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It is no secret that the Alien franchise has a thing for going after Roman/Greek names. Alien: Romulus director Fede Álvarez noted that the infamous Weyland-Yutani Corporation had a thing for Roman names, with many of their planets borrowing the names of Roman rivers. Promotheus was another name which has been borrowed from Greek mythology. Following closely in the footsteps of the franchise, the latest entrant has been titled Alien: Romulus. But Àlvarez has revealed that there is a good reason behind borrowing the name of the founder of the Roman empire.

Alien: Romulus revolves around a relatively young bunch

Alien: Romulus marks the return of the Xenomorphs ll Credit: 20th Century Studios

Alien: Romulus is set in the time between the events of Alien and Aliens, narrating the story of a band of 6 people who find themselves aboard the space station Renaissance, trying to get...

Irish production company Element Pictures is firing on all cylinders, as company partners Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe bring three very different pictures to Cannes.

The Yorgos Lanthimos producers are still smiling after a nail-biter Oscar night that yielded four wins for “Poor Things,” including Best Actress for Emma Stone. She also stars in all three episodes in Lanthimos’ follow-up, the $15-million black comedy “Kinds of Kindness” along with returning co-stars Willem Dafoe and Margaret Qualley and Lanthimos newbie Jesse Plemons, who leads the first two episodes. He gets to show what he can do throughout; Stone delivers an emotional performance in the ultimate story.

Each of the stories features the same actors, but with different emphasis. Lanthimos had his eye on Plemons for a while, said Lowe on Zoom, and finally found a film for him: “When the right thing comes along, Yorgos pounces. He’s specific about casting.

"I made something. Something that can change everything, the whole world!" A teaser trailer has debuted for an indie sci-fi film titled Axcellerator, from director David Giancola who runs his own production company out of Vermont. This super low budget thriller is about a car thief / delivery guy who stumbles upon the invention of the century, some kind of device that allows him to teleport, and brings a beautiful checkout clerk with him. Co-starring Ryan Wesen and Laura James, as well as Sean Young, Maxwell Caulfield, Sam J. Jones, John James, David Johnson, and John Romeo. I don't know what's going on in this trailer, but I am intrigued. It reminds me a bit of that Netflix sci-fi film Arq. Check it out below. Here's the first teaser trailer for David Giancola's Axcellerator, direct from YouTube: When a young car thief / pizza delivery guy (Ryan Wesen) stumbles on the...