We finally have a bit of news to report on the new Fede Alvarez directed Alien film underway for Hulu! Deadline is exclusively reporting the first details on one of the casting choices.
According to Deadline, actor Cailee Spaeny is in talks to play the lead role, having had multiple meetings with the Director and Producers.
“Momentum is revving up on 20th Century Studios new Alien movie as sources tell Deadline Cailee Spaeny is in talks to star. Fede Alvarez is directing with Scott Free producing.
20th Century had no comment.
Not much is known about the pic other than the iconic ferocious race of alien beings called Xenomorphs will be front and center again reigning terror against the humans that cross their paths. 20th Century and Scott Free made this a top priority after hearing Alvarez’s pitch and after a recent script was delivered, things only gained speed in getting this film in front of cameras by early 2023.
While execs are going through their process on other cast members, Spaeny has been the top choice for the lead role for some time following several meetings with producers and Alvarez.”
Cailee Spaeny in Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Though there was some chatter in the fan community that this Alien film was already in production, if this report by Deadline is accurate, then cameras likely haven’t quite started rolling yet. But it would seem pre-production is in full swing with Deadline mentioning that a script has been delivered, and that the film is a top priority for Ridley Scott’s studio Scott Free to begin filming early next year.
This wouldn’t be Spaeny’s first foray into science-fiction, having previously starred in the 2018 sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising. She also appeared in Bad Times at the El Royale, Vice and mostly recently in The First Lady.
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Fake movie, doesn't exist.
TC
they'll find something better.
Not a fan of this guy either, Romulus sounds a little silly
20th Century picked up the project "purely off the strength of Fede's pitch," said division president Steve Asbell. "It was just a really good story with a bunch of characters you haven't seen before."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alien-movie-fede-alvarez-20th-century-studios-1235037155/
Never Forget.
It was only upon closer investigation that I discovered that somehow they'd gotten their info mixed up with a bookstore called "Paradise Lost" located in Rome, Georgia, USA.
One of the Covenant writers might have seen all the Rome speculation on here because we ended up with David's "when in Rome" line in Covenant.
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/903/458/f7b.gif
I wouldn't worry about the validity of the Spaeney claim. Deadline ultimately had it and there's no questioning their credibility.
I would be very interested/curious if this pans out (and kind of hope it does) but, given the WGTC connection, I'm not going to put any immediate stock in it at the moment then.
For whatever it is worth, the Sneider guy mentioned the "Romulus" name during his stream last night when saying he didn't have any new news to announce about the film, though that might very well just be because he saw the title floating around online before he went live and not a sign of it actually being true (since he doesn't seem like the most, erm, respectable guy in the industry either).
I recognize the name, but I can't recall if he actually turns out being accurate?
https://aiptcomics.com/2022/01/02/aipt-rumor-source-rater/
Ohhhhh. This is the guy that WeGotThisCovered always credits with all their bullshit news.
That's that then. It's bullshit.
Superfacehugger confirmed
Spoiler
Sneider isn't well liked in the film community. He's known as a drama queen. He could have said the stuff to hype up nothing because he was jealous someone else scooped it before him.
"I think if we are kind, it will be a kind world."
If anything comes of this, it'll be on here. Live now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58IVA7R7i7A&list=PLWhZZEYoeaYDnefV6OuvQBaMudPxARbPa
EDIT: He had no other scoop regarding Romulus. He just spent the time complaining about 20th Century Studios giving Deadline the
Cailee Spaeny scoop instead of confirming it on his end so he could run with it. No need to bother watching this.
https://twitter.com/3CFilmss/status/1593374044987990016
Doing something a bit more 'basic' is something I was expecting here, since the show seems to be going all-out with the more expansive mythology. Though with a title (be it a working title or final title) like Romulus, I have to imagine there are some larger, more mythic implications at least running in the undercurrent. Maybe it is an Engineer world they're on?
And presumably, as was the case in Prometheus and Covenant before it, I'd imagine that Romulus is likely also the name of the ship (or perhaps, the planet?) in the film, just to neatly pull something in-world into the title on top of the more mythic/allegorical allusions that come with it.
Lots of Roman-influenced architecture on the Engineer world in Covenant, too.
https://preview.redd.it/uomjs2otjqb81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b5e01d96cca6efe7e6a626fdb0048231220d8ea1
Pretty sure that's the idea.
I guess things could eventually change – the new Evil Dead and Magic Mike movies were shot for HBO Max but have gotten the promotion to theatrical releases (due to all of the internal shakeups at Warner Bros, seemingly), but there hasn't been anything in this particular instance to point towards Disney/20th making that decision here, as much as I would love for them to.
Reboot, by the way, just means that it is part of the franchise but not a direct sequel to any of the existing movies.
"Reboot" is such a loose term that it could mean literally anything. A remake is a reboot, a new take on material is a reboot, a 'return to form' that skews closer to an older take on the material is a reboot, bringing in a new filmmaker/cast is a reboot, bringing back an old filmmaker/cast is a reboot, etc. etc.
The word "Reboot," when applied to franchise filmmaking, really has no consistent meaning at this point beyond just "Here's a new movie that isn't just a straight up sequel to the previous one."
"Fede Alvarez, the filmmaker behind Don't Breathe and 2013's remake of Evil Dead, wrote the script and is directing the feature project that will REBOOT the sci-fi horror franchise."
She is not Newt, it seems to even not take place in the Alien continuity.
I could honestly very much see her as an android...
Also, couldn't help but notice that Dane Hallett liked the AVPG Facebook post regarding this casting announcement.
More of a Call vibe to be honest.
Interesting, Blade Runner 2049 (also Scott produced) and The Martian (Scott produced & directed) were shot there. So certainly a connection.
Could they have been doing second unit or creature stuff? Or just scenes not involving the primary cast/characters? I have a slight idea who Spaeny could be playing, it's not Newt.
If memory serves he used to work for Collider. Sounds like we could be having some juicy details from him over the situation. Am curious to see what he's got!
https://i.imgur.com/EkhQijn.jpg
Is that in reference to this Tweet? Do we know for sure that it is Alien related?
https://twitter.com/TheInSneider/status/1592970554763771904
EDIT: Oh, yep, just found the context. I guess it's potentially Alien related:
https://twitter.com/TheInSneider/status/1592968334555099136
I don't particularly like/follow this guy's account, but I'm curious to see what he ends up saying tomorrow.
They did, but never confirmed anything. I honestly think they were jazzed that they spoke to him a bit, and maybe fluffed it up a bit more to sound like they knew things that no one else does. Just itching for an exclusive.
Fede Alvarez and a crew with cameras in locations, could just be location scouting.
Garland would be perfect, and has opted to take a break from directing and choosing to focus on writing so it wouldn't be out of the question he'd at least write one.