What a day! What a beautiful day! Fede Alvarez revealed the complete Alien: Romulus trailer, and it appears quite friggin’ great. The two-minute appear gave us Xenomorphs, lots of acids, explosions, zero-gravity battles, and a entire lotta Facehugger action. I’m intrigued. Like, pretty, pretty intrigued.

Read on to see the elements of the Alien: Romulus trailer that pushed my hype button previous ten. Let’s rock!

The Alien: Romulus trailer’s ideal moments

Hadley’s Hope

The trailer opens with a shot of what appears like Hadley’s Hope hidden behind blinds drenched in red. At least, I believe it is Hadley’s Hope, as the structure is equivalent to the major nearby of James Cameron’s Aliens. Why even show this unless it is Hadley’s Hope, ideal? Alvarez has currently explained that the image requires location amongst Risley Scott’s Alien and Cameron’s Aliens, so probably our band of unlucky heroes is element of the terraforming unit that sooner or later gets infested by the iconic Xenomorph. Are they on the planet when the outbreak happens, causing them to retreat into space? Or do they leave with a couple of stowaways on board? Or possibly this is not Hadley’s Hope but a equivalent-searching place with no purpose to exist in addition to offering some low cost fan service. Nah, it is gotta be Hadley’s Hope.

Blue haze

Speaking of fan service, seeing the weird blue haze return is quite wild. For these unaware, in Scott’s Alien, Ellen Ripley’s doomed crew occurs upon thousands of eggs inside a derelict spaceship on LV-426. The weird light (brought on the production soon after Scott saw them becoming made use of by The Who in a nearby studio) is under no circumstances totally explained but probably serves as a signifies to preserve the alien eggs. In the Romulus trailer, the blue light seems on a spaceship inside what appears like an Alien Nest. Will the film clarify how and why the aliens use this technologies?

Speaking of the nest, there’s also a wonderful shot of David Jonsson standing beside a metal stairwell, searching at what seems to be a hive shrouded in darkness. If this is certainly the case, it is a clever way to blend components from each Alien and Aliens, in particular if a Queen seems.

Facehuggers

In one particular of the trailer’s intriguing shots, we see Facehuggers emerging from mechanical pods in a flooded area.

So, do our heroes stumble upon an abandoned space station crawling with aliens? The vessel “Romulus” bears the Weyland-Yutani Corporation logo, so the former occupants may possibly have been sent to gather specimens from LV-426 and succeeded ahead of some thing went incorrect aboard the ship. When our protagonists arrive, they should contend with a hoard of Xenomorphs, ala Alien Isolation.

Moreover, David Jonsson’s character is an android, evidenced by that weird eye trick he does later in the trailer. This begs the query: is he a buddy or foe? Does he convince the other individuals to search the Romulus on firm orders? In the blue mist shot above, we see him crouching with a canister. Maybe he’s collecting specimens? Either way, if we’ve discovered something from this franchise, it is under no circumstances to trust a droid.

Also, that shot of the Facehugger attempting to insert its, um, thingy in one particular of the characters’ mouths is pretty disturbing. We’ve under no circumstances observed the approach up close, and now I’m not positive I ever wanted to.

The Aesthetic

Alien Isolation fans will note the similarities amongst the Romulus interiors and the Sevastopol space station exactly where Amanda Ripley battled a deadly Xenomorph. Everything from the walls to the lengthy corridors appears like they have been ripped straight from the video game. Plus, kudos to whoever decided to ultimately bring back the f—ing pulse rifle. I imply, I know it is not the pulse rifle from Aliens, but it is close adequate in look. I’ll take it!

Remarkably, Alvarez nails the appear and really feel of Scott’s classic image although sprinkling particulars from Cameron’s epic, notably the sound of a motion tracker and the terrifying alien screams. More than one particular alien exists on this vessel, prompting the sort of adrenaline-fueled action fans have clamored for almost 40 years.

Also, I really like the wide tracking shots that appear like an homage to Alien 3. In that film, director David Fincher shot quite a few chase scenes from the alien’s POV. I’d really like to see the identical method utilized with contemporary effects.

Floating Acid

The trailer concludes with a breathtaking scene of Cailee Spaeny gracefully floating by means of the spacecraft, surrounded by ominous acid splotches. Once once again, the film appears certainly spectacular, with the moody lighting proficiently capturing the chilling atmosphere of the original two photos. Romulus seems to be a terrifying descent into Hell. Galo Olivares’s cinematography is just striking, artfully using heavy shadows and an assortment of colors to convey this horrific adventure. I cannot wait to see this sucker on the massive screen.

The Xenos

Finally, and probably most importantly, the Xenomorphs appear unbelievable — frightening but unbelievable. The final shot offers us a spectacular view of a new style that seems to be a hybrid amongst Ridley Scott’s sleek original and James Cameron’s bulkier version. There’s even a thrilling moment exactly where Spaeny’s character fires a pulse rifle at what seems to be a couple of aliens from behind a metal grate. Will we ultimately see a Queen once again? Will Alvarez lean on the humans-turn-into-aliens plot device Scott employed, or treat them much more like insects?

Could Romulus be the Alien film we’ve been waiting for? So far, all the things points to yes, but I’ve been disappointed as well a lot of instances to abandon my skepticism totally. We’ll have to wait till August to discover out. I cannot wait!

Side note: I nonetheless do not know what Romulus is about. A group of teens head into space and stumble upon an abandoned space station/ship infested with aliens. Carnage ensues. If that is the plot, I’m very good. The franchise requires a reboot, so I am okay with going with a back-to-the-fundamentals method ahead of (hopefully) venturing into uncharted territory in future installments. I only ask that Romulus delivers the thrills and chills of early chapters and stays far away from Ellen Ripley. I really like Sigourney Weaver’s iconic character, but this series requires new blood to sink its teeth into.