The terrifying new Alien movie: Romulus, will launch the new Midnight Madness strand at the Edinburgh international Film Festival
Fede Alvarez’ Alien: Romulus will have its UK premiere on August 15, the first of a season of scary movies to be screened at midnight throughout the festival.
The full EIFF programme will be launched on Wednesday July 5, with tickets going on sale on July 11 at noon.
EIFF Director, Paul Ridd said: “We are absolutely ecstatic to be the UK premiere host for this viciously entertaining new vision for the ALIEN franchise from one of the most exciting horror filmmakers currently working. Fede Alvarez brings a sense of tradition and legacy, as well as gory originality and swagger to the table, and we can think of no better way to open our Midnight Madness programme than with this showstopping new film. Plus knowing that Ridley Scott’s seminal original ALIEN also played a midnight UK premiere at the Festival back in 1979 is the icing on a spectacular, albeit very gnarly, cake. Bring it on.”
EIFF’s brand new Midnight Madness strand will run throughout the Festival in August. EIFF recently announced the closing night Midnight Madness film as Coralie Fargeat’s dark body horror The Substance on August 20. The Festival will also host a special Midnight Madness preview screening of Chris Nash’s audacious arthouse slasher, In A Violent Nature, on Thursday 11 July at the Cameo Cinema.
