Alien: Romulus Set To Make Edinburgh Film Festival UK Premiere
The terrifying new instalment in the horror franchise will be the EIFF Midnight Madness Opening Night film on 15th August
Xenomorph in 20th Century Studios' ALIEN: ROMULUS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
No one will soon hear you scream in Edinburgh, as the Edinburgh Film Festival are set to host UK Premiere for Alien: Romulus.
Fede Alvarez’s entry to the classic long running sci-fi horror franchise will open the Festival’s brand new Midnight Madness strand.
20th Century Studios describe the fil as a truly terrifying cinematic experience from producer Ridley Scott and director/writer Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe, Evil Dead), Alien: Romulus takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonisers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
The film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Rye Lane) and Spike Fern (Aftersun), Alien: Romulus will screen at the festival on 15th August and will be released in the UK and Ireland on 16th August.
Here’s another chance to check out the film’s current Trailer…
The film will be part of the festival’s brand new Midnight Madness strand will run throughout the Festival in August. EIFF recently announced the closing night Midnight Madness film as Coralie Fargeat’s dark body horror The Substance on 20th August. The Festival will also host a special Midnight Madness preview screening of Chris Nash’s audacious arthouse slasher, In A Violent Nature, on Thursday 11th July at the Cameo Cinema.
The Edinburgh Film festival has recently announced that its early-evening Opening Night film will be Nora Fingscheidt‘s (System Crasher) adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir, The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan (Ladybird, Brooklyn). Alongside this, EIFF has announced the name of its short film competition as The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence. Thelma Schoonmaker, who will be in attendance at the Festival.
EIFF Director, Paul Ridd has said: ‘We are absolutely ecstatic to be the UK premiere host for this viciously entertaining new vision for the ALIEN franchise from one of the most exciting horror filmmakers currently working. Fede Alvarez brings a sense of tradition and legacy, as well as gory originality and swagger to the table, and we can think of no better way to open our Midnight Madness programme than with this showstopping new film. Plus knowing that Ridley Scott’s seminal original ALIEN also played a midnight UK premiere at the Festival back in 1979 is the icing on a spectacular, albeit very gnarly, cake. Bring it on.’
The 77th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival will take place next month between 15th and 21st August. The full programme will launch on 10th July, with tickets going on sale the following day. We hope to be attending the festival and stay tuned at the site for that line up.
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