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Did You Spot the Neomorph Hiding in the ‘Alien: Covenant’ Trailer?
We got our first official look at the new creature. And we totally missed it.
Christmas morning was a special one this year, as Santa came down the chimney right around midnight and delivered the greatest gift of all: the Alien: Covenant trailer, of course! The Ridley Scott-directed Alien prequel, headed our way on May 19th, will feature both a classic Xenomorph and at least one brand new Neomorph, the latter of which we told you all about yesterday.
To sum up, the Neomorphs are born when alien spores are released from pods and enter the bloodstreams of humans. The babies burst out of the backs and throats of the infected humans, and eventually mature into Xenomorph-sized monsters. The main difference between the Xenomorphs and Neomorphs seems to be that the Neomorphs have a white/translucent appearance, which calls back to both early Prometheus concept art and H.R. Giger’s original concept design for the Xenomorph. The babies walk on all fours, while the adults stand upright.
When I wrote yesterday’s post, I noted that a Neomorph is not seen in the Alien: Covenant trailer (though the brutal birthing process is teased), but frequent commenter J. Jett let me know that I was quite wrong about that. He explained that there IS a Neomorph hiding in the trailer:
You can see the Neomorph in the red band trailer!! It’s about the size of a large-ish dog and it is indeed white-ish colored. It’s from the scene where Amy Seimetz’s character fires a grenade (or whatever)…
Sure enough, at 1:33 in the trailer you will spot a baby Neomorph walking around on all fours. A couple months back, you may remember that images of a few props from the set leaked onto the internet (they’ve since been removed), and what we see in the trailer lines up exactly with the prop of what we thought was, at the time, a baby Xenomorph. Now we know what it really is.
Thanks for spotting this, J. Jett!
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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