Cailee Spaeny

For years, we knew a Fede Álvarez-helmed Alien movie was coming, but had no idea what it would look like or be about. That changes right now.Disney, yes Disney, just dropped the first trailer for Alien: Romulus, which hits theaters August 16. Directed by Álvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), the film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Civil War) and Isabela Merced (Madame Web) as the latest badass ladies to fight the acid-blooded xenomorphs, joining the ranks of Sigourney Weaver and Noomi Rapace. But what’s it all about? We’ve…

We’ve already gotten one scary look at Civil War, and the new trailer for Alex Garland’s near-future action thriller is just as chilling—it’s light on fresh plot details, but heavy on disturbing atmosphere. America has splintered into factions at war with each other, with civilians, cities, and even beloved national monuments in the crosshairs.Happy, uh, Presidents Day? Along with Kirsten Dunst (as a journalist on the front lines) and Nick Offerman (as the President of the United States, such as they are), the cast…

Alex Garland has written or directed several excellent, terrifying, disturbing films. Films like 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Ex Machina and Annihilation. Films that show familiar worlds in unfamiliar, and often times unfathomable, circumstances. His new film seems as if it’s going to do that too, but it’s somehow much scarier than all of those combined. Because, well, the dystopia feels a little too real.'Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police' | AI UnlockedThe film is called Civil War and—because you aren’t reading this on…

What are the biggest movies releasing in December 2023? Shah Rukh Khan headlines the biggest offering in Bollywood this month with Dunki, in which an Indian soldier offers to illegally relocate four locals to a foreign country through the donkey flight method. Marking his first collaboration with filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, the film is out December 21 in theatres. Long before that, we've got Zoya Akhtar's The Archies, which puts an Anglo-Indian spin on the beloved comic book characters, as they navigate friendship,…

The Queen Alien from Aliens. Image: FoxWhen Ellen Ripley said “Get away from her, you bitch,” she apparently wasn’t talking about the latest Alien movie. Turns out, Fede Alvarez’s 2024 Alien movie is actually much, much closer to the originals than anyone could’ve guessed.Like It or Not, Your Doctor Will Use AI | AI UnlockedRumored to be called Alien: Romulus, and currently scheduled for release on August 16, 2024, the film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Pacific Rim Uprising) and Isabela Merced, and that’s kind of…

Image: 20th Century StudiosThe next Alien film—directed by Fede Alvarez (2013's Evil Dead)—has just added more cast members, joining the previously announced Cailee Spaeny and Isabella Merced in the upcoming continuation of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi franchise. With this news also comes the most we’ve learned about its plot, too.In a press release, 20th Century Studios revealed that David Jonsson (Industry), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Spike Fearn (The Batman), and newcomer Aileen Wu will be heading to space to take on …

Isabela Merced, seen here in the Dora movie, is joining the Alien franchise.Image: ParamountFire up the pulse rifles and get your acid spit ready. The new Alien movie from director Fede Alvarez just added its second lead, meaning we’re getting that much closer to seeing Xenomorphs on the big screen again. Previously, Cailee Spaeny joined the project, and now Isabela Merced, seen in the recent Hulu hit Rosaline, and who also played Dora in the live-action Dora the Explorer movie, has joined the cast.Deadline broke the news…

Cailee Spaeny at the 2020 Hollywood premiere of Devs,Photo: Amy Sussman (Getty Images)The next installment in the Alien franchise seems to have found its lead in Cailee Spaeny, according to Deadline. That... that’s it, basically.There are zero details about the movie, let alone her character, other than it will be directed by the Evil Dead reboot’s Fede Alvarez, who also did this year’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot. (I’m sensing a pattern.) While my instinct was to be cautiously excited that someone other than Ridley…