Fede Álvarez’s highly anticipated seventh instalment in Ridley Scott’s original Alien franchise, ‘Alien: Romulus,’ was shown Monday night to the general audience after its world premiere in Los Angeles, and we have the first reactions.

‘Romulus’ is set between Ridley Scott‘s ‘Alien’ (1979) and James Cameron’s sequel ‘Aliens’ (1986).

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 film stars Cailee Spaeny (‘Civil War' and ‘Priscilla’) as the lead, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced and Spike Fearn.

See reactions from X (Twitter) below:

ALIEN: ROMULUS leans heavily into its horror origins to craft a relentless, visceral thrill ride that starts off slowly and increases in intensity until you’re left gasping for breath by the end. Devoid of any thematic depth, it incorporates so many winks, nods, and moments of… pic.twitter.com/QSKZdj6cwm
— Matt Neglia (@NextBestPicture) August 13, 2024

ALIEN: ROMULUS is the best Alien movie since Aliens.

The perfect bridge between the sci-fi horror of Scott's original with the thrilling action of Cameron's sequel.

It gets more thrilling with every scene, culminating in a mind-blowing final act that proves Fede Álvarez never… pic.twitter.com/coJcpafZsT
— Jonathan Sim (@TheJonathanSim) August 13, 2024

ALIEN: ROMULUS: Has all the great hallmarks of what you would expect in an Alien flick but never feels like it’s pandering to nostalgia or fan service…and even goes into a crazy new direction. Fede Alvarez & the cast just gave birth to summer’s best movie.
— Borys Kit (@Borys_Kit) August 13, 2024

ALIEN: ROMULUS is thrilling, terrifying, stunning, and unforgettable.

Fede Alvarez is one of my favorite directors and he did not disappoint.

It’s so gross. And SO GOOD.
— Anna Klassen (@AnnaJKlassen) August 13, 2024

Fede Alvarez’s #AlienRomulus is gnarly, gripping & gorgeously bleak (everything from the story to Olivares’ cinematography to Wallfisch’s score). Innovatively delivering smart, savvy stuff, subtly playing the greatest hits. Cailee Spaeny & David Jonsson dominate. This rules! pic.twitter.com/kEuDZku2Oz
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) August 13, 2024

#AlienRomulus is a bonkers roller coaster ride through the previous six Alien movies, using bits of all them, to tell a focused, mostly standalone story filled with glorious gore & scares. It gets better as it goes along, ending with a phenomenal big swing of a third act. pic.twitter.com/mY8Hkbe0gD
— Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) August 13, 2024

#AlienRomulus takes off as one of the best installments of this franchise.

A tense, terrifying and chaotic story built with extremely well executed technical pieces that made this experience even more unique.

The cast is excellent, sounds are insane, a must see in theaters. pic.twitter.com/OAd26aavSK
— The Hollywood Handle (@HollywoodHandle) August 13, 2024

‘Romulus’ was originally put into production as a Hulu release but the studio shifted to a theatrical wide release at the start of principal photography.

“Right when we started shooting it, the studio was like, ‘Fuck it, we’re going into theaters with this,’” Fede Álvarez said to The Hollywood Reporter.

‘Alien: Romulus’ releases worldwide in theaters on August 16, 2024.

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