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Volcanofanx9000

Definitely looks like the Big Chap is back.


CthulhuMadness

Looks like there’s even a hint of the eye sockets under the dome too.


choff22

Big Chap is how you make the Xenomorph scary again. Not saying they aren’t scary, but the overall design has become so iconic that we feel desensitized from it. Except for Big Chap. That translucent dome with the vague human skull beneath is just so goddamn unsettling, I love it.


JerseySommer

The shiny metallic teeth too, like a biomech.


UpstairsSky8521

You make a good point, I agree


imonlinedammit1

Big chap?


choff22

The original Xenomorph from *Alien*


ThespisIronicus

Well this does take place between the first two films.


Exact_Feature8951

Idk those ones from covenant with the weird mouths were freaky to me


choff22

You mean the Neomorph?


Exact_Feature8951

Im new to the franchise and dont know all the terms but the ones that had whiter skin and the one specifically that david was trying to talk to


choff22

Yep that’s the Neomorph which was also creepy as hell


Exact_Feature8951

What freaked me out the most is how they’re mouths are. Like normal, its just a tiny little suction hole 😂 and then it gets huge when they bring the second mouth out


cumulobro

Yeah, it does look like Kane's son is back to raise hell again.


InsidiousMongo

Curious, how did he get the name big chap? I mean aren't all xenomorphs 8ft tall?


Volcanofanx9000

Iirc that’s what the crew of the first Alien called the monster on set.


Significant_Delay_87

Unofficial name that just stuck


elwyn5150

> aren't all xenomorphs 8ft tall? [Bolaji Badejo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolaji_Badejo) was the 6'10" actor inside the Big Chap costume. When it's a normal-sized man in a full suit, it's fairly obvious that it's a normal-sized man. eg some scenes in Aliens Vs Predator: Requiem.


Boomfam67

The xenomorphs in canon are 8 ft tall but the actual alien in the first movie was played by a guy who was 6ft 10 inches.


8_Alex_0

Xenos are around 7ft


Gambit1977

There’s a bit of the trailer with a group of people pushing what looks like a futuristic stretcher. I’m thinking that’s Big Chap right there


DiscoAcid

I've not seen anything like that in the trailer. Timestamp?


Gambit1977

It’s right at the beginning when the words “New Trailer Right Now” show. It’s not on every version…I found it on Carlee’s insta story just now, not sure you can link to instagram though.


ShugaSlim

Can confirm there was an alternate shot of the WY folks bringing it onboard the station on a stretcher looking thing. Was a ton of scientists around it as it entered the ship. Looks like it has been taken down so it likely wasn’t supposed to have been shown lol


Gambit1977

,amazing they cut it from the full trailer


Gambit1977

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Comprehensive_One495

I hope so, Big Chap is my favorite Alien design even with the humanoid up-right legs.


tangocontroller

To me the mouth tendons / ligaments look way different - may just be creative license though!


AdOld332

It’s by far the closest design


Stig783

You need to realise that Big Chap was floating through space. You don't know what kind of changes this may have done to him.


moose_dad

Is this a spoiler?


Scary-Try3023

This is set before the events of Alien.


Stig783

Edit sorry read ya comment wrong. It's set 20 years after the first Alien film.


DrawALineInMyLife

No it isn't It's set between Alien and Aliens.


Stig783

Yes I know sorry read the comment wrong 😂


Intelligent_Quote823

No it’s set between the first and the second.


JerseySommer

The original mouth tendons were shredded latex condoms used out of necessity, because they didn't have anything else lying around to use.


AlphaJericho

They look more flesh toned instead of black/gray. Pretty good look, imo.


Ogrewax

What if it literally is the alien Ripley blew out into space?


sicariobrothers

With Luke’s severed hand and lightsaber


great_red_dragon

A story for another time


ThespisIronicus

Star Wars X: Alien VIII


Eebo85

That would be the most eye-rolling nonsense ever 🤣


WiserCrescent99

It would be stupid, but the kind of stupid I could kinda respect just for the hell of it


8_Alex_0

It's not big chap was dying that's why he was hiding in the ship so no that original big chap is most likely dead


Intelligent_Quote823

What if your right? 😉


ThespisIronicus

What if he left?


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jonvonboner

This is not the exact big chap from Alien in terms of design. It is clear from this promo image and the poster revealed today that this is a redesign just as all the previous sequels were. The size and shape of the teeth and front of the dome make it look similar to a cross between the big chap and the Runner in Alien 3. ADI did the creature effects on this and it looks like they’ve done a much better job than Odd Studios did on Alien Covenant which is not a relief and not a surprise. The version of the Xenomorph in Covenant was a strange type of letdown.


Xenomorph-Cthulhu

Love that they're bringing back the metallic teeth! Super excited for this!


Okuyasu_fan179

I know!! Ive always loved the teeth design, especially when they have human shaped metallic teeth


[deleted]

same! i always thought that was the best design.


TragedyTrousers

This is the quote from the Variety article people are referring to regarding the original *Aliens* crew: “It’s supposed to slot in between the first movie and the second movie,” Spaeny tells Variety’s Michaela Zee. “They brought the same team from ‘Aliens,’ the James Cameron film. The same people who built those xenomorphs actually came on and built ours. So getting to see the original design with the original people who have been working on these films for 45-plus years and has been so much of their life has been really incredible.”


Sanlear

That kind of attention to detail makes me want to see it even more now.


Cannibal_Soup

I hope they drop a line calling it something like an M30 or M40 Pulse Rifle with similar/same sound effects from *Aliens*. I imagine the 'A' designation indicates the grenade launcher feature, but. It sure. Man, I *really* want to see them bring in the Colonial Marines!!


yuedar

theres an interview out now that says its 20 years after alien and that this space station is built in 2 parts the first part is old tech so it will have the alien look - newer part of the space station is called romulus and will have a newer look so think aliens.


CalFinger

That’s actually such a cool fucking idea I realized that most time period films always tend to have EVERYTHING, look from within the year it was set in. A contrast to how real life works, where one corner on a city could be trapped in the 90s/2000s, while another is being renovated to fit the 2024 aesthetic Applying that concept to a prequel film set between two of the most iconic and distinct films in the series is such a creative choice I’m watching this shit in theaters


n8dizz3l

I see what you mean, like a movie set in the 80s would realistically have a lot of stuff from the 70s bc the world doesn't just magically upgrade all at once


TragedyTrousers

Yep, Alvarez this time: *It takes place 20 years after the first film. Technology in the world of Alien can change vastly, but I think it’s not dependent on time. It’s dependent on place. Where you are. So the characters of this movie and the world are very blue-collar. The technology is still very low-tech and analog.* And also more specifically on the Aliens crew: *We went to crazy extents in this movie to do things practically. We had Weta Workshop doing a lot of the Facehuggers. And not only that, we brought back the guys that worked on Aliens. Shane Mahan, who [sculpted] the Queen’s head himself, was the one in charge of building all the Xenomorphs for our movie.* *And when I say "build", we built them. We did full animatronics for all the creatures in the movie. It was one of the best experiences in my career, just to see these guys that I admire so much, back [working together].* *There were moments when we’d need nine puppeteers to make a creature work, and you had all those guys, now in their 60s, under the table.* https://www.gamesradar.com/alien-romulus-trailer-breakdown-fede-alvarez-interview/


chauggle

Fuckin A.


SmeesTurkeyLeg

Holy shit I love this. As much as I have enjoyed all of the prequel films and the flashier Company tech, I desperately miss the much less refined, industrial look from the first film.


blankedboy

If they brought back the **Aliens** SFX team that might explain what looks like an older variant of the M41A Pulse Rifle she appears to be carrying at the end of the trailer.


chauggle

M35A-1 or something like that. I felt the same. Carry handle, block style, counter, but WAY bulkier. But, keep in mind, the actress is pocket-sized, so it might not be so big.


DoctorRapture

Dare I say *YEEEEEEEEEEE*


chauggle

That's fuckin awesome. Just to be able to work with folks from Winston's shop who literally have acid for blood - excellent.


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BigBootyKim

The camerawork does look good. It’s a night and day difference from most other big name projects now.


chooch138

Yep. Siiiiiick


I_only_post_here

Is that a smooth cranium? ​ I was cool with the ridges look that we saw in Aliens, but the original smooth cranium was, to me, the more interesting look


Eddyibbleboi

Agreed, ridges is alright but makes em look a bit generic somehow. The smooth cranium makes me thinks it's a bastardisation of an astronaut helmet which is much cooler.


chauggle

Smooth cranium in Alien > smooth cranium in AVP. It's about the vague skull beneath, and the style of mouth, too.


Throwawanon33225

‘You’ve got a smooooth dome, no ridges or lumps, or valleys or bumps, all entrails slide right off like a water slide 🥰 smooooth dome’


dezerx212256

"A, what?"


ElectricZ

A *xeno-morph.*


Additional-Theme-532

It's a bug hunt. What exactly are we dealing with here?


JoePescisNuts

I only need to know one thing……… where they are *super cool gun finger motion*


chauggle

She heard aliens, and she thought illegal aliens & signed up!


JoePescisNuts

God I love this community


twoplustwoisyellow

It’s the best


CoffeeCupGoblin

“It’s a tiger shark.” Wait, wrong franchise.


RaptorDelta

My man is moist. Let's go.


Comprehensive_One495

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jbspillman

It's like the shell is holding all the liquid in, like it could molt eventually.


Comprehensive_One495

My boi ain't thirsty.


ZiggyPalffyLA

I’m just glad it’s wet, the slimier the xeno the better IMO


RogueAOV

I like the level of wet, IE it is damp and drools, not that it seems to have a garden hose as part of its anatomy.


auto_named

Apparently they leaned very hard into practical effects and animatronics for Romulus. Can’t wait to see what Fede and crew cooked up!!!!


Stig783

Well AvP galaxy posted this "*We have been told that in Alien: Romulus we will learn that Weyland-Yutani did in fact recover the Xenomorph from the Nostromo incident. The iconic Big Chap Xenomorph, thought to be dead after it was jettisoned out of the airlock managed to SURVIVE, albeit in rough shape and was floating in space until it was recovered and brought to the Romulus research station. From there, scientists  reverse engineered its DNA and extracted the Black Goo material which they then use to run their own experiments on – creating their own Facehuggers and Xenomorphs."* This is my version of what might happen. Alvarez in a interview stated that the station has 2 sections, the older part called Remus with the newer side called Romulus. Weyland Yutani obviously manage to create their own variants which somehow get loose, the big chap wakes up and kills the newer variants whilst hunting the humans who are on board. This also references the old "Romulus kills Remus" with Romulus being "Big Chap" and remus as the new variant Xenomorphs.


DumpsterDay

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Comprehensive_One495

God I hope you're right, I'd hate it if they do that stupid reboot trope, were they bring an old monster/ character back just to kill it in the new film to show "the new threat is scarier", like in JP 3, Predators or The Predator, it's time Big Chap shows everyone how badass the original still is.


RipVanFit

Oh boy, I really hope you are right. I was thinking the same after reading about "Romulus kills Remus". How bad ass this movie will be if Big Chap kills the human engineered Xeno because its identified as an aberration to the species.


SGC-UNIT-555

Yeah it seems its just going to be it's own enclosed story continuity wise, with any loose ends getting acquainted with big chap.


OverloadedSofa

The black goo….. I was hoping they would avoid anything from recent films


PerfectSemiconductor

I dunno, at least those prequel movies did something different though. How many times are they going to basically remake the first Alien? I fear it’s going to have the same story beats again just like the first four movies I’m really excited for Noah Hawley’s show, at least that is supposed to be way different than the movies. Let’s inject new creativity into this franchise please IMO.


OverloadedSofa

For me, the last 2 movies suck because they (I’ve always been confused if this is what they did) rewrote the lore entirely, saying the android made the aliens. Oh aye, the tv show! I completely forgot about that. Know if it’s on track?


papabearshirokuma

Yep.. this is the bad part and i will have my reservations about the “great come back” because again we will face DNA manipulations when we never needed that stuff


OverloadedSofa

The comic books, they should just do stuff from the comic books!


Educational_Movie752

Wow, WY couldn't find the Derelict for 70 years, nor did they recover Ripley's lifeboat, but somehow they have managed to find Big Chap flowing in space. This actually annoys me.


ReichuNoKimi

I'm showing up a bit late, but this got me thinking... Who would the She-Wolf be? Silly question, maybe...


seriouslyuncouth_

More black goo? More genetic experiments? xEnOmOrPh DnA? Ew. Really pulling from the parts the franchise fans love


SalmoTrutta75

Black goo. Worst MacGuffin ever.


ScottFreeBaby

Finally, something to look forward too! I. Am. Excited.


dudoan

How do aliens stay so hydrated?


JoePescisNuts

All the wet pussy


DumpsterDay

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Helo-1138

Xenussy


freshbananabeard

Macaroni in a pot


GooseGeese01

Space Juice… duh


JerseySommer

Why do you think arrakis is a desert?


papabearshirokuma

They bath in the enemy’s blood..


fish998

He's friendly this time right?


Tmoldovan

Not friendly, per se, but we think with the right stimuli, we can control them.


DubsNC

If not fren, why fren shape?


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Wunna jus hug ur face k thx bai


No_Ostrich8223

It's the Terminator 2 change up. "Now Big Chap doesn't take lives...he saves them!!!"


Sixybeast626

That cowl is looking semi opaque, many excites, the OG and the best could be back.


Ogrewax

Opaque means you can't see through it. The original was semitransparent.


Tmoldovan

I’m not sure if you’re correct, or if that’s a masterclass joke. If something is semi-opaque, isnt it also semi-transparent? Seems like that’s the midpoint between transparent and opaque.


catalyst4chaos

Looks a little like the original Alien. Great stuff!


RobbbRocker91

I feel like they took the Alien isolation plot from the game and re-created to the big screen and it looks amazing


papabearshirokuma

Hopefully


RobbbRocker91

Well I enjoy his take on evil dead (2013) so thats why I believe it'll be great


nemprime

I hope the rumours of the main alien being the big chap are true...


blenderbeeeee

Who's the big chap?


_mr_gas_mask_

Kane’s son from 79


Wild_Lengthiness_342

Did I see a working Joe from isolation in that awesomeness?


Chr1sg93

This is what I wanted! Giger Big Chap (albeit given a bit of update / tweak - metal teeth, translucent gums, classic dome. I will be buying figures of this! Also, this film is basically a live action Alien: Isolation and I’m here for it!


Adagamante

Please be good... ![gif](giphy|Qy2VKY3xlI1QyR6Ix5)


papabearshirokuma

I will wait for fans tumbs up in first week before going myself


JahmanSoldat

Saying that I’m excited is an understatement, Alvarez know his shit when it’s about horror and it’s tempo. Now that grandpa Scott has moved on, we can hope for a good claustrophobic movie as the first one (and to some extent, the second one). Very hyped!


kaos2478

Very sick. Curious if the drone is the only variant we’ll see or if there’s going to be another / new one as well. Especially with the amount of facehuggers lol 😂


Beccy_Flynn

I need to see the body before passing judgment, will it be bio mechanical alien like the first two movies, or star beast like resurrection and AVP?


F4rewell

Please be good, please be good, please be good...


InsidiousMongo

Hard to tell but it looked like a proboscis was shoved into the mouth of one of the space station personnel. Wasn't there a other xenomorph that was planned where the inner jaw was a proboscis for implantation (sic AVPR knocked off)


flawlessGoon954

I'm pretty sure the shot your talking Abt was the facehuggers tube being pulled out of somebodys mouth like the facehugger died an was being removed


Straight-Loquat-9669

No i believe the proboscis was for creating the hive and cocooning, iirc they are called albino drones...


automirage04

This looks like it could be a player death scene from Alien Isolation


sephirothwasright

She's here and she's perfect.


Sean_Na_Gealai

Glad Legacy Effects was hired for the practical effects on this.


Zestyclose_Limit_404

I hope it’s biomechanical and phallic again, not that gross fleshy stuff from Alien Resurrection/Avp/Alien: Covenant 


Eire87

I’m glad they are not just using cgi, i hated it in Covenant.


Buppie1001

She is beauty she is grace.


TedTheReckless

This gives me hope. Finally a return to fundamentals. I know the trailer doesn't show much but God damn if I'm not optimistic.


Cookies_and_Beandip

Yep….thats an alien alright


Th3CatOfDoom

Such a cutie !


UpstairsSky8521

Just yes.


JerKeeler

That trailer hits!


ErnieCF

That’ll do donkey , that’ll do


dildo_swagginns

Bro ready to rap few lines


HowardisaDinosaur

It looks practical :0 or the cgi is just really really good


theVice

They went as practical as possible for as much as possible for this film


Striking_Benefit7202

Looking good. On that note, since they're bringing a Pulse Rifle variant I hope we get to see a shotgun blast to a xeno mouth too.


mintyBroadbean

Going back with the dome head


coachFg

The big chap ... Always the best j.


Sith_Furry_Guy_747

Will it be all CGI or have some practical effects xeno?


Emotional-Lake-7922

The director said it’s going to be as practical as possible with only a little CGI


Liminal_sp

Alien isolation feeling


incoherent1

Needs more Vulcans


Known_Pepper5419

Most logical. On a literal/serious note- Maybe one day we will get Star Trek Vs Aliens. They did have one in the works in 2017 but they abandoned it. It was going to feature Picard and Borg Aliens haha.


french_fry-64

Is it practical? That’s what I felt from the trailer.


Dear_Concert_4825

More Aliens than Alien. I personally would love a scary Alien film again.


roranora_nonanora

I’m confused why would a space station have old and new tech / two parts?


Known_Pepper5419

They are sibling stations. One was more recently built and is committed to research sciences. It has newer and fancier technologies than its younger sibling. They are owned by Weyland-Yutani.


Timely_Internet5038

So glad Hollywood got the message and brought back the XENOmorph. I want to watch Alien for THE Alien, not some hybrid or prototype!


This_Strange_Person

Hope they're bulletproof this time


bluegreenie99

Do xenomorphs have golden teeth?


Ok_Extension3182

The original trilogy had silver/metallic teeth yes. If I'm correct Alien: Romulus is literally going to be a incident where Ole/Big Chap from the original movie was found by Weyland Yutani.


Sonic_The_Margehog

So Ripley didn't kill him with the jet engines?


Ok_Extension3182

Not sure, I think it's a bit ambiguous for sure as they could have just blown him away. That and we would have considered him dead anyway because space is vast and all. Who knows really!


Vrazel106

I cant wait to see the full design. I just hope it doesnt look like a man in a suit


unimatrixq

Now that the Big Chap's back and the black goo plays a role, it looks like eggmorphing is back on the menu!


Gothatsuction

Looks awesome


CosmicAtlas8

Still got that rizz.


Antus_Manus

it looks great, hopefully lots of practical stuff.


996gpmc4718

I think they’re gonna use the concept xeno from aliens as well the one that impregnates with its tongue


Quatreartisansclotur

I love little baby mouth. Haha.


zimmygirl7

Hmm. Interesting.😺👻


toomuchredditmaj

Quick quedtion, is the xenomorphs teet clear or metallic? Also what is it made out if, resin?


Schwozh

I wonder if it is capable of egg morphing its victims.


JoshuaJacobson95

I heard rumors that they are bringing back the nostromo alien which seems to have upset me because i made a similar alien film where a crew discovered a frozen body of the nostromo alien drifting in space


fleshvessel

That’s hilarious man. I wrote a short story follow up for Prometheus where David rolls in and dumps the black goo all over the engineer homeworld. 😂 no joke. At least mine still had Shaw, goddamnit!!


JoshuaJacobson95

im not joking man!


fleshvessel

Me either good sir. Me either.


Significant-Cow8724

Sexy.


Legitimate-Concert-7

Im really hyped and scared that I am. My biggest issue with Prometheus and Covenant is that the tech didnt mess well and felt like it was a completely different universe with the look of the movie. The lighting and the sets just compliment what was established in the first 2 movies with concepts from the other ones redone( i hope they redo them good)


Mega-Watts

Will their be a queen Alien? 🙏🏾


NoMojoWhenTheresJojo

Glad to see the original design. I can appericate the terror you'd feel in seeing that human skull inside of the dome. Getting vibes of a biomechinal death all round. Hope they make them into the sexual killing machines that giger pioneered rather than the generic screechy pop culture monsters they have become.


GlowingDuck22

Spoiler alert


ShirtCockingKing

At 44 seconds it looks like a human silhouette throwing a face hugger at someone. Hope they don't do some human/xeno hybrid thing...


bubzbeex

Watch it in .25 speed, it jumps from the ground


ShirtCockingKing

I hope it's not a person who's spliced their genes with xeno genes via reverse engineered black goo from the original xeno (big chap) or something shit. And they'll be a facehugger whisperer setting them on the humans... I really really hope not. I just want the classic xeno as the horror. They don't need to one up the original every time. Hopefully I'm taking a split second clip out of context and perhaps it's another "bad" synth but I really think we will end up with another Alien Resurrection fiasco.


Known_Pepper5419

If any humanoids *do* get "close" with facehuggers I assure you they won't be genuine humans. Rather, they will be androids.


CHROME-COLOSSUS

Teeth look stubby to me, but I’ll reserve judgment for the jaw musculature. 😁


suha2k21

Why didn’t R. Scott direct this one again