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How ‘Alien: Romulus’ Used a Seven-Foot Basketball Player and VFX to Bring the New Monster to Life
The VFX team behind 'Alien: Romulus' explain how they brought the film's new monster, nicknamed The Offspring, to life.
As the trio fight to escape the alien-infested space station (which is on a crash course with a nearby planet), Kay injects herself with the Weyland-Yutani “Compound Z-01” – made from matter extracted from the Xenomorphs and designed to advance humanity. Because Álvarez wanted the film to be terrifying and favored practical effects over CGI, Macarin and animation supervisor Ludovic Chailloleau scaled back, helping to emphasize the work of the creature design team, but in a subtle way. Audiences have left the theater wondering about The Offspring’s close resemblance to the Engineers in “Prometheus” and Macarin affirms that referencing the larger “Alien”-universe was the filmmakers’ grand plan.
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