Romulus Rating Maintaining a 45-Year-Old Franchise Pattern
Released as the official rating for Alien: Romulus, it follows a 45-year pattern in the franchise. Romulus, the next Alien film directed by Fede Álvarez, centers on a fresh crew comprising Cailee Spaeny and Isabela Merced on board a run-down space station battling a deadly Xenomorph menace. Beginning with Ridley Scott's debut picture in 1979, the popular movie franchise has had teasers for Alien: Romulus that previously alluded at a violent and horror-driven approach.
Alien: FilmRatings.com states Romulus has a R Rating from the MPAA for "bloody violent content and language." For the franchise, this R classification has followed a trend since 1979; all six previous films have earned comparable ratings for same reasons.
Fede Álvarez is not stranger to a R rating.
The 2013 Evil Dead remake is a great illustration of how at ease Álvarez is with a R classification; it's the movie that truly launched him on a Hollywood career. The final act shows a horrific chainsaw death as well as blood pouring from the heavens; the movie is rife with very graphic and violent scenes.
Not as brutal as Evil Dead, Don't Breathe, Álvarez's 2016 picture, totally embraces its R Rating. The film features innovative moments of real dread as well as horrific and upsetting themes. Don't Breathe may not have a lot of blood and gore, but it doesn't ultimately require them to feel gruesome and horrific.
Alien: Romulus: A Series New Beginning
The seventh movie in the Alien series is Romulus, a stand-alone film set in an era yet unmet for exploration. Fede Álvarez is the director of the film, which will center a fresh, young group of people confronted with the horrific Xenomorphs.
It's hardly surprising that Álvarez's latest movie follows this pattern as the legendary Xenomorph is maybe just as crucial to the Alien franchise as the R rating. Following Scott's Alien: Covenant, which had a mixed review in 2017, Álvarez has a chance to revitalize the series and add his own unique approach to the forthcoming movie. Though it's unclear how Alien: Romulus will make best use of its R rating to realize its full potential, viewers are sure to ride wild.
The Alien Franchise's Rating Record
Title; Grade; Motive
Alien (1979) | R | Language; sci-fi violence/ gore.
Aliens (1986) | R | Monster brutality and for language.
Alien 3 (1992) | R | Monster brutality and for language.
Alien: Resurrection (1997) | R | For profanity; some hideous imagery; strong sci-fi violence and gore;
Prometheus (2012) | R | Sci-fi violence includes some strong imagery and short profanity.
Alien: Coalition (2017) | R | Sci-fi violence, graphic imagery, profanity and some sexuality/nudity.
Alien: Romulus (2024) | R | Language and graphic violent violence.
With a lengthy and rich legacy, the Alien franchise's R rating has been the same from the first film released in 1979. Regarding content, the newest addition will most probably be a continuation of the earlier payments.
The Alien series is probably going to run for many years to come and has a lot of fans. The upcoming episode of the series will probably thrill fresh fans.
