20th Century Studios is working on an idea for Alien: Romulus 2 that would continue the story of the first movie, with Fede Alvarez potentially returning to direct.
Speaking in an interview with THR, 20th Century Fox exec Steve Asbell talked about the success of Alien Romulus and what the next step might be for the sequel. “We’re working on a sequel idea now. We haven’t quite closed our deal with Fede [Alvarez], but we are going to, and he has an idea that we’re working on,” Asbell explains.
“The two survivors, Rain and Andy, played by Cailee Spaeny and David Jonsson, were real highlights of the film. And so I always think of it like, ‘Wow, where do people want to see them go next?’ We know there’s going to be aliens. We know there’s going to be great horror set pieces. But I fell in love with both of them and I want to see what their story is.”
Alien Romulus managed to revitalize the franchise when it debuted this past summer, raking in around $108 million global debut at the box office. We wrote in our review, “Evoking the genetic f***ery that always spells doom in these movies, Alien: Romulus is a lean, mean, chimeric beauty.”
Indeed, we’re in the middle of an Alien renaissance right now. Alien: Earth is in the works from Noah Hawley and is set to include at least one Xenomorph, and Alien: Isolation 2 is happening as well. Meanwhile, leaning into the nostalgia around the original movie, Alien: Romulus is due to get a home release… on VHS.
As for 20th Century Studios, the Disney-owned company is keeping busy with plans for multiple Predator movies, Avatar 3, and another Apes movie potentially set for 2027.
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