Alien: Romulus - Behind the Scenes

[@MayhemMendes]

The review is now online folks! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3W1iIljn5VmjM0si=rUSVYw96nJEBkz30

[@jynx2501]

I absolutely Loved Andy! The way David Jonsson flipped between Malfunctioning and malfunctioning was phenomenal. He deserves recognition for the role. Ian Holm, Lance Henriksen, Michael Fassbender, and now David Jonsson. They have all killed it as "Artificial Persons."

[@dellawrence4323]

I think he was the best actor in this film for sure.

[@samzeyel8220]

he's so incredible, omg. i'm pretty sure that one day he will get an oscar...

[@MossyDroid]

100% he was amazing !! I can't wait to see him go far as an actor :D

[@cass7448]

At one point I thought it was possible CGI was being used to manipulate his facial expressions since they were so robotic-looking. Very impressive either way.

[@benzos5704]

I especially really appreciated the first 20 minutes of character and world building.

[@TheRedRaven_]

The movie kind of flatlines after that though. It was a good movie, just really disjointed.

[@GabrielAlves-jk7wc]

The best part of the film for me was how well the world and atmosphere were created; you can really feel the oppression of this society.

[@SimpleGuy795]

There is NO character building... its a bunch of teenagers.... getting a bad idea to loot haunted house.... :D and die in worst riddiculously way ever...

[@benzos5704]

@@SimpleGuy795 I agree the characters were a little shallow. And I wanted more canon fodder for the aliens. But the motivations and world building was on point.

[@moo8698]

@@TheRedRaven_ Exactly. The first 15 mins was all good. original, new, refreshing and promising. And the design was awesome that they kept it from the original. I really liked that they did not improve the "tech". Then it turned into a "uuuh, I liked that, let's put that in, then let's put that scene of the other movie in, then we must put a scene or a something that was in other movies" Jesus.. If it would have been a standalone movie, or if someone who did not see anything before watching this, I'm sure this is a pretty ok movie. Not good tho. The characters and actors are still just bad and the plotholes won't go away. I like what Ridley started. It was more, it was deeper, more complex wasn't just about "let's survive somehow".. Then because the majority isn't qualified to enjoy the better, they simply didn't watch it. So it won't down the drain and disney, as usual.. Just ruined it.

[@Maximus1Decimus]

The amount of facehuggers in this film is both frightening and awesome.

[@hamyantti]

Too bad the facehuggers in this movie aren't frightening.

[@thathairyguy]

Not to mention confusing

[@Mctwisted1869]

Like where do they all come from? You never see the eggs and they were supporting be destroyed

[@dragonfx310]

Aliens stalking you is one thing, but a mass of Facehuggers chasing you is a whole different feeling. Most of us are already used to the presence the Alien brings, we know it's coming but man, Fede upped the ante by making the Facehuggers legit terrifying as well. That corridor scene was TENSE.

[@hamyantti]

@@dragonfx310 Corridor scene was pointless. Characters already showed that you can just slap them away. And one civilian with one pulse rifle is more dangerous than two automated turrets. So these aliens were comically weak.

[@neferkaitchorkick]

wanna point out that David Jonsson's voice is so majestic

[@mathurinaron3482]

I swear!!

[@jimbotron70]

Next Freeman.

[@tombruncker7013]

The fact that everything looks to be practical solidified my faith in this film

[@ChrissonatorOFL]

Some of it looks clearly CGI though...

[@Poepopdestoep]

It won't be everything, at least half of it will be cgi, and that's just fine. It's about the story, and i think this maybe a bit better than the previous films (prometheus and covenant) but that's a low bar.

[@RoaryUK]

ALL the Alien movies were mostly practical sets and fx, what makes you think this movie is going to do anything different?

[@diogogomes3238]

Solidified my faith in cinema. Its great to have it back =D

[@Neil1977]

There is minimal cgi in the movie, everything is models and practical effects just like the original Alien!

[@unfinest]

(Andy)David Jonsson geta a fucking 10/10!! Amazing performance!!

[@samzeyel8220]

definitely

[@CaballerodeLemuria]

Amen.

[@MrLam0207]

the actor playing andy is doing a marvelous job.

[@jayji2222]

I totally agree with that His acting was so great.

[@Yumbled]

cant wait to see him in more things

[@aswins.p7155]

Andy in english ☺️ Andy in Malayalam ☠️

[@theseageek]

I heard that Fede Alvarez played Alien: Isolation before making Romulus, I definitely believe it since Romulus station was very similar to Sevastopol in Isolation. And the fact that they used animatronics and practical effects is an awesome return to the roots of Alien.

[@Tasuva]

There are a few nods towards Alien Isolation within Romulus for sure.

[@Just_Paulo]

It was so cool to see the save stations from the game in the movie. And like the whole set aesthetics were super Alien:Isolation ish

[@buklau1985]

I agree I love that Alien Isolation feel to the movie, when you really think about events of Alien Isolation only ​happened 5 years before Romulus @@Just_Paulo

[@PintoVeliyath-j3u]

The whole set looks amazing 😳

[@Snipurss]

The set design was excellent. I particularly loved how they used the Semiotic Standard symbols, and the Emergency save phones from Alien: Isolation

[@pruett124245]

The director took a good amount of inspiration from isolation.

[@SaltborneHeathen]

you can also see the pump action activating handles from Isolation too

[@ChaosOfficerOnyx]

It was almost like a love letter to the game.

[@CaballerodeLemuria]

You did a great job Fede. The photographs, the actors, the classic elements, the fear. You have to give you a standing ovation and especially David Johnson.

[@kylewhite8434]

The vents from Alien:Isolation got a smile from me.

[@bobajanfettsolo9143]

The vents, the displays, the levers, the telephone, the stun baton... so many things to notice. And the station was similar to sevastopol, look at the labs. They did a very good job

[@medor1me42]

but film not cool as alien isolation game( it wasnt horror, just an action movie((

[@bobajanfettsolo9143]

@@medor1me42 alien isolation is peak alien. But this film was good

[@SpaceGhost2733]

@@medor1me42idiot

[@Kittle1]

Don't let this video distract you from the fact that THERE'S SOMEFIN IN THA FOOKIN' WOH'AH!

[@theycallmechiefpiggum]

"Wah? In the wa uh?"

[@KadaCombs]

@@theycallmechiefpiggum hahahah

[@mwk1]

03:14 - he's a man of his words 😎

[@JohnnyPaton]

This is my only gripe so far. That ridiculous accent.

[@Kittle1]

@@JohnnyPaton Unfortunately for him, I think it's the actors real accent. He's from Leicestershire.

[@ElitaMaster125]

David Johnson was fantastic, he was just as great as Micheal Fassbander playing David/Walter, so many layers of emotions and then the complete lack of it in the same character!

[@AlyssaWells-v4e]

David Jonsson (Andy) was so impressive the way he was able to switch personalities! He was the best part in my opinion. Only thing I didn't like is that they needed a cat to honor Jonesy!

[@ishyish1001]

The practical effects in the movie are great. Also David Jonsson absolutely carried I will be watching his career

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

Not only does the behind-the-scenes show practical but you SEE IT when watching the movie, in IMAX you see how intricate and well-made and REAL so much of it is. The sets are magnificent to look at, perfect industrial 70s aesthetic, the ship interiors especially, all the small little buttons and displays, they approached this the way the original production design artists did, not by sleek futuristic but the messy trucker industrial kit-bashing stuff. The aliens and face-huggers also look practical in so many close-up shots, its awesome, the opening scene of the colony too, it looks great because they shot that outside, with all the details of background extras doing their own stuff. I love love love the way this movie looks, many movies say they're practical but CGI over it, this movie did not, I mean all the rooms they enter look fucking real, not painted with CGI, the science lab omg there's so much detail to it. Makes it so fun for a rewatch. The prosthetics, makeup, practical effects for all the gore too, is awesome.

[@diegoalves598]

The level of these robotic aliens are INSANE!!

[@dushansinx7149]

I didn't like the fact that they changed the design of the xenomorph like literally everything. The previous xenomorph from alien 1 2 3 4 was better!

[@instasingingvids3529]

@@dushansinx7149it kinda makes sense if they change a bit though. They are a species that mutates.

[@Havicsguy4]

@@dushansinx7149the design is quite literally just Big Chap with digitigrade legs

[@DavidVickers-k3b]

This has some real buzz going. There was NONE of this feeling when Covenant was about to drop. I think Fede and crew know they did something good here, and I hope this movie is worth all the hype it's been giving. From all that we've seen, it does look to be a pretty solid film! It's been a long, rough patch of crap movies, surely SOMEONE would be trying to come up with a handful of new tricks for the viewers. Maybe this is one of them.

[@nicholasbennett7367]

Almost makes me feel bad for the crow 😂 this movie will be a huge reason for that films failure

[@mercoro]

4:33 yeah, actors love to know what they're actually working with instead of just staring and being surrounded by a bunch of green screens, i hope big corpos learn a lesson from this movie and start adopting more practical effects in movies again, please!

[@philipschikora20]

The practical effects plus good cgi gives this movie just a perfect look. Amazing movie.

[@georginatorres7392]

OLD SCHOOL EFFECTS! I LOVE IT!

[@kimboASMR]

andy was my favorite in this movie.. the actor is incredible!

[@MrGreenFantasy]

Aliens looks great. Alot running , jumping facehuggers just amazing. David Jonsson as droid was Really Good. Cailee Spaeny just

[@_KungFuBarbie_]

The dedication to practical effects is awesome! Sometimes practical just gives you something that CG constructs can't. The Xeno itself is very impressive. Not to mention that it's much easier to be an actor in this kind of production.

[@askarion5543]

Saw it yesterday. I really like it. Some quotes had me rolling my eyes, but overall a solid alien movie.

[@hunglo9917]

Are you referring to the rehashed iconic lines they used from the older films? If so, I completely agree. I was like “oh come on!!” in my head when they did it numerous times throughout the film.

[@askarion5543]

@@hunglo9917 exactly

[@qualonhive]

That ruined the movie for me tbh. It started so good and went downhill pretty fast.

[@brandonsalisbury7182]

I’ll admit Cailee’s look is a good choice for the lead! She gives off a look that feels similar to Ripley so seeing her you instantly know “this is an Alien film” while still coming off as this new unique character! I think she was a good choice!

[@bennyc7176]

The selection of actors is quite amazing and suited for each character represented in front of us. No doubt the best acting award goes to David Jonsson

[@jpncmu]

Watched yesterday and it's good. Now I'm waiting for Alien Earth series.

[@xPhilz0r]

The practical effects took this movie to the next level. They were fantastic.

[@whatiwatch006]

what a beautiful movie i really appreciated the amazing cinematography of this film❤

[@caseymead9399]

I have been a huge fan of Alien for 3 decades, and I really liked Romulus. It was fresh yet nostalgic, and the casting was fantastic. Felt good to me!

[@RodneyMunch8767]

David Jonsson is going to be a big star.

[@plaguedoctorj.c4963]

wo wo wo, their using animatronics for a movie in 2024? shut up and take my money!

[@diegogatti7397]

totally agree 👍💪

[@떡볶이나리]

Just watched it and looooved the practical effects and set design and everything, so good.

[@saninkontron925]

Bravo David Johnson for your work ! You were great !

[@Khannea]

I was stunned by her acting charisma in Civil War.

[@Gabriel_Menendez]

I know right and people keep saying they are worried about the acting here

[@timothyw98]

You saw her in the Priscilla Presley bipoic yet.

[@rockjano]

It was almost exclusively done in my home country Hungary in a big movie studio (there is quite a lot in Hungary now days, Dune was done here also Poor Things ) At the end of the film you see the names of the participants and about 2/3 of the name is hungarian... so we are proud of that...

[@budgiefriend]

You should be😊

[@rockjano]

@@budgiefriend Thanks... well one of the reason for big production to come here is that the cost still smaller and there is a system that gives back taxes to productions. And there are still good people here to work on the mechatronic side of the story...

[@VinylBabe]

Absolutely agree with You Janó! :) It was heartwarming to see the many Hungarian names who poured their hearts and souls into the creation of this film. Many thanks all of them, I loved this movie!

[@rockjano]

@@VinylBabe Honestly I did not like it soo much except the mechatronic staff and the visuals of it ...that was great...the story and the characters and also the actors.... well not soo much, I am still spoiled with the first two film... which are both great and also the next two which are also not so bad... comparing them it was too much of a fan service... but that is only my view...

[@VinylBabe]

@@rockjano Yes, I understand your point of view, Alvarez really chose the safe nostalgia instead of innovations (of course, there was a couple of that also in the film), but at the same time, tha classic episodes only became cult status with passing time. If Alien and Aliens were made today, they too would be criticized and blamed for every little mistake.

[@TheCorgies]

David acting is really amazing.

[@MrHillBilly-j7f]

David Jonsson was amazing in this movie. What a talent.

[@Charlie_Alpha_Lima]

Just saw this film couple hours ago. As a vfx artist, I appreciate how practical this film felt. The creatures felt very real and gross. And the sound design helped with that as well. I enjoyed this film!

[@TACOPOTENTE]

Kaylee Spinney is on her way to an Academy award. I guarantee it.

[@callmeviper7723]

Can’t wait to see how this film fits into the lore.

[@edwinnavedojr]

takes place 20 years from the original

[@edwinnavedojr]

So 20 years after Alien and 37 years before Aliens

[@mjung7331]

think species

[@theinstruman40]

I think we all appreciate the use of practical effects 😍😍

[@diamondheadify-v5i]

Most critics would hardly appreciate this level of production. Is it shallow for me to love the movie just for its practical effects, sound effects, and anything else other than the writing and dialogue?

[@Mark-q6g4j]

These featurettes are giving TOO much information but i can't help but watch

[@rfk617]

Fr I hate myself for voluntarily ruin the experience for myself but can’t stop

[@fabmax41]

Yeah it's like watching your dog taking a crap. You know you shouldn't watch but you do it anyway.

[@lewis7515]

There very little point watching the movie at this stage.

[@dradra2day]

Bullshit​@@lewis7515

[@davidminton8644]

@@lewis7515your loss. I guess you have never watched a film more than once? What would be the point if you know how it ends?

[@benmiles00]

Practical effects FTW. This was great. I'm actually excited to see this.

[@robertban7405]

4:28, that practical xenosuit looks amazing

[@phishinround420]

Loved the use of practical effects.

[@SpecialOrder935]

4:30 beautiful, the essence of Giger has returned to the creature

[@danielmillward9947]

Like how they've gone back to a mutated human skeletal structure for the alien but with the hint of machine 👍

[@cassmi8783]

David Jonsson was so good!

[@endlessorbaggins8223]

Saw the movie in theater last wekend with my 13yo daughter and we loved it. We didn't reacted that much at the jump scares but a 50yo man just besides me reacted very intensely to all of them and it was making me smile/laugh.

[@andreia.salsinha]

It was an outstanding film to watch. Loving this director, CGI should always be complimentary to practical effects, it's a tool like any other and should not be used for everything just because we can.

[@mrpowers4667]

Then they definitely should have taken out one particular element which used some of the worst CGI throughout the movie, which was a baffling choice

[@The8OJ4N]

That baby alien is so cute.

[@LateNightViddys]

I loved every second of this movie!

[@johnshawdocherty7594]

The sound in this film is amazing man well worth seeing in 4DX 👏🏻

[@ardiekepoo744]

Awesome behind the scenes doco… Feddie now needs to do another ‘in between Alien and Aliens story: ‘Alien: Haley’s Hope, Newt’s Survival’. How Newt became the lone survivor of a colony on LV-426 before Ripley and the Colonial Marines’ arrival.

[@masterluke2646]

The lightning and the design was outstanding

[@max1mu5dc]

Glad they went with real sets and practical effects instead of full CGI. The movie was definitely more immersive, and the actors' interactions looked natural.

[@michaelhaycox4185]

Practical effects are brilliant I like the young characters they were all good it was more atmospheric like the original Alien A well written film

[@chivacetana]

The practical effects artists crushed it!

[@Sweet_Dae]

I am happy to see that they dont use much CGI specially the Alien rather they go to the robotics and using human to make it real and unquie.

[@cyberteque]

I'm glad they stayed with Ron Cobb's aesthetic

[@蘇航安]

The alien suit looks tight.

[@MrHillBilly-j7f]

In both ways.

[@FirstnameSecondname-w3n]

Ridley you are awesome film director!

[@ashxu3131]

This new Xeno is beautiful.

[@Unkn0wnShadow]

Cailee should be actress for The Last Of Us Ellie! Am I the only one seeing her fit perfectly? 😊

[@LaVictoireEstLaVie]

She would be great!

[@Lisku_z_lasku]

Thought of it the whole time while watching the movie!

[@Quzga]

Dina actress is even in this and their planet is called Jackson 😂

[@ghillie7897]

seen it twice already in theaters, probably would go see it again in Imax. The scene where they go stealthy is fun in the theater, whole room gets so quiet

[@jjaa9735]

The practicals made this movie great!

[@rokkenshin928]

I watched the movie & liked the background story very much. Appreciate director brought back Aliens special effects prosthetic team. It's a fun experience. 😊 🎉❤

[@devashishbahri3353]

My lifetime dream is to see an Alien film directed by Denis Villeneuve.

[@keithfarrell4882]

Practical Effects ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@creekandseminole]

I'll always be a up for a new Alien film.

[@zeuhl666]

This Alien movie is about to become what Prey is now... an instant add-on for the orginals movie

[@Smokedship]

They truly did an excellent job.

[@jtstrm]

I love Andy

[@wildcarma4022]

Loved thr movie! I felt it was very in line with the aliens lore

[@gprn3]

Great movie, well done!

[@jaymac7203]

This looks legit af lol I'm loving the practical effects 😮

[@NicolasAlexanderOtto]

Well, we will see how many CG Facehuggers are in the movie- But I had to laugh at the facehugger at 3:38 just jumping at the actor back first because the string was caught up in the BG. Looks to be a pretty interesting Alien film though. Less CGI more set is always a +

[@haroldmelfrennepomuceno3096]

Saw it last night and I loved it!

[@nemomarc7841]

Fede Alvarez called upon Alec Gillis of Studio Gillis for the visual effects of ALIEN ROMULUS and Shane Mahan of Legacy Effects are part of the special effects team, widely known for their previous work on the Alien franchise. ALEC GILLIS worked on the ALIEN Saga for ALIENS (1986) and for ALIEN 3 ( 1992 )

[@bjrnhalfhand2258]

Alec Gillis worked on Resurrection and the AvPs as well as Aliens and Alien 3.

[@WheeledHamster]

Romulus looking very good, I have faith in the guy that directed Evil Dead and Don't Breath, both are tense movies.

[@rmarsyoutube]

Alien movies was best with Sigourney Weaver and in this movie character Andy was awesome acting

[@Akash-ng4gs]

7:48 i like that scene, she did fantastic job❤️

[@blackcyrion1674]

PRACTICAL EFFECTS BABY

[@ThEraserKey]

When i saw the trailer. I stopped it right in the first 2 seconds. "I am not watching this trailer, there is no way it wont be amazing. So satisfying it was that way"

[@s_baby5076]

I love this movie. Very fun experience

[@decarlotatumjr1738]

Give Andy an Oscar 🎉

[@hannahgibbons7436]

Really good attempt. Enjoyable movie

[@uma.3907]

Omg, omg there's so much scenes shown from the movie Romulus already 😢 I know I should not see much but can't hold myself 😂😂...

[@olodesu]

>Back then they didn't have that kind of a budget >Back then they didn't have the tools and techniques that we have now Yeah... No. You look at "The Thing", "Alien", "Aliens", "Terminator 2", "Predator" and many other iconic movies from "back then" and if you compare these movies with the newer ones from the same franchises, the comparison will not be in favor of the latest movies.

[@BonusEggs4Sale]

You clearly completely misunderstood her point. Aliens and Predator and The Thing were made on a shoestring budgets in comparison to modern blockbusters. The filmmakers were good enough to shoot and edit and do jury-rigged fx tricks to make them look like the films had a bigger budget than they actually did. The tools and techniques are not same either. You had to wait hours sometimes days to see the footage you shot to see if it was actually useable much less good. It took longer to machine parts for practical effects for last minute changes. Digital editing vastly changed the editing process from the cumbersome moviola. Just some small examples. Try to use your brain and not be such an anime pfp reactionary next time over obvious facts.

[@olodesu]

@@BonusEggs4Sale Butt hurt. Movies back then still look better than modern garbage filmed with x100 higher budgets and modern CGI, everything is on green screen, nothing looks natural and it's obvious to anyone with a functional brain. She's as clueless as you are with your ad hominem attempt, lmao who's even trying to attack pfp unless you are completely desperate and shaking in anger LOL.

[@ЭльвираРомашич]

AWESOME🎉🎉🎉

[@1neOfN0ne]

"there's sumtin in the fuckin wo'er!"

[@charleslaine]

Even the space ships are practical! I love it.

[@YanaPetruk]

14:05 - hungry belly sound😃

[@kuribo1]

I hope this makes a billion dollars.....

[@nicholytegames7604]

FEDE could definitely make a Dead Space Live action Movie. Space atmospheric horror ,Practical effects and body horror.

[@FrancisSyCoCo]

The set and cinematography is really good.. my concern is the casts, im not.solve on these young actors just yet..

[@rfk617]

I find it strange that they make out so much emphasis on that aspect

[@PhantomFlick]

The actors in the older films were young too, they were just chronic smokers

[@SpecialOrder935]

Sigourney was 27 in ALIEN caliey is 26

[@FrancisSyCoCo]

@@PhantomFlick nah, these are much younger. My concern with hollywood sequel in years past and even today, if you dont get it, is how they like to cast and incorporate younger actors on established franchises, there are so many examples... Hello.Ghostbusters, etc, even with Predator... and most of this are misses.. Hopefully this one is good... we havent had a good Alien movie.since what, 1986 lol..

[@MrAden1307]

Don't be. They're over dramatic without the solid emotion. The original crew put these guys to shame. It's the reason I won't be watching this movie The CAST are terrible for such a well known movie. Whoever is teaching them these days needs to lay of the dramatics. They never make any of the scenes believable 😂 Go back and watch the first movie & just go by the quality of acting. It wipes the floor with these new films