Alien: Romulus has a sequel within the works and director Fede Alvarez has mentioned it could be launched earlier than many anticipated.
Romulus arrived in cinemas in August 2024 and was set between the occasions of the unique Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). It starred Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla) and David Jonsson (Trade, Rye Lane) and adopted a bunch of younger area colonists who’re confronted with a mysterious extraterrestrial risk whereas scavenging round an deserted area station.
Now, Alvarez has revealed that filming on the follow-up to Romulus is about to start quickly. Talking to the Marea Nocturna podcast, he mentioned that pre-production is already underway on the undertaking, with the primary scenes set to be shot in October (by way of Fangoria).
No launch date has been confirmed, however given the define Alvarez has prompt, a summer season 2026 slot could also be a chance.
Romulus was a industrial and significant success, and in a five-star evaluation, NME wrote: “With spot-on manufacturing design that basically captures the worn-out really feel of area journey that the Alien movies so completely confirmed, the sensible and visible results, bringing that acid-dripping bitch again to life, are additionally fantastically realised. With a gets-right-under-the-skin rating from Benjamin Wallfisch, that is an Alien movie for the ages. Lastly, somebody has made a film that comes near the brilliance of Ridley Scott and James Cameron.”
It additionally positioned at Quantity Seven on NME’s checklist of the High 20 Movies of 2024, with NME noting: “Álvarez (Evil Useless, The Woman In The Spider Internet) makes use of CGI comparatively sparingly, preferring to depend on gritty sensible results that recall the hellish visions of OG filmmakers Ridley Scott and James Cameron. The result’s a correctly horrifying blockbuster that mixes sci-fi nostalgia with recent thrills and spills which might be genuinely chest-busting – properly, nearly.”
The following addition to the Alien universe can be Alien: Earth, a tv collection that may premiere on FX on August 12. Set two years earlier than the 1979 unique, it should star Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant and Alex Lawther.
Alien: Romulus is streaming now on Disney+.
