After enjoying a box office run that'd make any Xenomorph queen happy, Fede Alvarez's chilling franchise installment Alien: Romulus will chest burst onto your favorite physical media formats on December 3rd (Digital Streaming starts October 15th in time for Halloween). Fans can expect a disc loaded with extras including alternate and extended scenes, and making-of featurettes.
When you've got a franchise that's lasted nearly fifty years, it takes a younger director with a unique vision and an eye for viscera to create a chilling new entry in the Alien saga. While not perfect, I'd consider Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulusa successful outing. Overall I liked how it tied up a few loose strands, gave us a horrifying view of what terraforming might look like, while expanding the franchise into some new territory ahead of the FX series Alien: Earthdue out next year. Now on home video, we can digest the film in the comfort of home. Now the official press release was a bit sketchy, didn't give us complete packaging pictures, but there will be a limited edition SteelBook as well as standalone 4k UHD, Blu-ray, and for those still grabbing DVD - that too.
Bonus Features* Return to Horror: Crafting Alien: Romulus
The Director’s Vision – Discover how one of today’s greatest horror directors, Fede Alvarez, collaborated with master filmmaker Ridley Scott to craft a new, heart-pounding chapter in the Alien franchise.
Creating the Story – Learn what inspired the story of Alien: Romulus and see the many easter eggs from previous Alien installments that you may have missed.
Casting the Faces – Meet the stars of Alien: Romulus as they take us inside the hearts and minds of their characters. Explore the parallels between Rain and the iconic franchise heroine, Ripley, and learn how filmmakers brought back a face from the past.
Constructing the World – Explore the massive, practical sets of Alien: Romulus that hearken back to the futuristic style established in the '80s and get up close and personal with a hoard of practically built facehuggers, chestbursters, and xenomorphs.
Inside the Xenomorph Showdown – Experience the film’s climactic zero-gravity sequence from every angle as filmmakers break down what it took to make the moment spectacular. From sets and performances, to wirework, stunts, and VFX, see how it all came together.
Alien: A Conversation – A special conversation with Ridley Scott and Fede Alvarez for the Alien 45th Anniversary theatrical re-release.
Alternate / Extended Scenes – Check out scenes that didn't make the final cut.
*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer
Cast Cailee Spaeny as Rain David Jonsson as Andy Archie Renaux as Tyler Isabela Merced as Kay Spike Fearn as Bjorn Aileen Wu as Navarro
Produced by Ridley Scott Michael Pruss Walter Hill
Executive Producers Fede Alvarez Elizabeth Cantillon Tom Moran Brent O’Connor
Based on Characters Created by Dan O’Bannon Ronald Shusett Ridley Scott
Written by Fede Alvarez Rodo Sayagues
Directed by Fede Alvarez
Product Specifications Release Date Digital: October 15 Physical: December 3
Product SKUs Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD Digital Bundle: Alien & Alien: Romulus 2-Movie Collection (4K UHD, HD, SD) Physical: 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital, Limited-Edition Collectible SteelBook (4K UHD, Blu-ray, Digital with SteelBook Packaging), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD+ Digital), & DVD
Feature Run Time Approx. 119 minutes
Rating U.S.: Rated R for bloody violent content and language.
Disc Size 4K UHD: 66GB Blu-ray: 50GB DVD: 8.5GB
Aspect Ratio Digital: 2.39:1 Physical: 2:39:1
Audio 4K: English Dolby Atmos, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Japanese 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus Blu-ray: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital DVD: Dolby English 5.1, English AD 2.0 Dolby, Spanish 5.1 and French 5.1 Digital: English Dolby Atmos. Dolby English, Spanish and French 7.1, Dolby English, Spanish and French 5.1, Dolby English, Spanish and French 2.0 and English 2.0 Audio Description
Subtitles 4K: English SDH, Japanese S, Spanish, French Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French DVD: English Line 21, English SDH, Spanish, French Digital: English Closed Captioning, Full Subtitles and Hard of Hearing (SDH/HOH), French Closed Captioning, Forced Narratives, Full Subtitles, and Hard of Hearing (SDH/HOH). Spanish Closed Captioning, Forced Narratives and Full Subtitles
This one isn't up for preorder yet and like I mentioned we don't have artwork for the standard 4K or Blu-ray sets, but those should be out soon. Happy Collecting!
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