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News - Alien: Romulus Will Release On VHS, Something No Major Studio Has Done In 18
<p dir="ltr">It's apparently been 18 years since a major studio has released a movie on VHS, but that drought will be broken when Alien: Romulus comes out for the outdated platform on December 3. That's right: An actual tape of the sci-fi horror movie is getting made, though it will be a limited edition.</p><p dir="ltr">The official Alien account <a href="https://x.com/AlienAnthology/status/1847853308976812163">on X</a> shared that Alien: Romulus writer/director Fede Álvarez revealed the special VHS release at Beyond Fest over the weekend. <a href="https://x.com/Cakes_Comics">Artist Matt Ferguson</a> has created the cover for the tape, which will come out at the same time as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alien-romulus-4k-blu-ray-limited-edition-steelbook-preorders-discounted-at-amazon/1100-6526759/">the Alien: Romulus Blu-ray</a>. The previous major studio release on VHS was reportedly A History of Violence in 2006, according to <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/13482-it-s-been-10-years-since-the-last-major-vhs-release-is-there-a-future-for-the-format">Inverse</a>. 20th Century Studios--now owned by Disney--is behind the Alien: Romulus VHS launch.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://x.com/AlienAnthology/status/1847853308976812163" data-has-image="true"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Just announced by writer and director Fede Álvarez at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeyondFest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#BeyondFest</a>: A limited-edition VHS of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlienRomulus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#AlienRomulus</a> will release on December 3. Artwork by <a href="https://twitter.com/Cakes_Comics?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@Cakes_Comics</a>. <a href="https://t.co/P0O9DFYbKW">pic.twitter.com/P0O9DFYbKW</a></p> — Alien: Romulus (@AlienAnthology) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlienAnthology/status/1847853308976812163?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">October 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <text></text> </div><p dir="ltr">There apparently is a bit of debate about whether A History of Violence actually was the last big VHS release. Some people point to Eragon (also from 20th Century) in 2007, while Disney apparently put out a Cars VHS. However, both of these runs were arguably quite limited in scope.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alien-romulus-will-release-on-vhs-something-no-major-studio-has-done-in-18-years/1100-6527286/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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<p dir="ltr">It's apparently been 18 years since a major studio has released a movie on VHS, but that drought will be broken when Alien: Romulus comes out for the outdated platform on December 3. That's right: An actual tape of the sci-fi horror movie is getting made, though it will be a limited edition.</p><p dir="ltr">The official Alien account <a href="https://x.com/AlienAnthology/status/1847853308976812163">on X</a> shared that Alien: Romulus writer/director Fede Álvarez revealed the special VHS release at Beyond Fest over the weekend. <a href="https://x.com/Cakes_Comics">Artist Matt Ferguson</a> has created the cover for the tape, which will come out at the same time as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alien-romulus-4k-blu-ray-limited-edition-steelbook-preorders-discounted-at-amazon/1100-6526759/">the Alien: Romulus Blu-ray</a>. The previous major studio release on VHS was reportedly A History of Violence in 2006, according to <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/13482-it-s-been-10-years-since-the-last-major-vhs-release-is-there-a-future-for-the-format">Inverse</a>. 20th Century Studios--now owned by Disney--is behind the Alien: Romulus VHS launch.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://x.com/AlienAnthology/status/1847853308976812163" data-has-image="true"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">Just announced by writer and director Fede Álvarez at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeyondFest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#BeyondFest</a>: A limited-edition VHS of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlienRomulus?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#AlienRomulus</a> will release on December 3. Artwork by <a href="https://twitter.com/Cakes_Comics?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">@Cakes_Comics</a>. <a href="https://t.co/P0O9DFYbKW">pic.twitter.com/P0O9DFYbKW</a></p> — Alien: Romulus (@AlienAnthology) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlienAnthology/status/1847853308976812163?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">October 20, 2024</a></blockquote> <text></text> </div><p dir="ltr">There apparently is a bit of debate about whether A History of Violence actually was the last big VHS release. Some people point to Eragon (also from 20th Century) in 2007, while Disney apparently put out a Cars VHS. However, both of these runs were arguably quite limited in scope.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alien-romulus-will-release-on-vhs-something-no-major-studio-has-done-in-18-years/1100-6527286/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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