The original Alien recently returned to cinemas on April 26th, otherwise known as Alien Day, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece. An exclusive conversation between Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez, the writer/director of the upcoming theatrical release Alien: Romulus, appeared alongside the special re-release, which generated $2.3M. This year at CinemaCon, Scott and Alvarez also appeared via video to thank exhibitors for their ongoing partnership of the Alien franchise over the past 45 years and to introduce a special look at the upcoming film, which opens in theaters on August 16th.
According to the synopsis, while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The franchise returns with Alien: Romulus, starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez directs (2013’s Evil Dead $54.2M domestic/$97.5M global, Don’t Breathe $89.2M domestic/$157.7M global) from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (Don’t Breathe 2 $32.7M domestic/$53.7M global) based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Alien: Romulus arrives August 16th and is produced by Ridley Scott, who directed the original 1979 film and the series’ entries Prometheus ($126.4M domestic/$403.3M global) and Alien: Covenant ($74.2M domestic/$240.8M global).
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