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New Close Up Look at the Alien: Romulus Xenomorph!

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Just posted to social media by horror website Bloody Disgusting, we have a fresh new look at the slimy terror that is the Xenomorph from the upcoming Alien: Romulus.  The Alien is shrouded in smoke and the overall scene looks like the one we briefly saw at the end of the Romulus teaser trailer. While it’s nice to see a new angle on this Xenomorph face, much of its design for the film still remains a mystery. If you look closely, you can spot the signature empty skull eye sockets under the cracked dome.

New Close Up Look at the Alien: Romulus Xenomorph!

Via USA Today: “A deadly xenomorph terrorizes young space explorers on a derelict space station in Alien: Romulus”

The image was released courtesy of news outlet USA Today as part of their summer movie recommendations, and included the following caption:

Director Fede Alvarez (“Don’t Breathe”) crafts the latest chapter of the sci-fi horror franchise, a chiller that stars Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced and David Jonsson as space colonizers who come across an abandoned space station and are terrorized by freaky Facehuggers as well as a fearsome Xenomorph.

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  3. Jaws the Revenge
    Posted
    To me this clearly isn't the Big Chap. It's to sinewy and skinny. It looks almost exactly like the Covenant Alien. Which is no bad thing. But the Big Chap or Big Chap Type this surely cannot be....
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  12. Feeds On Minds
    Posted
    Quote from: Petr Švancara on May 01, 2024, 10:56:57 PMHis gums are looking very weird, I dont like that aspect at all, that gums are way too bright for some strange reason, it looks very distracting, and I almost focus only on that from the entire screenshot. It looks like that his teeth has been just recently added directly to this "mold" which evokes the impression of two badly joined parts. Im sorry but Im a perfectionist and these details bother me.

    On the saliva from the poster, hair was used to straighten and even stretch the saliva itself, Im not joking, yes. . I noticed that right from the start. Its a weird thing, they should instead use a denser substance for it, but its not a big deal.

    However these gums are pretty "off" to me. Even on the first photo, that gums are too different, almost "dry" on the first look, and brighter than the rest of his mouth parts. Now Im going back to the memories on the Xeno's from James Cameron, because they had and extra+ level of additional saliva inside their mouths, and that was awesome.

    I don't think any of these details will matter in motion.
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  18. Yuppy
    Posted
    I can see it now, 5 seconds before credits roll "Get away from her you bitch!"  says Elaine(mystery) Ripley  (add punchy background music).
    Reply
  20. JAWS -the Revenge
    Posted
    "Freaky Face Huggers" and a Xeno with a gooey goaty beard....
    Just giving me AR vibes and AvP Grid vibes aplenty.
    Fede is a phenomenal director but kinda disappointed by how much of this is basically a DH comic fest 👌
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  30. BringbackJonesy!
    Posted
    Quote from: Kane's other son on May 01, 2024, 09:31:40 AMThe "pointy" bits are not its teeth. They're its gums. The teeth look pretty much like they always did.
    Those who've pointed out that I've mistaken the 'gums' for it's teeth in the latest photo are absolutely correct.  I wrongly thought that was the shape of the actual teeth, so apologies for that.  :laugh: 

    Here's another look at the mouth area to clear things up -

    https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/dam/jcr:4e943d23-5a44-490e-abf0-7e0bc7199476/alien%20romulus%20everything%20banner.jpg

    https://www.cineworld.co.uk/static/dam/jcr:ddbf0d77-c9b9-40e4-8465-0ad36b628910/alien%20romulus%20poster.jpg

    So I'm happy to have been wrong about that aspect.  Carry on everyone.
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  33. TheBATMAN
    Posted
    IMO the alien always looks creepier when it appears to be smiling. The Covenant head was the best it had looked for a long time.

    But I agree the tendons don't look quite right.
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  34. 426Buddy
    Posted
    Yeah it looks very biomechanical from the shots we've seen,  weird that people don't think so.

    Also not getting the pirahna thing either, wait now I see it. I think that has to do with the lighting of the shot and how shiny the teeth are.
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  36. xShadowFoxX
    Posted
    Quote from: Kane's other son on May 01, 2024, 09:31:40 AM
    Quote from: BringbackJonesy! on May 01, 2024, 01:34:25 AMSo we're getting more of an organic, 'Alien Covenant'-like facial look with piranha-shaped teeth this time around, rather than something nearer the original 'Big Chap' visage then?

    The "pointy" bits are not its teeth. They're its gums. The teeth look pretty much like they always did.
    Doesn't matter. It still resembles that cartoony piranha teeth aesthetic, especially at first glance. And the teeth are dark enough that it contrasts with the brightly lit, maybe translucent gums.
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  41. battyfan
    Posted
    Looks pretty good. I've got to agree with others though, it would be nice to see a return to a more bio-mechanical look. Is there some legal reason why they aren't? Still, I feel like we've seen worse, such as AVP, AVP-R and Resurrection, especially Resurrection being the absolute worst.
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  44. Scott Conover
    Posted
    Quote from: 426Buddy on Apr 30, 2024, 08:48:52 PMYeah i'm starting to believe
    Spoiler
    Big Chap
    [close]
    will only be in the beginning. Not super enthused about the
    Spoiler
    mutant
    [close]

    I think I kinda prefer this tbh. This ain't Jurassic World - we don't need to wheel out the geriatric franchise icon every movie to get a few claps. I still think Fede will do him justice tho, he has a such a love for the first movie clearly.

    Quote from: SiL on May 01, 2024, 12:17:16 AM
    Quote from: xShadowFoxX on May 01, 2024, 12:16:52 AM
    Quote from: SiL on May 01, 2024, 12:15:04 AMWhat stands out to me are the tendons. Just don't sit right with me.
    Not stringy enough?
    Too bright.

    Someone already complaining about Sil on the reddit because of this lmao. Absolute chuds

    Quote from: BringbackJonesy! on May 01, 2024, 01:34:25 AMSo we're getting more of an organic, 'Alien Covenant'-like facial look with piranha-shaped teeth this time around, rather than something nearer the original 'Big Chap' visage then?

    Fair enough, but I was hoping against hope....nay, yearning....for a return to something more akin to the classic 'Giger-esque', part mecha-tubing look  -

    https://images.bigbadtoystore.com/images/p/full/2016/03/d00b1fb7-3045-4d44-ab61-28cde368e9f2.jpg

    https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-22f91d7fa7f1e4104bdd3f41af7e2e76-lq

    Oh well, hopefully this version will come across as effectively scary in the movie, no matter what.

    You sure? Seems pretty spot on to me - not getting much of a piranha vibe at all.
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  45. Prez
    Posted
    It's amazing that after 45 years we still haven't had a Xeno that looks as good as Ol Big Chap did back in 1979.  The photo above reminds me of Resurrection & Covenant aesthetics.

    I'll caveat by saying one still shot doesn't maketh a movie.

    A certain someone on here might be happy I finally disliked something.
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  47. BringbackJonesy!
    Posted
    So we're getting more of an organic, 'Alien Covenant'-like facial look with piranha-shaped teeth this time around, rather than something nearer the original 'Big Chap' visage then?

    Fair enough, but I was hoping against hope....nay, yearning....for a return to something more akin to the classic 'Giger-esque', bio-mechanical look  -

    https://images.bigbadtoystore.com/images/p/full/2016/03/d00b1fb7-3045-4d44-ab61-28cde368e9f2.jpg

    https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-22f91d7fa7f1e4104bdd3f41af7e2e76-lq

    Oh well, hopefully this version will come across as effectively scary in the movie, no matter what.
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