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Alien: Romulus Starts Shooting March 9th, First Synopsis Released!

We’ve seen a lot of Alien: Romulus news this week regarding the cast of the upcoming film from Fede Alvarez! And Variety is now reporting that the film will be going in front of cameras towards the end of next week on March 9th. Earlier reports had filming starting in February, but that appears to not be the case.

Variety’s article also includes the first official synopsis released for Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus, but don’t expect any specific details! And while we’re all calling the film Alien: Romulus following some earlier leaks, Variety did note that the film’s title had yet to be officially announced.

While the premise for the yet-to-be-titled movie has been kept under wraps, the studio did reveal that the film will follow “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”

 Alien: Romulus Starts Shooting March 9th, First Synopsis Released!

Filming on Fede Alvarez’s upcoming Alien film will start on March 9th in Budapest.

The production is taking place in Budapest, where some shooting is said to be taking place at Origo Studios in Budapest, where several notable recent sci-fi films like Blade Runner 2049, and Dune (2021) and The Martian have also been filmed.

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  1. Eal
    I want the captain to be Sean Bean for no particular reason other than it amuses me to imagine Sean Bean playing a captain in a reboot of Alien and getting killed by an Alien.
  2. Corporal Hicks
    My expectations when it comes to Alien Day are so low down to the floor that I just don't see it happening...but I would so pleasantly surprised and excited if they did actually use the day to promote the film.
  3. Cosmic Incubation
    Probably a stretch considering it's still so early in production, but you think we should expect to see anything for Alien Day?

    If not at least some concept art or early production stills, maybe just a video of Alvarez saying something about it?
  4. Neila
    I think people overdid it a bit with their negative reviews of the last two films. there were some questionable decisions that's true and could have been made much more logically, but there were agitated about situations that weren't even half as bad.
    such as ferris slipping twice on the same pool of blood.
    In extreme stressful situations, things like this can happen.
    But that's just typical for the current internet audience. The main thing is to gossip about it and talk bad about everything.
    It is also much easier to criticize than to give praise.
    for me there were only 2 completely stupid situations in covenant:
    1. a scientist sticks his nose straight into an unknown root and 2. oram literally lets the obviously evil david lead him to the stake.
    I still like the film and find a lot more positives than bad.
  5. BlueMarsalis79
    Quote from: Mr.Turok on Mar 14, 2023, 02:23:33 AM
    Quote from: TomT on Mar 14, 2023, 01:32:56 AMThey intentionally make them dumb and irritating so audiences would be happy to see them die in a gory fashion by some bad guy with a sharp weapon, that was appeal of the genre at the time...
    Exactly, at THAT time. This is now, old man, demand better quality films.

    https://media0.giphy.com/media/1zRd5ZNo0s6kLPifL1/giphy.webp?cid=6c09b952ac08f93a186b0324aa0c2a4edfbcc0434a7274e8&rid=giphy.webp&ct=g
  6. reecebomb
    Quote from: Kane's other son on Mar 13, 2023, 11:28:59 AMSo, the premise of the movie is what if the Nostromo* was not destroyed and blue collar kids boarded it, trying to score their ticket out of their dead end town?

    *not the actual Nostromo.

    Sounds pretty good.

    Are we even sure if the events of the movie are taking place in a spaceship or somewhere bleak like lv-426 and Fiorina F161? These options mentioned are both fine but if it's going to be earth like environment then I can only laugh.

    I can try to look past everyone looking like a tiktok star if the environment and the creatures are done proper.
  7. TomT
    Quote from: Mr.Turok on Mar 13, 2023, 06:47:11 AMOne hardcore line I draw is no dumb person logic making decisions like in the last two films please! I still get irrationally irritated about removing helmets in an unmarked world. Everyone deserved to eat the dirt for being so f**kin dumb.
    Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but dumb person logic making decisions are the cornerstone of slashers with teens. They intentionally make them dumb and irritating so audiences would be happy to see them die in a gory fashion by some bad guy with a sharp weapon, that was appeal of the genre at the time. Sir Ridley took some notes from those motion pictures for Covenant.
  8. Neila
    I hope that the creatures in the series and in Romulus will be made more insect-like and wiry again. Yes...like Big Chap

    While it didn't come across as well in the movie itself, the last really good creature design was in Alien 3.
    As much as I like Tom and Alec, the aliens in the other films were too bulky for me and the teeth were sometimes as big as horses' teeth. Ultimately, that is always the director's decision.
    Covenant was better again, even if the biomechanics were missing. (this should definitely be added in another movie originally because Scott once said that the development of the creature in Covenant wasn't quite finished yet.)

    Maybe David would have mated with the alien ???
    or he might have jumped into a cauldron of black goo along with his creations, triggering the biomechanical mix...


  9. Bojo
    If the Marines were to make a appearance, I hope they're little more reserved, in comparison to James Cameron's grunts.
    I found them alittle too chest pumping and in-your-face. Hopefully they're alittle more calculated and cold, which would be a slightly interesting change from years of appearances from them in other various mediums (novels, games, comics).

    Also, please, please mix up their combat gear. Please, give them a whole new modern look. Again, their appearance is old-hat. Move on from Aliens for the love of god. lol.
  10. Corporal Hicks
    I'm seeing the same sort of negative reaction on Facebook, but there's nothing new there when it comes to Facebook and something new being announced. It's disappointing to see so many jump straight onto the "they look young, gonna be shite" attitude, but I can't say I'm surprised at all. It's just the way it works online these days.

    Could it be terrible? Sure. Am I going to wait for actual narrative details, or see some visuals (it is a visual medium after all) before I start to form an actual opinion. Definitely am.
  11. Mr.Turok
    Besides here, how is the reaction to the news anywhere else in the web? Seems like some people are seething in a very vague synopsis when it's like any other alien film "people go into a thing and encounters scary alien". Just that the crew are older teens/young adults, which is in place of the old 80s horror slasher films but in space.

    For me, I'm glad so see some more Alien content. One hardcore line I draw is no dumb person logic making decisions like in the last two films please! I still get irrationally irritated about removing helmets in an unmarked world. Everyone deserved to eat the dirt for being so f**kin dumb.

    And maybe the appearance of Colonial Marines again I hope? They are long overdue for a theatrical appearance after what, nearly 40 years? Where are my Ultimate Badasses at? Donde esta mis tough hombres at?  :laugh:   
  12. [cancerblack]
    Quote from: Mike's Monsters on Mar 12, 2023, 07:47:49 PM
    Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 12, 2023, 07:43:31 PM
    Quote from: Mike's Monsters on Mar 12, 2023, 07:26:52 PM
    Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 12, 2023, 07:09:52 PMI'm really excited to actually see the final designs WETA and Romulus' team come up with. I really can't wait for this film's effects team to be announced. It's going to please a lot of folk.

    There's a lot of good news on the horizon. There are reasons to be excited.

    I'm going to hold you to that.

    This is something I'm certain on.

    As a lifelong fan, some upcoming news should make a lot of people happy. But then, with the anger about everything these days, you can't make everyone happy. So who knows.

    It's so hard not being able to share or show anything. The news can't come out fast enough.

    Well we already know Weta is doing the series, and they're the only one I'm liable to whinge about, so I'll probably be pleasantly surprised with any other developments.
  13. Mike’s Monsters
    Quote from: [cancerblack] on Mar 12, 2023, 07:43:31 PM
    Quote from: Mike's Monsters on Mar 12, 2023, 07:26:52 PM
    Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 12, 2023, 07:09:52 PMI'm really excited to actually see the final designs WETA and Romulus' team come up with. I really can't wait for this film's effects team to be announced. It's going to please a lot of folk.

    There's a lot of good news on the horizon. There are reasons to be excited.

    I'm going to hold you to that.

    This is something I'm certain on.

    As a lifelong fan, some upcoming news should make a lot of people happy. But then, with the anger about everything these days, you can't make everyone happy. So who knows.

    It's so hard not being able to share or show anything. The news can't come out fast enough.
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