Did we really need another ‘Alien’ movie? Of course we not. And, I really liked Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus”! That one felt very different to the all the other films we’ve gotten in this franchise.
By the looks of it, Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” is not as ambitious as “Prometheus.” Based on what we’ve gathered so far about the film, it’ll basically be Gen-Z vs the Xenomorph, all done via the slasher film genre.
Regardless, we can report this seventh film, “Alien: Romulus” has just started production in Hungary. ‘Romulus’ stars a young batch of actors — Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn …
The ‘Alien’ saga, which began in 1979 with Ridley Scott's film, and Sigourney Weaver in the lead, has had many sequels over the years. Álvarez, best known for “Don't Breathe” and the “Evil Dead” remake, will try to follow in the footsteps of Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
While the premise for the movie has been kept under wraps, the studio did reveal that the film will follow “a group of young people on a distant world, who find themselves in a confrontation with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
Sounds dull.
Scott remains as producer. This is 20th Century’s attempt at reviving the franchise. Scott’s “Alien: Covenant” was both a critical and commercial disappointment, it only made $74 million domestically. Nobody cared about that movie, which was well-made, but felt like business as usual.
The DGA and IATSE are two of the most powerful showbiz unions, and If this merger does go through, they will have absolutely played a role in helping make it happen.