To celebrate the hugely anticipated release of Alien: Romulus, the new entry into the horror/sci-fi franchise, we had the pleasure of sitting down with some of its cast and co-writer/director to find out why in space no one can hear you scream. Again.
Space colonizers come face-to-face with the most terrifying life-form in the universe while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station.
Chatting to Archie Renaux (Tyler) and Spike Fern (Bjorn), we chat about the impact and importance of having a physical set to act against and the minimum amount of CGI, why people are still lured to the franchise, how the film sits amongst the plethora of other films, why the series has lasted for so long and who they’d love to see go up against an alien in the future including some acting royalty…
Next, we chat to director Fede Álvarez about bringing a new take on the story, why the original film had such an impact on him growing up, why he wanted to build as much as possible – including the aliens – to add an extra depth of terror and horror to the film, casting, fan service and which ideas didn’t quite the make the final cut and bringing back Jerry Goldsmith and James Horner’s legendary scores into the film.
You can watch the full interviews below:
Alien: Romulus is in cinemas now
