Isabela Merced Says Alien: Romulus Is Authentic To The First Alien

While promoting her new romantic-drama film, Turtles All the Way Down, Collider spoke to actress Isabela Merced who was asked about her role in the upcoming Alien: Romulus film. She emphasized that the film is going back to its roots by using practical effects where possible and that director Fede Alvarez edited the recent teaser trailer himself.

The team at Legacy really helped us out with it. I was surrounded by pros. The interesting thing is that it was set up for streaming until the middle of filming. Because Fede Alvarez is the nerdy fan that he is of Alien , he really was vouching for this movie. He actually cut the teaser trailer himself, which is very rare. Usually, studios handle that. So, I think it was an absolute honor. I learned so much. Shout out to the crew in Budapest. They were amazing. They were top tier, for sure.

Merced continues, telling us what it was like for her when she saw the Xenomorphs for the first time on set.

Definitely seeing the Xeno for the first time. They used a robot for that. And also, they used a human being, like a really tall person, in the costume and special effects. We had two Xenos on set, at all times, and they were just terrifying… The detail is incredible. I like the Xeno nails. That’s my favorite part, the chrome nails. I’m gonna get chrome nails for the premiere. You’ll see me with them all around. They were incredible.

Isabela Merced in MADAME WEB.

Finally, Isabela mentions the positive fan reaction to the recent Alien: Romulus teaser trailer. She reiterates that the film is going to be authentic to the first film and a lot of respect has been paid to it.

Yeah. I watched a ton of fan reactions to the teaser trailer and a lot of people were saying that it reminds them of Alien: Isolation if it were a movie, because it’s a game. So, I would say it’s very claustrophobic, it’s very dark, and it’s very authentic to the first one. A lot of respect is paid and due to the original. You’re in for a familiar feeling of loyalty and care for this crew of people. On the upside, we do genuinely care for each other and we’ve stayed in touch and we’re really important to each other.

In related Alien news, actress Cailee Spaeny spoke to Cinepop while promoting her new dystopian film Civil War and was asked about Alien: Romulus although she doesn’t give much away about the Alien film:

I don’t think I can say much, but I’ve already delivered something, so I’ll just repeat it. It takes place between Alien and Aliens, in terms of plot and chronology. But we have an incredible cast, some new faces. The Facehuggers are there. You will get everything you want from the film. Fede Alvarez is an incredible director who has so much respect for this franchise and this world. He knows everything about the Alien franchise like the back of his hand. All Alien fans will have everything they want.

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