We’re still shaking after seeing the recent trailer for Alien: Romulus. Many feared that the cancellation of Alien Awakening (after Disney’s purchase of Fox) would take the xenomorph saga to the grave, but that certainly won’t be the case.
The franchise started by Ridley Scott in 1979 will continue with Alien: Romulus, a new film that separates itself from the prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017) to take a new path.
It is directed by the Uruguayan Fede Alvareza lover of horror films, who was also the architect of the reboot/remake of Infernal possessiona modern classic within the genre.
In addition to plenty of xenomorphs, action and scares, Alien: Romulus can boast graphic violence. We don’t know if it will be as violent as Infernal Possession (2013)but it will certainly be at the level that this saga has accustomed us to.
So much so that The new Alien film will be the fourth film by Fede Álvarez to be rated R (Rated) in the United States. Unless there is a surprise, this will imply a rating of ”Not recommended for children under 18 years of age” In our country.
It is a cause for celebration, since certain installments of the saga (such as Alien vs. predator either Aliens, the return) They did not pass PG-13ensuring lower doses of violence and gore.
Alien Romulus ensures gore and violence in abundance
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According to the FilmRatings portal, the new Alien movie has been rated ”R” in the USwhich means we’ll see a lot of blood, explicit scenes and gore upon its release on August 16.
One might think that any Alien movie should carry this rating, but it doesn’t. The original 1979 film wasn’t a bloody ”fest” either, if we except its most iconic and legendary scene.
The same thing happened with Aliens (1986), the great sequel directed by James Cameron. On the other hand, the aftermath, Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997)they did raise the level of graphic violence.
As for Scott’s prequels, both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant They aligned with the violence seen in previous installments.
A separate case was Alien vs. Predator (2004)tape that It even received an ”unrated” version on DVD with more violent scenes.to reach the desired ”R”.
Be Alien: Romulus as violent as Alien vs. Predator 2? If you remember the film directed by brothers Greg and Colin Strause, it was undoubtedly a work marked by gore and gore, with some extremely dark and disturbing scenes.
Fede Álvarez has shown that he can reach those levels, but we will have to wait for the August 16th (its theatrical release date) to find out. Alien: Romulus It is the long-awaited reunion with our beloved xenomorphs on the big screen.
