Filmmaker Fede Álvarez and Disney have released the very first teaser trailer for the much-anticipated Alien: Romulus, which re-establishes the look and feel of the sci-fi classics Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). What’s even more cause for excitement? The fact that the directors behind said classics, Ridley Scott and James Cameron, have already proclaimed their love for Romulus.

The film takes place between Alien and Aliens, and focuses on a group of twenty-something space colonisers and scavengers who have the misfortune of meeting a Xenomorph inside a dilapidated space station. The film is led by Civil War and Priscilla star Cailee Spaeny, Isabela Merced, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Álvarez explained that the idea to follow younger people in this world came from an Aliens deleted scene that Cameron eventually restored in his extended Special Edition cut. “There’s a moment where you see a bunch of kids running [and riding a big wheel] around the corridors of this colony. And I thought, ‘Wow, what would it be like for those kids to grow up in a colony that still needs another 50 years to terraform?’ So I remember thinking, ‘If I ever tell a story in that world, I would definitely be interested in those kids when they reach their early twenties.’”

Alien: Romulus will release in cinemas on August 16th, 2024. Watch the teaser trailer below: