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[Draugoth]

There’s a brand new Alien movie on the way from Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe director Fede Alvarez this year, and, per Deadline, it’s officially been given the title Alien: Romulus.
Alien: Romulus is currently set to launch into theaters on August 16, 2024.

According to star Cailee Spaeny (The Craft: Legacy, Pacific Rim Uprising) in a recent chat with Variety, the Alien: Romulus movie takes place in between the first two films.

“It’s supposed to slot in between the first movie and the second movie,” Spaeny tells the outlet. “They brought the same team from Aliens, the James Cameron film. The same people who built those xenomorphs actually came on and built ours.

 

[mansoor1980]

takes place between the first and second movie? should be interesting but that concept art is dumb

 

[Hugare]

This Fede Alvarez guy knows his shit. Evil Dead and Dont Breathe were awesome.

I'm confident that the movie will be great

 

[Porcile]

Not that it would be any good because the film was awful but is a sequel to Covenant not happening then? So many dumb questions left unanswered lol

 

[The Cockatrice]

I have little hopes for it. Names behind the movie mean nothing these days. Good directors can make bad shit as well.

 

[AJUMP23]

They have not made a good alien movie since Aliens. I do not think this will be good.

 

[DKehoe]

I think there is something interesting about the idea of humanity exploring these sort of metaphysical subjects like the source of creation or meeting "gods" but it's a tricky needle to thread and Prometheus and Covenant did a kinda clumsy job attempting it. Hope this one pulls it off better if that's what they're going for.

 

[Kacho]

 

[jason10mm]

Sooooo, a human is raised by aliens? How Dat work? Infiltrator spreading aliens to human worlds?

And how much you wanna bet getting boned by another human breaks their conditioning? We've seen this story I think...

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Lol no

 

[Dr.D00p]

“They brought the same team from Aliens, the James Cameron film. The same people who built those xenomorphs actually came on and built ours.

....wheeled them in from their retirement homes, did they?

 

[jason10mm]

NGL, if they hew close to the Alien/Aliens design aesthetic and representation of technology I'm more interested. This is where Prometheus slipped as a "prequel", I think. Still, I don't really see where this could slot in, as I didn't get the impression that other aliens were super common in the Alien universe to where running into other Engineer structures and what not would be a casual thing. Though the Aliens Fireteam game was quite nice with how they handled some of this stuff, I could go for more of that, or Isolation.

 

[Represent.]

High hopes for this. This director is great. At the very least it will be the most visceral entry in the series since the Cameron film

 

[RagnarokIV]

It’s the evil dead remake guy, the director of Beefaroni commercials. No hope.

 

[Salz01]

That poster is stupid. It’s already not stilling much confidence.

 

[AJUMP23]

Sooooo, a human is raised by aliens? How Dat work? Infiltrator spreading aliens to human worlds?

And how much you wanna bet getting boned by another human breaks their conditioning? We've seen this story I think...

Like Romulus and Remus raised by wolves.

 

[SJRB]

What is even going on with this franchise at this point

 

[The Stig]

Not that it would be any good because the film was awful but is a sequel to Covenant not happening then? So many dumb questions left unanswered lol

i know, right?! i hate that i want answers despite the movie sucking so much I REALLY shouldnt care.

i dont have much faith in this, simply because it reeks too much of terminator dark fate.

 

[scoobidoo112]

Can't be worse than Alien Covenant can it?

 

[xrnzaaas]

The poster is awful, but the director is a good pick and there's a chance we won't see shitty CGI aliens on screen. Or at least not most of the time.

 

[touchfuzzy]

They really just need to put this franchise to rest along with other good 80's sci-fi shit they keep trying to bring back from the grave every year like Predator and Terminator. They're done, just move on. Even if someone manages to make a decent film in these franchises, no one is going to care at this point.

 

[badblue]

This poster gives me Prometheus/Covenant vibes.

Still, I'm always up for a new Alien movie. Even if it's terrible.

 

[jason10mm]

Like Romulus and Remus raised by wolves.

Also done, by Ridley himself no less...

I wonder how much connective tissue there is in these ideas.

 

[jason10mm]

They really just need to put this franchise to rest along with other good 80's sci-fi shit they keep trying to bring back from the grave every year like Predator and Terminator. They're done, just move on. Even if someone manages to make a decent film in these franchises, no one is going to care at this point.

See, I don't agree. I think there is a lot of life left in the Terminator, Aliens, or Predator IP, they just gotta look at the films, what made (some of) them good, look at the relatively vast amount of comic, novel, and game story out there, and then TELL A GOOD STORY. There are dozens of interesting time periods for an action oriented Predator film, lots you can do with the Skynet/Terminator concept, the Alien(s) universe is vast with corporate intrigue and unknowable existential threats tied to a blue collar/grunt level POV.

They just gotta step back from Ripley and the Connors so much and stop preaching at the very audience these IPs have! You ain't never gonna sell a predator to women, so stop trying! Doesn't mean they can't try new genres (imagine True Detective grit but following a Terminator on its systematic hunt of names) but I feel like they have lost the audience and are just chasing a non-existant one.

 

[SJRB]

Wait is she talking about the two Prometheus movies or does this take place in between the OG two?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

I knew about the title for at least a year now. So I don't understand how this is news.

Also, I heard this is going to tackle modern social issues so you know what that all means. And I think it's going to involve feminist tripe.

Remember folks, this is coming from FOX under Disney now.

In other words this is going to suck hard.

 

[Puscifer]

Not that it would be any good because the film was awful but is a sequel to Covenant not happening then? So many dumb questions left unanswered lol

Many of those questions not needing to be asked in the first place. Hell, it wasn't even a proper sequel to Prometheus which I was pissed about. You set out to asks questions about the creations of humans and it turned into a mediocre slasher fic where you show a genocidal adroid murdering an entire species pretty much invalidating the entire concept you set out to begin with.

Such wasted potential, and you know it was because he didn't want that blomkamp movie being made.

 

[IDKFA]

Will the main protagonist will be another attempt and recreating Ripley?

 

[ShadowNate]

I will wait for a trailer to maybe consider of being hyped up for this.

I hated the writing in Prometheus, and completely despised everything about its sequel.

I am not sure what I'm hoping for this one. I don't believe it can go back to the "roots". The alien creature and its (from scare to some silly looking) variations is overdone to death.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I've read that Ridley Scott got invited to a private viewing by Fede Alvarez to critique Alien Romulus and Ridley really liked it. Take from that what you will.

 

[Thaedolus]

Sooooo, a human is raised by aliens? How Dat work? Infiltrator spreading aliens to human worlds?

And how much you wanna bet getting boned by another human breaks their conditioning? We've seen this story I think...

Excuse me:

she did it first

 

[jason10mm]

I've read that Ridley Scott got invited to a private viewing by Fede Alvarez to critique Alien Romulus and Ridley really liked it. Take from that what you will.

Cameron "really liked" Terminator: Dark Sky or whateverthefuck the most recent one was called, I don't trust these guys at all about this stuff.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Cameron "really liked" Terminator: Dark Sky or whateverthefuck the most recent one was called, I don't trust these guys at all about this stuff.

I liked Terminator: Dark Fate.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Many of those questions not needing to be asked in the first place. Hell, it wasn't even a proper sequel to Prometheus which I was pissed about. You set out to asks questions about the creations of humans and it turned into a mediocre slasher fic where you show a genocidal adroid murdering an entire species pretty much invalidating the entire concept you set out to begin with.

Such wasted potential, and you know it was because he didn't want that blomkamp movie being made.

I loved Prometheus and I felt Covenant was perhaps the worst Alien movie so far. Huge disappointment.

 

[Putonahappyface]

They have not made a good alien movie since Aliens. I do not think this will be good.

Alien 3: Assembly Cut was pretty good.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

I loved Prometheus and I felt Covenant was perhaps the worst Alien movie so far. Huge disappointment.

I hated that they bailed on the engineers story. So disappointing

 

[Ownage]

Klingons gonna flex in the next film.

 

[Romulus]

Great title.

 

[StueyDuck]

I love the alien/s franchise but..... aren't we kinda done with it.

I feel it's definitely not been long enough since covenant for this to make a glorious return.

I guess we'll see from the trailer eventually whether it sparks some sort of interest but if I see the same imagery and moments I've seen 100 times in these movies already I dunno if I can muster the excitement.

Just don't be prometheus and have a really awesome intriguing trailer and then eventually be terrible

 

[StueyDuck]

Cameron "really liked" Terminator: Dark Sky or whateverthefuck the most recent one was called, I don't trust these guys at all about this stuff.

Also Ridley just made napoleon and it really wasn't all that interesting

 

[Kilau]

There are some interesting stories in the timeline between Alien and Aliens, even involving Ripley (Ellen not Amanda) lol. I have little faith in this.

Should just make Isolation into a movie.

 

[mortal]

The more lore and storylines added to the Alien franchise, the less scary and interesting it becomes, imo. The mystique is virtually gone.

 

[Muffdraul]

For me the original Alien stands alone, but I can easily enjoy most of the sequels on their own terms. e.g. Prometheus being eye candy was sufficient for me to enjoy it, don't give two shits about whatever niggling story issues people couldn't get over. I'll give this movie a watch, without folding my arms across my chest and going "FUCK YOU MOVIE IMPRESS ME OR GTFO YEAH THATS WHAT I THOUGHT"

 

[Spukc]

Not that it would be any good because the film was awful but is a sequel to Covenant not happening then? So many dumb questions left unanswered lol

Good fucking chuck that s h e i t into a fire

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Am hopeful but Disney...
Also I need my 3rd movie in the Prometheus trilogy.

 

[What A Shame...]

The more lore and storylines added to the Alien franchise, the less scary and interesting it becomes, imo. The mystique is virtually gone.

It's impossible to rewatch Alien and fool yourself into believing that beneath the Space Jockey's eerie appearance is some dullard with an inconsistent motive. Wtf was Ridley thinking with that shit?

 

[Dirk Benedict]

The more lore and storylines added to the Alien franchise, the less scary and interesting it becomes, imo. The mystique is virtually gone.

I really just wanted that Rumored Alien movie with Ripley going to their "home world" and putting and end to them. also heard about an alternate story where the Aliens make it to Earth and start dominating the human race. Long, old trashed rumors were very interesting and I hoped they would materialize. Sadly...

 

[mortal]

I really just wanted that Rumored Alien movie with Ripley going to their "home world" and putting and end to them. also heard about an alternate story where the Aliens make it to Earth and start dominating the human race. Long, old trashed rumors were very interesting and I hoped they would materialize. Sadly...

I could be misremembering but I recall hearing about a similar plotline involving Shaw and David for the follow-up to Prometheus before it turned into Alien Covenant.

 

[What A Shame...]

also heard about an alternate story where the Aliens make it to Earth and start dominating the human race.

There's an Alien series slated for 2025 which will be set on Earth. Only a couple of plot points have been revealed so far but it's helmed by Noah Hawley, so it'll probably be the best thing to happen to the franchise in a long time.

 

[LimanimaPT]

Just another bad alien movie, nothing to see here..