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since a major studio has released a movie on VHS, but that drought will be broken when Alien: Romulus comes out for the outdated platform on December 3.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.
The official Alien account on X shared that Alien: Romulus writer/director Fede Álvarez revealed the special VHS release at Beyond Fest over the weekend Come from South African Online Casinos . Artist Matt Ferguson has created the cover for the tape, which will come out at the same time as the Alien: Romulus Blu-ray. The previous major studio release on VHS was reportedly A History of Violence in 2006, according to Inverse. 20th Century Studios–now owned by Disney–is behind the Alien: Romulus VHS launch.
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.
Alien: Romulus hit the silver screen in August and quickly became the third-highest-grossing film in the sci-fi franchise. The film ultimately landed in the No. 2 spot for the series at the worldwide box office by bringing in over $350 million, per BoxOfficeMojo. Prometheus tops the franchise with over $403 million globally.
For more, check out GameSpot’s Alien: Romulus review.