Alien: Romulus will get a limited-edition VHS launch

It’s time to mud off your VCR and clear the heads, as a result of Alien: Romulus is coming to VHS as a restricted version on December third alongside the opposite bodily releases, director Fede Alvarez introduced throughout “a particular Past Fest-partnered screening” in Los Angeles yesterday.

The “totally functioning VHS tape” is supposed to have a good time 45 years for the reason that Alien franchise first (chest) burst into theaters, twentieth Century Studios wrote in a launch emailed to The Verge. It’ll current the film, appropriately, in a 4:3 facet ratio (hopefully with out pan-and-scan). It additionally is available in a slick, vintage-style sleeve.

The artwork for the field comes from Matt Furgeson, whose different work you may see on his web site. He posted a wider model of the identical picture as a poster, which I now desperately need on my wall, a couple of weeks in the past. I’ve embedded that beneath on your viewing pleasure.

twentieth Century Studios hasn’t mentioned what number of copies of the tape can be out there, nor has it offered pricing for the collectible. In the event you don’t wish to look forward to the VHS or the opposite bodily releases, although, you may already purchase a digital license for Alien: Romulus on a streaming storefront close to you.