With news of the next Alien film’s existence coming to us back in March from The Hollywood Reporter, it seems as though things are just about ready to kick into high gear! And now, according to a Film & Television Industry Alliance (FTIA) Production listing, Alien: Romulus will begin filming Feburary 6th, 2023, something first shared by the Budapest Reporter earlier this month!
The working title of Alien: Romulus is a name that has been floating around online since November. Budapest Reporter’s news piece also says it’s likely that filming will be taking place at Origo Studios in Budapest, where a number of prominent sci-fi films such as The Martian, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune (2021) have been shot.
The folks over at Perfect Organism: The Alien Saga Podcast, who have been in contact with director Fede Álvarez also previously posted that a round of filming had already begun in Australia as far back as September, and to our knowledge they were also the first to mention the location of Origo Studios last month.
Actor Cailee Spaeny, who was announced last month by Deadline to be in talks for the lead role, recently posted a piece of H.R. Giger artwork to her Instagram, and is currently the only cast member on the production listing here. It seems safe to assume she got her part in the film secured!
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I thought it was an edgy way of saying Alien: Resurrection. 😅
No idea where this is stemming from, can't find anything anywhere referring to it as "Renaissance," but if there's any inkling of truth here, there's some potential for thematic overlap with "Romulus," what with the Renaissance period's revival of certain ideas/concepts from the ancient Rome that Romulus had supposedly founded.
Maybe we might be seeing extraterrestrial sites (or, perhaps, human sites) built atop the ruins of far more ancient extraterrestrial sites from a long-past era, perhaps?
Alien: Renaissance
No way I'm subscribing to that, so I'm really hoping someone posts it soon...
Hmmm, can't seem to find any of it spilling onto Twitter yet (maybe I'm just searching the wrong key words?). Will keep an eye out...
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If he sees an opportunity to keep Alien in the Scott Free stable, he'll take it.
Having a generous but not huge budget bodes well.
Oh, I'd imagine that Romulus must be the name of the ship as well.
Caley Spaeny posting this as her Instagram story a few days ago definitely has my mind racing a bit in that regard. Almost makes me wonder if it might be referring to the overall aesthetic, since it's a Giger piece but not an Alien-specific piece just arbitrarily grabbed off of Google.
Considering Ridley keeps saying the beast is cooked, there must be some element that could connect to the prequels, and it wouldnt suprise me if Alvarez reworked some elements to ensure he got the gig.
Im sure it will be standalone, but perhaps some subtle connections. Engineer ruins seems plausible enough.
I just hope they go back to basics in the approach and please restore all the biomechanoid elements.
I can't wait for this.
I am glad to hear that. Especially because of Anderson's pyramid.😅
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