Simply as a new video from Alien: Romulus dropped on-line, there was a knock at my door. It was an unassuming package deal that held one thing superb: a VHS tape of something from the same film, and as soon as I bought over the joy of the tape by itself, I needed to see what was on it.
The tape was despatched by Disney’s advertising and marketing group and after I posted some very excited and well-received images on social media, a member of that group messaged me and urged me to observe the tape. No, it was not simply the identical clip that had been launched on-line. There was one thing extra. I wanted to discover a VCR. Fortunately, a buddy of mine—film critic Courtney Howard—messaged me to say her husband Jeff had one about 20 minutes away. I grabbed the tape and my laptop computer, and headed to their house.
Whereas I used to be driving over, Courtney checked the VCR and, sadly, it wasn’t working. We spent quarter-hour attempting to determine the issue—within the meantime contacting different buddies within the “I nonetheless have a VCR” membership, certainly one of whom wasn’t house so he couldn’t assist, and one other who thought he’d misplaced his, however then discovered it—when Jeff lastly arrived again house after a run. Jeff, superhero that he’s, revealed he had a second VCR in the home and proceeded to get it. (At all times be organized, individuals.) Fortunately, this one labored and we put the tape in.
First up was a brand-new clip mixing footage from this classic news footage to announce that Alien: Romulus may have a panel in Corridor H at San Diego Comedian-Con 2024. Here’s that clip, which I subsequently tweeted. However that wasn’t all of it. The tape stored going and, like The Ring, I stored watching. First, the latest trailer. Subsequent, that new featurette. Then, a model new clip which I recorded on my cellphone… undoubtedly not as director Fede Alvarez meant, however definitely how Disney advertising and marketing did.
Fairly superior. Because it was taking part in I stored considering a) Jeff has a widescreen TV that’s stretching this out, and b) I want I’d turned the amount up. However irrespective of. The sort of fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants nature of it was the purpose. And now you realize all about it, which was additionally the purpose of a really cool, enjoyable, and unique thought from the Alien group. Listed here are a couple of extra pictures of the VHS.
Alien: Romulus opens in theaters August 16. We’ll have extra quickly, together with protection of that Comedian-Con panel.
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