Press Release BVHE Press Release: Alien: Romulus (4k UHD) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

“The Alien movie fans have been yearning for!”
– Aaron Pruner, CNET

Relive the Fight-or-Flight Rush When 20th Century Studios’ Epic Sci-Fi
Thriller Alien: Romulus Invades Digital Retailers on October 15 and
Terrorizes on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on December 3

Dive into Expansive Bonus Content Celebrating the Heart-Stopping
Franchise Including Featurettes, Alternate and Extended Scenes




BURBANK, CA (September 26, 2024) – The legendary Alien franchise gives birth to an all-new terrifying sci-fi horror thriller when 20th Century Studios’ Alien: Romulus arrives to digital retailers (Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home) on October 15 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on December 3.

Director Fede Alvarez takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots in the next jaw-dropping installment heralded by critics as “sheer terror” (Brian Truitt, USA Today) and “utterly breathtaking” (Andrew J. Salazar, Discussing Film). Alien: Romulus is Certified-Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes™ and has already thrilled audiences at the box office, becoming the second highest grossing film in the Alien franchise globally.

Alien: Romulus is the start of a new chapter with a brand-new story unlike any other Alien movie that came before it, featuring all-new creatures and characters that are “tense enough to grab you by the throat” (Owen Gleiberman, Variety). Fans can delve deeper into the Alien franchise with all-new exclusive bonus features, including featurettes with filmmakers Fede Alvarez and Ridley Scott, behind the scenes content, and alternate and extended scenes. The 4K UHD will be available in a collectible limited edition SteelBook® with custom artwork and packaging.

The original 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year. Fans can experience the terror in a 2-Movie Collection digital bundle (Alien & Alien: Romulus) on October 15 in 4K UHD, HD and SD.

Film Synopsis
This truly terrifying sci-fi horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its iconic roots. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young colonizers come face-to-face with the most relentless and deadly life form in the universe. Starring Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn and Aileen Wu, Alien: Romulus is directed by horror master Fede Alvarez from a screenplay by Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett. Ridley Scott — who directed the original Alien and the series entries Prometheus and Alien: Covenant — produces with Michael Pruss and Walter Hill.

Bonus Features*
Return to Horror: Crafting Alien: Romulus

• 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 facehuggers, chestbursters, 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 Alvarez for the Alien 45th Anniversary theatrical re-release.

Alternate / Extended Scenes – Check out scenes that didn't make the final cut.

*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer

Cast
Cailee Spaeny as Rain
David Jonsson as Andy
Archie Renaux as Tyler
Isabela Merced as Kay
Spike Fearn as Bjorn
Aileen Wu as Navarro

Produced by
Ridley Scott
Michael Pruss
Walter Hill

Executive Producers
Fede Alvarez
Elizabeth Cantillon
Tom Moran
Brent O’Connor

Based on Characters Created by
Dan O’Bannon
Ronald Shusett
Ridley Scott

Written by
Fede Alvarez
Rodo Sayagues

Directed by
Fede Alvarez

Product Specifications
Release Date
Digital: October 15
Physical: December 3

Product SKUs
Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD
Digital Bundle: Alien & Alien: Romulus 2-Movie Collection (4K UHD, HD, SD)
Physical: 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital, Limited-Edition Collectible SteelBook (4K UHD, Blu-ray, Digital with SteelBook Packaging), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD+ Digital), & DVD

Feature Run Time
Approx. 119 minutes

Rating
U.S.: Rated R for bloody violent content and language.

Disc Size
4K UHD: 66GB
Blu-ray: 50GB
DVD: 8.5GB

Aspect Ratio
Digital: 2.39:1
Physical: 2:39:1

Audio
4K: English Dolby Atmos, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Japanese 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus
Blu-ray: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA, English AD 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital
DVD: Dolby English 5.1, English AD 2.0 Dolby, Spanish 5.1 and French 5.1
Digital: English Dolby Atmos. Dolby English, Spanish and French 7.1, Dolby English, Spanish and French 5.1, Dolby English, Spanish and French 2.0 and English 2.0 Audio Description

Subtitles
4K: English SDH, Japanese S, Spanish, French
Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French
DVD: English Line 21, English SDH, Spanish, French
Digital: English Closed Captioning, Full Subtitles and Hard of Hearing (SDH/HOH), French Closed Captioning, Forced Narratives, Full Subtitles, and Hard of Hearing (SDH/HOH). Spanish Closed Captioning, Forced Narratives and Full Subtitles



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[SwatDB]

Disney? Owner of [20th Century-Fox] Alien Earth FX TV Series remaining, let us hope the it accommodates Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997) on 4K UHD to finally put the this release problem to to bed.

I'm counting on you Kevin Schaeffer.
Don't let me down.

 

[Wayne Klein]

I enjoyed Alien: Romulus until it fell apart in the half 20 minutes or so.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Aspect Ratio
Digital: 2.39:1
Physical: 2:39:1

The director stated that he wanted the home video release to be in his preferred 1.90:1 IMAX ratio to reduce the percentage of the screen occupied by black bars. If the press release is correct (and no reason to doubt it), it would seem he did not get his wish.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Weird to think that 45 years ago, as my friend and I laughed through ALIEN like it was a sitcom, I cast a glance back at my dad in the theater during the chest buster scene and saw him ready to hurl.

 

[Worth]

The director stated that he wanted the home video release to be in his preferred 1.90:1 IMAX ratio to reduce the percentage of the screen occupied by black bars. If the press release is correct (and no reason to doubt it), it would seem he did not get his wish.

Given that the vast majority of cinema screens are constant-width these days, I wonder why he didn't just shoot in 1.85 then.

 

[tenia]

Given that the vast majority of cinema screens are constant-width these days, I wonder why he didn't just shoot in 1.85 then.

That's the issue with IMAX Digital : if you're that bent on selling IMAX 1.90 instead of 2.40, why not... just compose for 1.85 and call it a day ?
I keep wondering what was those movies composed, framed for. If it's 2.40 protected for 1.90, there's nothing shameful in saying just that, that it's done specifically for IMAX theatrical showing, and that it makes little sense to provide that for home video because the viewing context won't be a theatrical IMAX experience anyway. I've seen Romulus in IMAX, it definitely felt like the AR simply was opened on top and bottom, and only added verticality, like a dematted version would. If the movie isn't composed for 1.90, why pushing to offer a version that would not be representative of the wanted compositions ? It seems aesthetically counter-productive.

 

[DanH1972]

The director stated that he wanted the home video release to be in his preferred 1.90:1 IMAX ratio to reduce the percentage of the screen occupied by black bars. If the press release is correct (and no reason to doubt it), it would seem he did not get his wish.

A director who doesn't like black bars and some directors who think uncanny AI tech makes films look great... how the industry is regressing.

 

[Alex...]

Via Bill Hunt:

Just a quick heads up to clarify: I’ve confirmed with studio sources that the ALIEN: ROMULUS #4K will indeed have Dolby Vision HDR, despite the fact that their press release suggested otherwise. However: No, Disney and 20th Century aren’t necessarily adding DV to all future #UltraHD titles. Instead, they’re making the decision to include it on a case by case basis going forward.

 

[Worth]

A director who doesn't like black bars and some directors who think uncanny AI tech makes films look great... how the industry is regressing.

I don't know what's so special about black bars. Movies never used to have them.

 

[YANG]

The director stated that he wanted the home video release to be in his preferred 1.90:1 IMAX ratio to reduce the percentage of the screen occupied by black bars. If the press release is correct (and no reason to doubt it), it would seem he did not get his wish.

some film makers would be concerned about how their works will be presented in a different environment with the limitation of the hardware such as fixed aspect ratio displays such as 97.5% of home displays of different sizes are limited to 16:9.
some... like Denis Villeneuve would be concerned about how his works be presented in accordance to his theatrical presentation and how it may resonate to the theme/genre. that's where we(i'm pleased) don't get switching aspect ratio stuffs like M.I.:6 and T.G.:Maverick that would spoil some viewers experience when these theatrical works migrates to smaller home screens.

i wonder how Clint Eastwood would be very pissed when his works were cropped to 16:9 to facilitate for public broadcasts and HBO streaming... maybe not much on drama stuffs like Cry Macho, The Mule and Jersey Boys.

 

[YANG]

I don't know what's so special about black bars. Movies never used to have them.

when you've been living with "proper theatrical presentation" aka projection life rather than the age of 16:9 and 4:3 displays... you barely would notice black bars either theatrically or in home environment.

as an individuals entered into HT setup since CRT and Laserdisc time, i know, besides me, all other movie enthusiasts around the world will together with me, have to bear with different sizes black bars when movies presented in original aspect ratio will not fill up the screens we owned in different age.

 

[Malcolm R]

I still remember the days of 13" and 19" 4:3 CRT's. Seems like centuries ago, though I know I'm not quite that old.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Ah, yes... how about way back when the aspect ratio was "potato"?

 

[Jeffrey D]

I still remember the days of 13" and 19" 4:3 CRT's. Seems like centuries ago, though I know I'm not quite that old.

I had a 32” Sony Trinitron set- that sucker was heavy. My brother-in-law and I were moving it one day, and he lost grip of his end- the set broke one of his toes. Thank goodness the TVs in vogue can be hauled around by one person.

 

[Malcolm R]

I had a 32” Sony Trinitron set- that sucker was heavy. My brother-in-law and I were moving it one day, and he lost grip of his end- the set broke one of his toes. Thank goodness the TVs in vogue can be hauled around by one person.

Yes, I remember the excitement around 1984 when a "big screen" TV (25") with stereo speakers in a wooden console arrived in our living room. It was the latest technology but it must have weighed as much as a Chevy Chevette.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Walmart preorders are up

Robot or human?

Robot or human?

 

[Ronald Epstein]

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[YANG]

Robot or human?

it may seems that the U.K. steelbook release could be the same in artwork to the U.S. release...

however when looked closely, the "busy picture filled with characters" seems to be printed on the box slip. i wonder if there's another artwork design to the actual steelbox?
here's the back of the U.K. steelbox release...

...that could hint otherwise.​

 

[JoshZ]

however when looked closely, the "busy picture filled with characters" seems to be printed on the box slip.​

I think the box slip ends with the "Collectible SteelBook" banner. I doubt it's a full slipcover, rather just a backer card that folds over the top.