Alien: Romulus seems like a terrifying love letter to the first film in the series, released in the late 70s. But this sci-fi horror classic isn't the only Romulus comes from the drawing, so when you watch the movie this weekend, keep an eye out for the emergency phones seen for the first time in decades Alien: IsolationAnd then prepare for fear.
Alien: RomulusThe film, which opens in theaters nationwide this weekend, draws heavily from Ridley Scott's original film. the larger universe developed in subsequent films and mostly focuses on a small team dealing with a deadly, hard-to-kill alien that's hunting them. However, as revealed in a new interview, the director of the upcoming sci-fi horror film is looking to remake the fan-favorite video game Alien: IsolationIt was launched in 2014, also inspired Romulusprobably gave rise to all of creation.
In an interview Inside Total Film podcast, Romulus Director Fede Alvarez revealed that the horror game convinced him that the Xenomorph could be scary again after numerous sequels and cameos in other games, movies, and comics.
“Alien: Isolation That's what led me to see this Foreign can be really scary and done well [today]Álvarez,” he said. GamesRadar.
“I played the game a few years after it came out. Don't breathe was coming out. Or was I waiting? Don't breathe to go out and I was playing. So, at the time, I was like, 'Damn, if I could do anything, I'd love to do that.' Foreign and scare the audience again with that creature and those environments.' I was playing and realizing how scary it was Foreign “It could be if you go back to that tone.”
Save Stations Alien: Isolation appears regularly Romulus
But, Insulation Not only did it inspire Alvarez to make a new and scary movie, Foreign The survival horror game is also directly referenced in the movie, in great detail. Isolation's Scattered throughout the game are save stations that appear as emergency phones. Players have to stop what they're doing, go to one, and activate it to save their game. So these are important devices that tend to appear in areas where you can be attacked or killed. And Alvarez did something similar in the movie.
“The film is somehow constructed [that] Every time something bad is about to happen, you will see [an emergency] telephone” Romulus The director and co-writer explained.
“In the game, every time you knew there was a phone, you'd say, 'Oh shit, I'm about to walk into a bad set piece.' It's the same thing here. You'll see them strategically placed throughout the movie. When you see the phone, you're like, brace for impact.”
Alien: Romulus It will be released on August 16. I will pay attention to the emergency numbers and prepare to scream.
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