Alien: Romulus (2024) By Fede Alvarez - Movie Review

August 30, 2024 Posted in 2024 / Pastor Ted Giese / Movie Review / issuesetc.org / Radio Interview

Alien: Romulus (2024) Director: Fede Alvarez Writers: Fede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues (written by), Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett (based on characters created by) Stars: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Ian Holm (facial and vocal reference) Runtime: 119min Rated: 14A (Canada) 13+ (Quebec) R (MPAA) for bloody violent content and language.

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Plot: Trapped on an off word mining colony Rain (Cailee Spaeny) and her “brother” Andy (David Jonsson) become embroiled in a plot to salvage equipment from the derelict Weyland Yutani Corporation “Romulus and Remus” space laboratory in a desperate bid to escape perpetual indentured servitude under life threatening conditions only to encounter an alien species bent on using them in their grim reproductive life cycle.

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