Hit sci-fi horror “Alien: Romulus” is getting a UK 4K Steelbook release in December

Evil Dead (2013) and Don’t Breathe director Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus wasn’t perfect, but there was plenty it got right, including a terrific atmosphere, some neat links to the other films in the series, strong performances and some great set pieces. The film has been a hit at the worldwide box office, and will be hitting 4K in December with this Steelbook release.

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he sci-fi/horror-thriller 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 colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The film stars Cailee Spaeny (“Priscilla”), David Jonsson (“Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“The Last of Us”), Spike Fearn (“Aftersun”), Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead,” “Don’t Breathe”) directs from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (“Don’t Breathe 2”) based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. “Alien: Romulus” is produced by Ridley Scott (“Napoleon”), who directed the original “Alien” and produced and directed the series’ entries “Prometheus” and “Alien: Covenant,” Michael Pruss (“Boston Strangler”), and Walter Hill (“Alien”), with Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (“Charlie’s Angels”), Brent O’Connor (“Bullet Train”), and Tom Moran (“Unstoppable”) serving as executive producers.

Extra Features:

• Return to Horror: Crafting Alien: Romulus 4-part documentary:
  • The Director’s Vision
  • Creating the Story
  • Casting the Faces
  • Constructing the World
• Inside the Xenomorph Showdown
• Alien: A Conversation – Alvarez talking with original Alien director Ridley Scott
• Alternate/Extended Scenes