Alien: Romulus is very nearly here and a few new stills from Fede Alvarez's long-awaited reboot have been released today. In those, we see more of the human cast...most or all of whom will end up being torn to shreds by the movie's Xenomorphs!
Among them is The Last of Us and Superman star Isabela Merced. She plays Kay in the movie and is the youngest member of this group.
In a recent interview, the actress said she was inspired by Sigourney Weaver's iconic Alien and Aliens performances. Describing her as being akin to "Ripley's daughter" (but not her actual daughter), Merced recently said, "It was definitely inspired by her spirit."
As for how it felt to come face-to-face with a Xenomorph on set, Merced added, "There was not a point where I was just used to it!. It is just terrifying all around."
Check out those stills from Alien: Romulus, along with a newly released TV spot, below.
The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful 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.
The film stars 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), Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) 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 (Napoleon), 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.
The movie is set to arrive in theaters on August 16.