{"id":9325,"date":"2024-07-28T08:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T08:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/9325\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T08:03:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T08:03:05","slug":"alien-romulus-hall-h-panel-witnesses-6500-facehugger-masks-as-director-fede-alvarez-updates-sdcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=9325","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Alien: Romulus\u2019 Hall H panel witnesses 6,500 facehugger masks as director Fede Alvarez updates SDCC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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San Diego Comic-Con\u2019s Hall H saw a major event on Friday with a presentation of Alien: Romulus<\/i>, the latest installment in the Alien<\/i> franchise and the first under Disney\u2019s 20th Century Studios. Director Fede \u00c1lvarez and the main cast provided insights and shared exclusive footage of the upcoming film.<\/p>\n

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Attendees were shown extended footage featuring Cailee Spaeny and her team of astronauts in a red-lit alien lab-incubator. The scene depicted baby aliens emerging from the walls into water, a nod to the trash-compactor monster from Star Wars<\/i>. Another clip showed Aileen Wu\u2019s character, Laura, experiencing the series\u2019 iconic chest-bursting scene as a spaceship struggled to take off.<\/p>\n

The panel included a live performance where puppeteered facehuggers appeared on stage, followed by an actor simulating an alien bursting from his chest. All 6,500-odd audience members were also given alien facehugger masks.<\/p>\n

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In Hall H, everyone can hear you scream! Facehuggers and chestbusters attacked San Diego Comic-Con for #AlienRomulus<\/a>. #SDCC<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/jPPlxjSpAi<\/a><\/p>\n

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Set between Ridley Scott\u2019s 1979 Alien<\/i> and James Cameron\u2019s 1986 Aliens<\/i>, \u00c1lvarez explained that the timeline was chosen for stylistic reasons and to introduce fresh faces unassociated with other characters. David Jonsson plays a synthetic robot similar to Michael Fassbender\u2019s characters in Prometheus<\/i> and Alien: Covenant<\/i>. \u00c1lvarez emphasized the unpredictability of the film, noting, \u201cNothing in the first movie tells you that Sigourney (Weaver) was going to survive; anyone can really die.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cailee Spaeny shared her emotional audition experience with \u00c1lvarez, which left a lasting impression and led to her casting. \u00c1lvarez also revealed that the film was shot chronologically to enhance storytelling authenticity.<\/p>\n

\u00c1lvarez aims to balance honoring the original films while modernizing the series. \u201cWe kept a lot of the perfect elements about those original movies untouched because we didn\u2019t need to improve them, but then we had a lot of new stuff. That\u2019s what makes it modern and new,\u201d he stated in an interview with Variety<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Experience Alien: Romulus in IMAX August 16. Get tickets: https:\/\/t.co\/9TM3Eu05nh<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/hGnrS6A3hO<\/a><\/p>\n

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Producer Ridley Scott joined via video call, asking \u00c1lvarez about new themes in Alien: Romulus<\/i>. \u00c1lvarez highlighted the exploration of siblinghood, a theme not deeply explored in previous films. \u201cOne of the things I wanted to explore not seen in the original movies are the real human connections among all the characters. This is the first time you have really close people that really love each other, so when sh*t like this happens, it makes it much more dramatic,\u201d he explained .\u00c1lvarez also mentioned the inclusion of psychosexual elements from the original film. <\/p>\n

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Despite Noah Hawley\u2019s work on Alien: Earth<\/i>, a new series for FX on Hulu, \u00c1lvarez confirmed there were no plans to connect the film with the show due to their different timelines.<\/p>\n

Alien: Romulus<\/i> is set to open on August 16<\/p>\n

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