A new Alien: Earth teaser includes the miracle of alien birth
- A new Alien: Earth teaser has been released, titled “Gestation Complete”, which showcases the miracle of alien birth.
- The teaser also features retro-future visuals from the 1979 Alien movie, including CRT-style displays and blinking buttons from the ship’s Mother’s chamber.
- Another teaser, “Crate”, hints that Earth may be facing more than just a xenomorph, suggesting that there could be other alien species involved.
- The teasers were released as part of a marketing campaign for Alien: Earth, which has been busy promoting the franchise with multiple trailers and teasers in recent days.
- Alien: Earth is expected to explore new themes and ideas within the Alien franchise, including the origins of alien life on Earth.
It’s been a busy week for Alien: Earth‘s marketing team, having released three new teasers over the last few days. The longest of them – titled “Gestation Complete” – spends two whole minutes on the gestation and birth of an alien creature. Another, “Crate,” gives hints that Earth could be facing more than just a xenomorph, the franchise’s shiny, acid-spitting ancient aliens. Both teasers were released today, following a goofy nature documentary-themed Earth Day teaser earlier this week.
“Gestation Complete” is worth sitting through if you were a fan of the look of the 1979 Alien movie that kicked off the franchise. After the creepy alien birth, you’re treated to shots of the inside of the Weyland-Yutani ship that’s carrying the alien, complete with the retro-future CRT-style displays and blinking buttons from the ship’s Mother’s chamber – the room housing the ship’s AI computer system interface. On one of the displays, an ominous message reads: “NEW SPECIES DETECTED.”
The other, shorter trailer hints at what else the series might have in store, with a narrator speaking over footage of shadowy aliens behind foggy yellow containment module windows:
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