Alien: Romulus Interview: Director Fede Álvarez's Promises Most of Cast Will Have Horrible Endings

[@ENTERTAINtheDUDE]

Fede is saying a lot of thing I like. He says that in Alien we didn't get fleshed out characters but the writing and dialogue was brilliant. Secondly, Romulus will take its time to get to the horror, much like Alien. This is good news to me. I've spoke many times on my channel regarding my wishes for decent character investment but honestly, we don't have time for that. The writing needs to be spot on and the story must be cohesive in the time given. Fingers crossed.

[@thegood9]

Well said, fantastic. Gonna be the best Alien since A1979.

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

This is a life long Alien fan that grew up with those films and knows the franchise's pros and cons who now comes to fix the franchise he loves, that's beautiful.

[@thegood9]

@@Nicholas_Chen_ So agree. But, not "just" a fan...fortunately also a very proven and talented horror writer and director. That's what gives me the most hope. I'm a HUGE fan since 1979, but, I wouldn't be able to make a great movie, for sure!

[@AAXANTIAIART]

Fleshed-out characters in a plot-driven film lead to down time with background exposition which kills the drive. You know everything you need about the characters in Alien from their actions.

[@stewyyishim]

If this is as good as i'm expecting it be, I would love to see Fede make a Jurassic Park horror movie with a contained setting and the usage of practicals

[@nikolasstout69]

That would be so cool!

[@ItsSebastien]

yes i was just thinking that

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

A survival horror movie set in Jurassic Park would be awesome. To be fair, we have one already in Jurassic Park 3 😂

[@chrisbueneman736]

I didn’t know I needed that. Great idea.

[@steveenczi8967]

Yesss

[@gbiondi20]

The interviewer is so good, all his questions are hard hitting and they are perfectly written to give you just enough. Amazing job!!

[@RSEFX]

I met with Fede and contributed ideas and visual concepts early on, brought on, as he said, due to my long work on ALIENS. The main point being the opportunity to meet and work with for a bit this very talented "new" guy in town: I was/am a HUGE fan of DON'T BREATHE, so aligning with him was a cool and worthwhile experience. I am pulling for the success of this film on all levels because i feel Fede certainly deserves it. He is a major talent. (Now, if anyone wanted to do another version of WHO GOES THERE, he would be THE guy to bring new life to that venerable classic story..)

[@jaymanuel3396]

I love how he gave the interviewer more time to ask questions. Can’t wait to see this!

[@swai-gu6620]

Great interview as always, Frost! I love what he's saying about showing how the xenos "eat" or whatever 😅 Sounds legitimately terrifying

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

This is an awesome interview. Fede is definitely the right pick for a new pure horror Alien film. He is both super passionate about the franchise and knows the lore inside out, but also very logical and sophisticated about the actual film making process. Also, seems like a super cool and chill dude to hang out with.

[@eodninja6]

Please make a directors cut!!!!!!!!!

[@leandroferraz3776]

His love and respect for all the Alien canon movies give me high hopes! He knows those movies like the palm of his hands.

[@MikeTheMovieBuff]

Fede Alvarez is a fucking brilliant director. Alien Romulus was incredible, saw it in IMAX last night, could not recommend it more. Thank you Fede, for making an alien movie fans can be proud of. Can't wait to own it eventually.

[@frankthecat1660]

The violence was so tame in this.

[@videojim3109]

If guys who grew up on Alien and Aliens like I did, Gen X action/horror fans, start saying this is good, I'll get excited. It does sound like Fede likes the old school franchise entries for the same reasons I do, so I am very excited for this. The prioritisation of practical effects makes me so happy.

[@sumstuff6956]

Practical with cgi enhancements looks so good I agree it’s the del toro way also

[@randomdaveUK]

I love the editing approach. Although if the film was 2hr10 to start with and the chop was 90mins, there must be a LOT that he thought was worth sharing if by the end of it he's only chopped 10-15 mins.

[@thegood9]

CANNOT WAIT! Will be first in line on 8/15. IMAX night for THE movie of the year! Cannot wait...oh, did I say, I CANNOT WAIT!!!!????

[@deanrichardson5930]

Great questions…so good he wanted you to ask more…and he was awesome to do that too!

[@mariasolematta5046]

GUYSSSSS big big news: Fede Alvarez will be at @viewconference this October!! I’m sure he’ll discuss all these topics! There will be an opportunity to ask questions! I will be there! Fede Alvarez is one of my favorite directors!!! Can't wait!

[@kishoresoma6534]

"Don't be afraid to take risks and challenge the status quo. Collaborate with others to bring your vision to life, and never compromise on your values. Stay true to your roots and honor the legacy of those who came before you."

[@thomasjackson5204]

Tell me something I dont already know!

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

That sounds like ChatGPT

[@akashdeepwadhwa5828]

​@@thomasjackson5204if you don't know praetorian and proteinarien species of xenomorphs is gonna show up in movie

[@Tyrelguitarist]

Man is an ace horror and action director. He nailed it on the head. Movie is lean and mean. I feel like there could have been just a tad more character build. But I just loved the characters so much, they were so excellent. The cast was all excellent. So I'm biased as to why. Just loved the characters.

[@ExplainAndSummarize]

An interview without having seen this movie is sooooo wild to me

[@AAXANTIAIART]

Valuable insight from intelligent director: 1) Rough cut with all material, overlong 2) Cut to the bone 3) Add things in that are necessary and arrive at ideal runtime.

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

I realised that Fede is a true fan and he gets it. 👍🏻👍🏻 And as a follow fan of the franchise, he KNOWS fans will SURELY pick it apart if it’s not Logical for a character to react accordingly. Very reasuring that they finally got a Director who KNOWS what he’s doing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I’m seeing it on IMAX with family and friends, especially since Fede says it here that it’s the Real larger Ones which I personally prefer and not those typical Classic Ones which I don’t find immersive enough.

[@danmang923]

Can’t wait for all the new lore!

[@strangerthanfiction4014]

Just recognized fede has the cameron look from 86.... really afraid of thursday😅

[@barryjames73]

I think that this will be a good movie that has characters that we'll care about.

[@MrAndy12878]

My all time favorite sci-fi horror creature still relevant. And this man added to the legacy 🙌🏾🤘🏼 Great ?'s as always

[@lalapopp73]

OMG, so we’re going to see Delores munching away on us! lol 😂. Psychiatrist on speed dial and a barf bag. Go Fede!🤣🤣💕

[@henrysarson7417]

wish he made more films absolute legend. Romulus might be a back to back viewing for me

[@kennylabiche7976]

This guy sould do dead space movie too

[@sumstuff6956]

Dead space is literally alien tho lol

[@steveenczi8967]

Omg I can’t wait!!!!

[@tomassali8870]

I enjoyed the first half of the movie if you remove the fact that main characters are pretty much Gen Zs in space and the fact that Nostromo was literally nuked 3 consecutive times but there are still remains of it? The movie had good atmosphere hut over saturation of Alien exposure, Gen Zs and their solutions, recycling of dialogues and scenes kind of dragged the movie down in the second half. I definitely did not need return to …super, more intelligent, bigger, more mutated monsters that Hollywood thinks that it will be scarier and more cool. No!! It is not. We don’t need super monsters at the and just an original monster with more mythology and less exposure on the screen. In my opinion. It was an Ok movie but nothing like an original movie the experience I had seen 35 years ago

[@Hauerization]

If there were any justice in the world, they would announce "Alien Isolation 2: Romulus" in tandem with the movie premiere. 🙄

[@dannye7612]

Duuuuuuuuuuuude.

[@Hauerization]

@@dannye7612 And you know it!

[@michaelgarfield]

What he’s saying here is that we’re finally going to show the xenomorph egg-morphing people, covering them in goo.

[@blackgatsby4724]

He absolutely right, what’s the best one and what’s your favorite? Alien then Aliens!

[@heilong79]

He seems to know Alien and uses practical effects so he is the right director for this.

[@hotguy1269]

I can’t wait to see this!

[@peenzert1994]

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE FROSTY BOY!!!

[@strangerthanfiction4014]

The aliens crawling shot from the last Trailer screams quality Film. Cant wait, afraid.

[@frankthecat1660]

Too bad a lot of the practical effects looked cheap and poorly animated.

[@jacksonmaloney8520]

I still can't get the close-up image of the face hugger attempting to force its tube down the throat of the character out of my head. So disgusting and visceral, it seems Alvarez's understands the terrifying, sexual subtext of the original that makes it so disturbing.

[@720erik2]

Hope this movie show the cocooning process once a human is captured

[@frankthecat1660]

It doesnt.

[@MrAden1307]

Notice how the question was brought up about selecting characters. Fede's response was that in the original Alien, we didn't get any character development. We didn't know them people. He's right. But do you know where he's wrong and what he doesn't have with his movie?? Amazing ACTORS. Who can just do normal stuff and build up character 😆 The GEN Z line up really don't have the qualities for them long shots on them. They try too hard or don't act normal 😆I've seen it with too many films. The ACTING is going to let this film down. It won't go down as a classic. Just a good movie

[@CastlesForEyes]

I think you nailed it.

[@xcaliburrrrrr]

I agree some of the casting isnt great! The main actress and main side character were perfect fits but everyone else kind of didn't fit

[@jasonhaig1747]

Can’t wait for the something in the wahaa guy to get it

[@stillalexd7891]

I love how we all just know this is going to be a masterpiece of a movie 😂. Reviews haven't even dropped lol

[@ADB696]

Personally I think it looks like a steaming pile of fan service shyte. Can't believe people are eating this trash up. Dime store Ripley V.40 goes through the motions as a bunch of zoomers get picked off Friday the 13th style in a IP that died over 30 years ago. Its about as creatively bankrupt as you can get. But I'm sure the masses will eat it up. Because aLIeNs dude.

[@Tyrelguitarist]

His answer about which alien film is the best is Mt exact answer. Same with back to the future. I saw aliens first so it's Mt favorite. But Alien is the best film. Same exact thing I tell everyone. I even give my reason as the same reason as he does. I saw Aliens first. So it holds a special place in my heart as the movie that introduced me to the franchise. But Alien is the best. Wild. What are the odds? Same with back to the future. The first is the best. But the sequel is my favorite. Again, what are the odds?

[@frenchcoupon3391]

« There is soma in the wota! » 😂. Will accents be a thing in distant future?!

[@rfk617]

Yeah we see that in the trailers unfortunately

[@GarryHatton-p9x]

I’d luv to see Jules from pulp fiction have a scene in a end of the world film 🤣👍

[@MAAZ914]

I pooted

[@DoomSplitta]

"I know the way your mind works" Some gay interviewer.

[@deecsaunders]

Omg he just describes what is great about Alien death scenes in the original movie and then decides to go completely against that. 🤦‍♂️ who are these idiots? The alien franchise is so done! It was done a long time ago tbh. The original cast were amazing actors and they were believable and grown up. This looks like utter garbage. Looks like the dumbest film so far.

[@ADB696]

Yep. Long dead IP being dragged through the sewer one more time. Creatively bankrupt idiots who can't get past a female protagonist and either a bunch of stuff we've either seen 100 times before in a glorified fan service shit fest or some new make it up as you go along, lore destroying BS.Cause thats what the Alien franchise sorely needed. Bunch of zoomers in space getting picked off Friday the 13th style as dime store Ripley saves the day. People seem to be eating this garbage up though...''Please sir. Can I have some more?'' Lmfao!

[@tylerwagner1978]

To be fair he also brings up the strengths of Aliens. Which is having characters that you end up deeply caring about. Sounds like he's trying to do both the horror and having characters we end up caring about which is cool if he can pull it off.

[@APHE03301]

I'm assuming your being facetious but if not then Its a good thing it's just a movie and not anything actually important so it doesn't really matter if it's garbage or not.

[@ricky93100]

To be fair he’s doing something different. Nothing will ever compare to the first 2

[@deecsaunders]

@@ricky93100 so I just watched it and I was absolutely bang on. It’s terrible. It’s not different either. It’s just a bunch of ridiculously over the top sequences. Theres zero story here, no character development, no mystery. It’s an overly long bunch of cheap horror sequences. The best way to describe it is that it’s like a fan made film but with a bigger budget. The original 2 were well written, full of great characters, great acting, great cinematography, high stakes, original ideas etc. The casting in this was absolutely abysmal.

[@oppje6188]

Not much originality, so damn boring

[@TheIconoclasters]

You are a sad person.

[@frankthecat1660]

Surprisingly tame movie. Started strong, but fell apart at about the 40 min mark.

[@GarryHatton-p9x]

Why don’t they bring the aliens to earth? It’s always a spacecraft or another planet🤷‍♂️

[@Kisaragi_eki]

Alien vs predator???