‘Alien: Romulus’ Sets Date for Digital and Physical Releases

“Alien: Romulus” will soon be bursting into your living room just like the creature that emerges from the chest cavity of Navarro (Aileen Wu) — and just about anyone else unlucky enough to encounter a xenomorph in the “Alien” franchise.

The seventh installment in the 45-year “Alien” film series hits Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home on Oct. 15 ahead of its 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD release on Dec. 3. In a behind-the-scenes clip from the forthcoming release, Wu discusses the logistics of playing host to a newborn alien.

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“I really have the easiest job,” Wu says in an interview. “I just have to lay there and scream.” She subsequently reveals the movie magic involved in bringing a chest-bursting sequence to life, including building a fake torso and assembling a team of puppeteers to pilot the creature through “the little door that is [her] busted ribs.”

Directed by Fede Álvarez, “Alien: Romulus” follows a group of young laborers who decide to scavenge parts from an abandoned spaceship orbiting above their off-world mining colony. Upon arrival, they unwittingly unleash a colony of face huggers stored decades earlier for research. The film stars Wu alongside Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced and Spike Fearn.

The 4K release comes as a double-disk SteelBook featuring custom artwork and bonus features, including interviews with Álvarez and Ridley Scott, behind-the-scenes footage and alternate and extended scenes. “Romulus” will also be released as a digital two-movie bundle with the original “Alien” film, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. The double feature will be available Oct. 15 in 4K UHD, HD and SD.

See the full list of special features from the SteelBook release and an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip below.

• The Director’s Vision: Discover how one of today’s greatest horror directors, Fede Alvarez, collaborated with master filmmaker Ridley Scott to craft a new, heart-pounding chapter in the “Alien” franchise.

• Creating the Story: Learn what inspired the story of “Alien: Romulus” and see the many easter eggs from previous “Alien” installments that you may have missed.

• Casting the Faces: Meet the stars of “Alien: Romulus” as they take us inside the hearts and minds of their characters. Explore the parallels between Rain and the iconic franchise heroine, Ripley and learn how filmmakers brought back a face from the past.

• Constructing the World: Explore the massive, practical sets of Alien: Romulus that hearken back to the futuristic style established in the ’80s and get up close and personal with a hoard of practically built face-huggers, chest-bursters and xenomorphs

• Inside the Xenomorph Showdown: Experience the film’s climactic zero gravity sequence from every angle as filmmakers break down what it took to make the moment spectacular. From sets and performances to wirework, stunts, and VFX, see how it all came together.

• “Alien”: A Conversation: A special conversation with Ridley Scott and Fede Álvarez for the “Alien” 45th Anniversary theatrical re-release

• Alternate / Extended Scenes: Check out scenes that didn’t make the final cut.

Check out the steelbook packaging below.

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