How ‘Alien: Romulus’ Used a Seven-Foot Basketball Player and VFX to Bring the New Monster to Life
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans Editor SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending of “Alien Romulus,” now playing in theaters.
Fede Álvarez might have just delivered one of the wildest endings of the year with “Alien: Romulus” — thanks, in large part, to its terrifying new monster, nicknamed “The Offspring.” Early in the film, Kay (Isabela Merced) tells Rain (Cailee Spaeny) that she’s pregnant.
As the Xenomorphs unleash terror on Rain and the crew, Kay is captured by one. Rain and Andy (David Jonsson) find her in a cocoon and free her.
As the trio fight to escape the alien-infested space station (which is on a crash course with a nearby planet), Kay injects herself with the Weyland-Yutani “Compound Z-01” – made from matter extracted from the Xenomorphs and designed to advance humanity.
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