Alien: Romulus Catch-All Thread

[TheBATMAN]

It's pretty poor IMO. Not saying they should be massively familiar with the franchise but you'd think some basic research before going to said audition would be standard, just like any regular person going for any job interview.

[Nightmare Asylum]

I'd imagine research on Fede's previous films and what he's looking for/how he works would probably be a bit more applicable, if we're going the job interview route.

[TheBATMAN]

Well if I were going for an audition to be in an Alien film, I think my knowledge of those films would be more applicable than my knowledge of Dont Breathe and Evil Dead.

But maybe that's just me.

Either way, if you say you've only seen the first two and then say your favourite is Prometheus, it's not gonna get you off to the best of starts...

[Slutty Badger]

Plus Covenant is better than Prometheus.

[Corporal Hicks]

https://twitter.com/avpgalaxy/status/1802709140696879433

https://twitter.com/djbowenp/status/1802664275795697739

He missed out the comment about that person not getting the job.  I really did enjoy hearing Fede talk.

[aliens13]

https://twitter.com/avpgalaxy/status/1802709140696879433

https://twitter.com/djbowenp/status/1802664275795697739

He missed out the comment about that person not getting the job.  I really did enjoy hearing Fede talk.

Maybe I should feel bad for that person not getting the job but... You can't say that Prometheus it's your favourite Alien movie 😂

[Darkness]

Wow, I'm impressed you got to meet Fede and have your picture taken with him.

[Corporal Hicks]

I had to be cheeky and impose a little bit, as it was while the staff were trying to get him into the elevator. But once I introduced myself, he told me how he'd recognized me and had watched our trailer reaction podcasts. He was really keen to talk to me at that point, and had to wave off the staff a little. He showed me some set pics on his phone (that I can't talk about yet) and asked me for honest thoughts on the preview footage. But was such a wonderful little meeting.

[Cosmic Incubation]

That's awesome, glad you got to have such a positive experience! Fede really seems like such a down to earth guy. Looking forward to seeing him appear on the podcast.

[Nightmare Asylum]

https://x.com/FilmUpdates/status/1802663994429247972

[Mike’s Monsters]

Glad you had a great time and got to chat with Fede! He's truly a really cool guy.

[Local Trouble]

Eh, that's fine. It'd be silly to expect all actors to be intimately familiar with a franchise they happen to be joining/auditioning for (what usually shocks me more are the people in the industry with a lack of interest/curiosity in film in general, to be honest).

So long as they bring the goods on screen, that's what actually matters.

I don't want actors who act like fans.  Give me the next Harry Dean Stanton.  Someone who acts like they're on the clock and just wants to go grab a beer.

[Mike’s Monsters]

Harrison Ford and Mark Hammil constantly get information wrong in interviews about Star Wars, or in Harrison's case says "I don't care". They are there to do a job, and it shouldn't matter if they are fans or massively informed on the franchises.

[Nightmare Asylum]

Harrison Ford and Mark Hammil constantly get information wrong in interviews about Star Wars, or in Harrison's case says "I don't care". They are there to do a job, and it shouldn't matter if they are fans or massively informed on the franchises.

Yep. But then it's the end of the world to Star Wars fans whenever X actor in one of the new shows doesn't have an encyclopedic knowledge of Star Wars (presumably because of woke or whatever).

[Corporal Hicks]

https://x.com/FilmUpdates/status/1802663994429247972

Quite a few snippets of the Q&A from that account. Worth looking through!