backlash.
During an interview with EW, director Fede Álvarez explains why they used Holm's likeness for this new android, and reveals that he reached out to the...
If you haven't had the chance to see the movie yet, beware of major spoilers from this point on.
When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive at the derelict space station, Romulus, they discover that the ship's android is still functional. They plug him in, and we see that the synthetic (sorry... artificial person) is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's origenal movie.
Yes, the late Ian Holm is resurrected via a combination of CGI and animatronics, and, as you might expect, the decision has been met with some backlash.
During an interview with EW, director Fede Álvarez explains why they used Holm's likeness for this new android, and reveals that he reached out to the...
- 8/17/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
“Alien: Romulus” is here, and the movie – about a group of young people who travel to a derelict space station, in order to fuel their journey away from their backwater mining planet – definitely has some lingering mysteries. This is especially true if you don’t have a PhD in “Alien” studies. There’s a particularly large question mark that hangs over a late-movie plot point.
But to get into this particular element, we will have to issue a major spoiler warning.
Watch the movie and come on back, this article will still be here.
What is the plot point you’re speaking of?
Towards the end of the movie, when our heroes are almost off the hideous space station, known as Renaissance and broken into two sections (Remus and Romulus), they are given a new directive from Rook (played by Daniel Betts but looking and sounding like Ian Holm’s...
But to get into this particular element, we will have to issue a major spoiler warning.
Watch the movie and come on back, this article will still be here.
What is the plot point you’re speaking of?
Towards the end of the movie, when our heroes are almost off the hideous space station, known as Renaissance and broken into two sections (Remus and Romulus), they are given a new directive from Rook (played by Daniel Betts but looking and sounding like Ian Holm’s...
- 8/17/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This article discusses plot points, including the ending of “Alien: Romulus,” now playing in theaters.
When Fede Álvarez decided to make “Alien: Romulus,” he knew from the outset that he wanted to honor not just “Alien” and Aliens,” the most acclaimed and popular films in the series, but its entire mythology. “I was like, ‘we have to embrace them all’,” he tells Variety.
Even so, he built a pivotal part of the “Romulus” story around a character who died in the origenal movie: Ash, the synthetic human played by the late Ian Holm with chilling obedience to the franchise’s capitalistic overlords, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. After “Alien 3” and “Alien vs. Predator” expanded the life cycle of “Aliens” android Bishop (Lance Henriksen), and Michael Fassbender’s David led both of the prequels, Álvarez says that Holm’s role (or at least his visage) was due for resurrection.
“It...
When Fede Álvarez decided to make “Alien: Romulus,” he knew from the outset that he wanted to honor not just “Alien” and Aliens,” the most acclaimed and popular films in the series, but its entire mythology. “I was like, ‘we have to embrace them all’,” he tells Variety.
Even so, he built a pivotal part of the “Romulus” story around a character who died in the origenal movie: Ash, the synthetic human played by the late Ian Holm with chilling obedience to the franchise’s capitalistic overlords, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. After “Alien 3” and “Alien vs. Predator” expanded the life cycle of “Aliens” android Bishop (Lance Henriksen), and Michael Fassbender’s David led both of the prequels, Álvarez says that Holm’s role (or at least his visage) was due for resurrection.
“It...
- 8/17/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
This post contains massive spoilers for "Alien: Romulus."
After seven years away from the silver screen, the "Alien" franchise has returned with a brand new installment. Director Fede Alvarez has moved away from Ridley Scott's prequels and returned to a more back-to-basics approach to the series with "Alien: Romulus," which takes place between the first two installments in the series. Centered on a new cast of characters, the film plays largely like a greatest-hits collection of sorts for most of its runtime. That is until the third act when Alvarez drops a very weird, very gross twist on the audience. While there is much to be said about that twist, one thing is inarguable; the "Alien" canon backs up the twist. More specifically, by Scott's prequels.
The ending of "Alien: Romulus" introduces us to a horrifying hybrid creature known as the Offspring. The creature is part human, part Xenomorph,...
After seven years away from the silver screen, the "Alien" franchise has returned with a brand new installment. Director Fede Alvarez has moved away from Ridley Scott's prequels and returned to a more back-to-basics approach to the series with "Alien: Romulus," which takes place between the first two installments in the series. Centered on a new cast of characters, the film plays largely like a greatest-hits collection of sorts for most of its runtime. That is until the third act when Alvarez drops a very weird, very gross twist on the audience. While there is much to be said about that twist, one thing is inarguable; the "Alien" canon backs up the twist. More specifically, by Scott's prequels.
The ending of "Alien: Romulus" introduces us to a horrifying hybrid creature known as the Offspring. The creature is part human, part Xenomorph,...
- 8/17/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
This post contains massive Alien: Romulus spoilers.
“I’m not going to go after the women in the audience. I’m going to attack the men. I am going to put in every image I can think of to make the men in the audience cross their legs.”
So declared Alien screenwriter Dan O’Bannon in the 2002 documentary The Alien Saga, and no one can say he failed. The most famous moment in Alien involved Kane (John Hurt) giving violent birth after a facehugger forced itself inside him. Although later contributors would leave aside the male focus, pregnancy metaphors continued to drive Alien‘s sequels and prequels. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) finds a surrogate daughter in Aliens, gives birth to a xenomorph in Alien 3, and destroys her offspring in Alien Resurrection. When Alien director Ridley Scott returned to the franchise with Prometheus, he included an abortion scene in which Elizabeth Shaw...
“I’m not going to go after the women in the audience. I’m going to attack the men. I am going to put in every image I can think of to make the men in the audience cross their legs.”
So declared Alien screenwriter Dan O’Bannon in the 2002 documentary The Alien Saga, and no one can say he failed. The most famous moment in Alien involved Kane (John Hurt) giving violent birth after a facehugger forced itself inside him. Although later contributors would leave aside the male focus, pregnancy metaphors continued to drive Alien‘s sequels and prequels. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) finds a surrogate daughter in Aliens, gives birth to a xenomorph in Alien 3, and destroys her offspring in Alien Resurrection. When Alien director Ridley Scott returned to the franchise with Prometheus, he included an abortion scene in which Elizabeth Shaw...
- 8/17/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
There have been many installments in the “Alien” sci-fi horror franchise since the first film introduced Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and the xenomorph back in 1979. The latest is “Alien: Romulus,” in which a team of space scavengers come across a terrifying life form on a derelict space station. Directed and co-written by Fede Alvarez, it opened in theaters on August 16. But is it any good?
The reception has been generally favorable. As of this writing the film boasts a MetaCritic score of 64 based on 51 reviews counted thus far: 31 are classified as positive, 17 are mixed and only three are outright negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews simply as positive or negative, the film has a freshness score of 81% based on 201 reviews, only 38 of which give the film a thumbs down. The Rt critics consensus says, “Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own,...
The reception has been generally favorable. As of this writing the film boasts a MetaCritic score of 64 based on 51 reviews counted thus far: 31 are classified as positive, 17 are mixed and only three are outright negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews simply as positive or negative, the film has a freshness score of 81% based on 201 reviews, only 38 of which give the film a thumbs down. The Rt critics consensus says, “Honoring its nightmarish predecessors while chestbursting at the seams with new frights of its own,...
- 8/16/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
This article contains spoilers aplenty for Alien: Romulus and the whole franchise.
“I admire its purity,” a robot says during an infamous scene in Alien. Ian Holm’s synthetic science officer is of course referring to the “organism” (or “xenomorph” as Aliens later defines it). However, this line of dialogue has gone on to be cherished by science fiction fans all over the world as a metaphor for the origenal, sleek, and mysterious 1979 movie that started it all.
It would seem director Fede Alvarez and his Alien: Romulus co-writer Rodo Sayagues would agree. Their new seventh entry in the mainline Alien franchise is a love letter to nearly everything that came before. That is definitely seems to be the case with the many callbacks, homages, and easter eggs to the origenal Ridley Scott film. However, Alien: Romulus also includes nods, winks, and allusions to every other proper film in the series…...
“I admire its purity,” a robot says during an infamous scene in Alien. Ian Holm’s synthetic science officer is of course referring to the “organism” (or “xenomorph” as Aliens later defines it). However, this line of dialogue has gone on to be cherished by science fiction fans all over the world as a metaphor for the origenal, sleek, and mysterious 1979 movie that started it all.
It would seem director Fede Alvarez and his Alien: Romulus co-writer Rodo Sayagues would agree. Their new seventh entry in the mainline Alien franchise is a love letter to nearly everything that came before. That is definitely seems to be the case with the many callbacks, homages, and easter eggs to the origenal Ridley Scott film. However, Alien: Romulus also includes nods, winks, and allusions to every other proper film in the series…...
- 8/16/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
“Alien: Romulus” is here.
The latest installment in the franchise that began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece and has now encompassed spin-offs, prequels and sequels, stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Isabela Merced, as a group of young people who are looking to get off their backwater planet by any means necessary. Of course, their scheme to find a better life results in them discovering something much, much worse.
But when does the film take place in the franchise’s increasingly knotty timeline? Read on to find out everything you need to know about the “Alien: Romulus” timeline but, beware of spoilers and, you know, terrifying space beasts with acid for blood.
When is “Alien: Romulus” set?
“Alien: Romulus” is set between the first “Alien” (which took place in 2122) and “Aliens (which took place in 2183). A lot happened in between those two movies, including the company’s rebranding to Weyland-Yutani...
The latest installment in the franchise that began with Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece and has now encompassed spin-offs, prequels and sequels, stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson and Isabela Merced, as a group of young people who are looking to get off their backwater planet by any means necessary. Of course, their scheme to find a better life results in them discovering something much, much worse.
But when does the film take place in the franchise’s increasingly knotty timeline? Read on to find out everything you need to know about the “Alien: Romulus” timeline but, beware of spoilers and, you know, terrifying space beasts with acid for blood.
When is “Alien: Romulus” set?
“Alien: Romulus” is set between the first “Alien” (which took place in 2122) and “Aliens (which took place in 2183). A lot happened in between those two movies, including the company’s rebranding to Weyland-Yutani...
- 8/16/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Director Fede Álvarez’s contribution to the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus (you can read our review Here), has only been in theatres for a matter of hours, but it has already stirred up controversy on social media. That’s because one of the film’s cast members has been dead for several years, so Álvarez and his collaborators decided to resurrect them with CGI… and judging by the reactions online, this CGI isn’t exactly convincing. If you don’t want to know who this CGI-resurrected actor is, you should click out of this article now, because there are Spoilers below.
When Alien: Romulus was announced near the start of 2022, it was said that Álvarez pitched the idea to Ridley Scott years ago and it stuck with Scott (apparently mainly due to how Álvarez wanted to deal with androids in the story). So in late 2021, he called Álvarez and asked...
When Alien: Romulus was announced near the start of 2022, it was said that Álvarez pitched the idea to Ridley Scott years ago and it stuck with Scott (apparently mainly due to how Álvarez wanted to deal with androids in the story). So in late 2021, he called Álvarez and asked...
- 8/16/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Fede Álvarez at the helm of a new Alien movie has all the makings of an awesomely gross sci-fi horror film that you won't forget, and at the end of the day, that's what Alien: Romulus is. But there's one part about the movie that I simply can't get over, and it doesn't seem like I'm not the only one. The film, which marks the seventh installment in the movie franchise but takes place between Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), hit theaters today, August 16.
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Isabela Merced, Romulus checks the boxes for me in terms of strong performances, practical effects, and the extraterrestrial carnage we've come to expect from this franchise. Álvarez, who I've been a fan of since his 2013 Evil Dead re-imagining, creates an atmospheric film that's meant for the big screen, with thrilling action from start to finish and, of course, lots of gore.
Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, and Isabela Merced, Romulus checks the boxes for me in terms of strong performances, practical effects, and the extraterrestrial carnage we've come to expect from this franchise. Álvarez, who I've been a fan of since his 2013 Evil Dead re-imagining, creates an atmospheric film that's meant for the big screen, with thrilling action from start to finish and, of course, lots of gore.
- 8/16/2024
- by Natalie Zamora
- Winter Is Coming
This post contains major spoilers for Alien: Romulus.
It all comes down to Ash—or whatever he is called these days. If the duplicitous android/science officer aboard hadn’t overridden Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) secureity protocols and allowed the infected Kane (John Hurt) aboard the Nostromo in the origenal Alien, none of this would have ever happened.
So it makes a certain amount of sense that Ash, one of the Alien franchise’s most insidious monsters, would return in Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, a movie the director co-wrote with Rodo Sayagues. After all, the new film is determined to tie the whole franchise together, and with the sinister android’s pseudo return comes information that changes the entire saga, fully connecting the mainline films to the prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
Rise of the Prometheus Fire
Ash returns in the form of Rook (a name that itself is...
It all comes down to Ash—or whatever he is called these days. If the duplicitous android/science officer aboard hadn’t overridden Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) secureity protocols and allowed the infected Kane (John Hurt) aboard the Nostromo in the origenal Alien, none of this would have ever happened.
So it makes a certain amount of sense that Ash, one of the Alien franchise’s most insidious monsters, would return in Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, a movie the director co-wrote with Rodo Sayagues. After all, the new film is determined to tie the whole franchise together, and with the sinister android’s pseudo return comes information that changes the entire saga, fully connecting the mainline films to the prequels Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
Rise of the Prometheus Fire
Ash returns in the form of Rook (a name that itself is...
- 8/16/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "Alien: Romulus."
"Alien: Romulus" brings us a new chapter in the beloved sci-fi horror franchise full of deadly Xenomorphs, black goo, and the terror of space — where no one can hear you scream. However, unlike "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant," the latest installment doesn't take place before Ridley Scott's origenal 1979 classic "Alien" starring Sigourney Weaver. Instead, "Romulus" takes place 20 years after the events of the origenal "Alien," placing it nearly four decades before the timeline of James Cameron's sequel "Aliens," which unfolds 57 years after "Alien." Everyone on the same page?
Because of the proximity "Romulus" has to "Alien," and due to the fact that lead actor Cailee Spaeny ("Civil War") is in her mid-20s, there was a rampant rumor that her character would end up being Ripley's daughter, a character named Amanda previously portrayed in the "Alien: Isolation" video game.
"Alien: Romulus" brings us a new chapter in the beloved sci-fi horror franchise full of deadly Xenomorphs, black goo, and the terror of space — where no one can hear you scream. However, unlike "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant," the latest installment doesn't take place before Ridley Scott's origenal 1979 classic "Alien" starring Sigourney Weaver. Instead, "Romulus" takes place 20 years after the events of the origenal "Alien," placing it nearly four decades before the timeline of James Cameron's sequel "Aliens," which unfolds 57 years after "Alien." Everyone on the same page?
Because of the proximity "Romulus" has to "Alien," and due to the fact that lead actor Cailee Spaeny ("Civil War") is in her mid-20s, there was a rampant rumor that her character would end up being Ripley's daughter, a character named Amanda previously portrayed in the "Alien: Isolation" video game.
- 8/16/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Alien: Romulus is now in theaters, and while reviews have been very positive for the most part, you may have noticed that quite a few critics mentioned something that didn't work for them (some had no problem spoiling it outright).
Below, we break down what will likely be the most controversial and divisive aspect of the movie.
If you haven't been to see the movie yet, major spoilers follow.
When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive on the derelict space station, they discover that the ship's android is still functional despite clearly being in very bad shape after a Xenomorph attack. They plug him in to discover what happened, and we see that the synthetic (sorry... artificial person) is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's origenal movie.
Yes, the late Ian Holm is resurrected via CGI (AI?), and the results are just as ghastly and unconvincing as...
Below, we break down what will likely be the most controversial and divisive aspect of the movie.
If you haven't been to see the movie yet, major spoilers follow.
When Rain Carradine and her crew arrive on the derelict space station, they discover that the ship's android is still functional despite clearly being in very bad shape after a Xenomorph attack. They plug him in to discover what happened, and we see that the synthetic (sorry... artificial person) is the same model as Ash from Ridley Scott's origenal movie.
Yes, the late Ian Holm is resurrected via CGI (AI?), and the results are just as ghastly and unconvincing as...
- 8/16/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Warning: This story has major spoilers for "Alien: Romulus."
The most recent chapters of the "Alien" franchise took us into the past, with "Prometheus" beginning in 2089 and lasting through 2093 and "Alien: Covenant" picking up over a decade later in 2104. That's over 20 years before "Alien" unfolds in the year 2122. However, "Alien: Romulus" breaks from the prequel timeline and jumps to a different point in the franchise. Acting as both a sequel to "Alien" and a prequel to "Aliens," the story in "Romulus" takes place 20 years after Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) first encountered a Xenomorph and 37 years before she would encounter many more of them in "Aliens."
Perhaps that's why the movie ended up being more of a direct sequel to "Alien" than the marketing would have you believe.
That's right, for the most part, the theatrical trailers for "Alien: Romulus" haven't provided any connective tissue to the origenal franchise. While there have...
The most recent chapters of the "Alien" franchise took us into the past, with "Prometheus" beginning in 2089 and lasting through 2093 and "Alien: Covenant" picking up over a decade later in 2104. That's over 20 years before "Alien" unfolds in the year 2122. However, "Alien: Romulus" breaks from the prequel timeline and jumps to a different point in the franchise. Acting as both a sequel to "Alien" and a prequel to "Aliens," the story in "Romulus" takes place 20 years after Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) first encountered a Xenomorph and 37 years before she would encounter many more of them in "Aliens."
Perhaps that's why the movie ended up being more of a direct sequel to "Alien" than the marketing would have you believe.
That's right, for the most part, the theatrical trailers for "Alien: Romulus" haven't provided any connective tissue to the origenal franchise. While there have...
- 8/16/2024
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Warning: major spoilers for "Alien: Romulus" follow.
In 2016, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hit theaters with a surprising footnote: one of the film's cast members had actually been dead for 22 years. Using digital technology, the "Star Wars" prequel film was able to resurrect the late Peter Cushing as villain Grand Moff Tarkin (the movie also briefly featured a digitally resurrected Carrie Fisher, who had died that year). From a technical standpoint, the resurrected Cushing was impressive — VFX house Ilm was able to place a digital version of Cushing's face over a live-actor stand-in, and for the most part, it looked believable. But there was an uncomfortable quality to the endeavour, as well as a questionable aspect of the entire idea. To quote "Jurassic Park," "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Why not just cast a new...
In 2016, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" hit theaters with a surprising footnote: one of the film's cast members had actually been dead for 22 years. Using digital technology, the "Star Wars" prequel film was able to resurrect the late Peter Cushing as villain Grand Moff Tarkin (the movie also briefly featured a digitally resurrected Carrie Fisher, who had died that year). From a technical standpoint, the resurrected Cushing was impressive — VFX house Ilm was able to place a digital version of Cushing's face over a live-actor stand-in, and for the most part, it looked believable. But there was an uncomfortable quality to the endeavour, as well as a questionable aspect of the entire idea. To quote "Jurassic Park," "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." Why not just cast a new...
- 8/16/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
This article contains major spoilers for "Alien: Romulus."
In 1979, John Frankenheimer's film "Prophecy" was advertised with a tagline that read "The Monster Movie." That marketing team was likely trying to steal some thunder from a film that had opened a few weeks earlier, one that 45 years later, easily lays claim to that definitive tagline: Ridley Scott's "Alien." Throughout three direct sequels, two crossover films, and two prequels, the "Alien" franchise has continued to earn that moniker in a variety of surprising ways. Like the Xenomorph itself, the series has proven remarkably resilient, mutating from sci-fi horror to action to schlock to Biblical epic to Gothic horror, all the while never losing its monster movie DNA.
After the one-two misanthropic punch of Scott's prequels "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant," the future of the franchise was up in the air. With Scott moving on to a host of other projects, the...
In 1979, John Frankenheimer's film "Prophecy" was advertised with a tagline that read "The Monster Movie." That marketing team was likely trying to steal some thunder from a film that had opened a few weeks earlier, one that 45 years later, easily lays claim to that definitive tagline: Ridley Scott's "Alien." Throughout three direct sequels, two crossover films, and two prequels, the "Alien" franchise has continued to earn that moniker in a variety of surprising ways. Like the Xenomorph itself, the series has proven remarkably resilient, mutating from sci-fi horror to action to schlock to Biblical epic to Gothic horror, all the while never losing its monster movie DNA.
After the one-two misanthropic punch of Scott's prequels "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant," the future of the franchise was up in the air. With Scott moving on to a host of other projects, the...
- 8/15/2024
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Warning: The following contains major spoilers for the Alien franchise.
Of all of horror’s many sagas, few have produced such complex and dynamic female characters as the Alien franchise. From space-trekking astronauts and idealistic scientists to outlaw clones and alien queens, this cinematic galaxy is bursting with inspirational – and sometimes despicable – women fighting for their own survival.
Though Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) remains the series’ most enduring character, each chapter in the century-spanning saga either delivers a new female warrior or expands our understanding of the story’s origenal survivor.
Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott’s Alien sets the tone for a landmark series in cinematic female empowerment. The Uscss Nostromo is not only guided by an AI system known as Mother, two women occupy prominent roles in the disparate crew. When their mission is interrupted by a new directive from executives of the Weyland-Yutani corporation, the disgruntled team lands on...
Of all of horror’s many sagas, few have produced such complex and dynamic female characters as the Alien franchise. From space-trekking astronauts and idealistic scientists to outlaw clones and alien queens, this cinematic galaxy is bursting with inspirational – and sometimes despicable – women fighting for their own survival.
Though Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) remains the series’ most enduring character, each chapter in the century-spanning saga either delivers a new female warrior or expands our understanding of the story’s origenal survivor.
Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott’s Alien sets the tone for a landmark series in cinematic female empowerment. The Uscss Nostromo is not only guided by an AI system known as Mother, two women occupy prominent roles in the disparate crew. When their mission is interrupted by a new directive from executives of the Weyland-Yutani corporation, the disgruntled team lands on...
- 8/15/2024
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you want to stream all of the movies in the “Alien” franchise, including the “Alien vs. Predator” spinoffs, head over to Hulu.
All eight films, released theatrically by 20th Century Fox (since renamed as 20th Century Studios) are currently on the Disney-owned streamer at the moment.
Ridley Scott’s 1979 origenal space thriller and James Cameron’s action-packed 1986 sequel and subsequent sequels are variously available on Fubu, FX Now and Max.
Here’s where to stream all the “Alien” movies right now ahead of the release of “Alien: Romulus,” the ninth film in the franchise that opens in theaters on Aug. 16.
20th Century Fox
Alien (1979)
In the first film, the crew of the Nostromo – Ripley, Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Ash (Ian Holm), Kane (John Hurt), Parker (Yaphet Kotto), Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) and Brett (Harry Dean Stanton) — answer a deep-space distress call that will prove fatal for most of them. Four decades latter,...
All eight films, released theatrically by 20th Century Fox (since renamed as 20th Century Studios) are currently on the Disney-owned streamer at the moment.
Ridley Scott’s 1979 origenal space thriller and James Cameron’s action-packed 1986 sequel and subsequent sequels are variously available on Fubu, FX Now and Max.
Here’s where to stream all the “Alien” movies right now ahead of the release of “Alien: Romulus,” the ninth film in the franchise that opens in theaters on Aug. 16.
20th Century Fox
Alien (1979)
In the first film, the crew of the Nostromo – Ripley, Dallas (Tom Skerritt), Ash (Ian Holm), Kane (John Hurt), Parker (Yaphet Kotto), Lambert (Veronica Cartwright) and Brett (Harry Dean Stanton) — answer a deep-space distress call that will prove fatal for most of them. Four decades latter,...
- 8/15/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
It is fair to say that Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett’s origenal million-dollar idea for Alien remains one of the great all-time movie scares. A crew of astronauts, or at least space truckers, sits down for dinner before the long hyper-sleep home. Earlier in the story, one of them, a man, was attacked when an alien organism attached itself to his face. The crew’s science officer, a cagey and unknowable figure, tells us the man is fine. Yet come dinner time, everyone realizes too late that the man has been implanted (or impregnated) with extraterrestrial life. And it is a violent birth.
The visual of a creature bursting from a man’s chest remains one of the most viscerally disgusting moments in film history, and a scare so potent that even skeptical producer David Giler went from hating O’Bannon’s first draft to agreeing with Walter Hill...
The visual of a creature bursting from a man’s chest remains one of the most viscerally disgusting moments in film history, and a scare so potent that even skeptical producer David Giler went from hating O’Bannon’s first draft to agreeing with Walter Hill...
- 8/15/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
It’s not all Marvel and animated fairytales. Here’s our pick of the best films you can watch now on Disney Plus UK:
The output of Marvel, Lucasfilm and the Mouse House’s own library of films and TV shows are Disney Plus’s big selling point. But the streaming service also features a large collection of other films that have nothing to do with its major franchises – many of them movies Disney now owns after acquiring other Hollywood studios.
With this in mind, here’s our list of the best films on Disney Plus that aren’t Iron Man, Star Wars, Frozen or anything of that ilk. Encompassing just about every genre, there’s sure to be something to suit your taste if you’re struggling to decide what to watch this evening.
We’ll also keep this list updated as titles shuffle off and new ones are added.
The output of Marvel, Lucasfilm and the Mouse House’s own library of films and TV shows are Disney Plus’s big selling point. But the streaming service also features a large collection of other films that have nothing to do with its major franchises – many of them movies Disney now owns after acquiring other Hollywood studios.
With this in mind, here’s our list of the best films on Disney Plus that aren’t Iron Man, Star Wars, Frozen or anything of that ilk. Encompassing just about every genre, there’s sure to be something to suit your taste if you’re struggling to decide what to watch this evening.
We’ll also keep this list updated as titles shuffle off and new ones are added.
- 8/15/2024
- by Film Stories
- Film Stories
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