New trailers for Beetlejuice 2 and Alien: Romulus prove it’ll be a scare-filled summer for horror film fans
In cinemas, everyone can hear you scream
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If you just heard a muffled scream, don’t worry: it’s just us watching the new trailer forAlien: Romulus.The trailer delivers everything we want from an Alien movie: gore, suspense and of course, lots of jump scares. We’re really optimistic about this movie because it looks like a worthy companion to the first two films in the franchise. While latter movies, including the misfiringPrometheus, had their moments, they weren’t quite up to the standards of the original horror and its action-packed sequel.
If you prefer your scares to be funnier rather than frightening, there’s more good news: a new trailer forBeetlejuice Beetlejuicehas also dropped, and it’s an absolute hoot. If the lengthy trailer is a true reflection of the movie then this is going to be another treat for fans of the original. With bothnew moviescoming to theatres in the coming months, you can definitely expect a big update to ourbest horror movieslist soon.
Alien: Romulus and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – release date and key details
The Alien movie is set between the first and second movies, and it’s directed by Fede Alvarez (Don’t Breathe,Evil Dead). It’s a stand-alone story, not a sequel or prequel, and it has a simple but terrifying premise: a group of space colonisers find a derelict space station only to discover it’s not quite as dead as they thought. Ridley Scott is on board as executive producer and the cast includes Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (The Last of Usseason two), Spike Fearn (Aftersun), David Jonsson (Murder Is Easy), and newcomer Aileen Wu.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceis a sequel, and it once again features Winona Ryder as Lydia. After an unexpected tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return to Winter River – and this time it’s Lydia’s daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega) who stumbles upon the spookiness. Catherine O’Hara is back too, and the cast also features Willem Dafoe, Monica Belluci and of course, Michael Keaton.
Alien: Romulusis coming to theaters on August 16, including on IMAX, andBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceis released the following month on September 6.
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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