Fede Alvarez started making an Alien movie without realizing he was making an Alien movie.
And suddenly, I was pitching, but I was not really being asked to do it.
The key here is young space colonizers, an idea Alvarez took from his DVD of Aliens.
Cailee Spaeny with a very familiar-looking gun in Alien: Romulus.Image: Fox
And when it comes to having them encounter the creature, the dynamics are completely different.
So that might be the reason why we managed to make it.
When Ridley read it, he felt that it was completely different than the other movies.
It’s back.Image: Fox
I love all of those movies.
Theres always connections from Alien to Alien: Covenant.
Hes doing one hell of a job by saying everything above.
He says even more in a fantastic interview over atthe Hollywood Reporter, which you should 100% read.
Then mark August 16 for the release of Alien: Romulus.
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