Alien carnage ensues in the new trailer for Alien: Romulus, a standalone installment of the Alien franchise in theaters on August 16th.
The teaser trailer follows several young cadets onboard a spacecraft as they deal with an onslaught of creatures — some small, and some very, very large. The only dialogue in the teaser are panicked cries for help and confusion, and its violent undertones suggest a more horror-centric Alien film. Watch the chilling teaser trailer below.
Alien: Romulus was directed and co-written by Uruguayan horror aficionado Fede Álvarez and produced by original Alien director, Ridley Scott. The film’s official logline reads: “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.”
Alien: Romulus is the latest installment in the Alien franchise, with the most recent film being 2017’s Prometheus sequel Alien: Covenant. Cailee Spaeny, who stars in Alien: Romulus, confirmed to Variety last year that the film takes place in between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). Also set to star in Alien: Romulus are David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.